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Just looked, it doesn't show on the phone but KeithJenner and I both mentioned them both being from the UK.

Just now, LaCal said:

where’d the original poster say he’s in the UK? 

 I'm on a PC and right under the screen name (to the left of the actual message) is where it says where you are from. Like you are from Los Angeles and joined CC Oct 6, 2009. I don't know if it displays the same on a phone or not. I rarely use my phone on CC.

3 minutes ago, LaCal said:

They changed it up awhile ago and now all 3 guests must pay the gratuities on the drink pkg 

 

We always cruise with 3 of us and this changed over a year ago 

But that is US rules. They are in the UK with different terms & conditions than us.

1 minute ago, KeithJenner said:

(I’m not in the US).

OP is in UK too.

Did you log into your NCL account to see what it says? All three should have the drink package, but only guests 1&2 will have the dining package. Look under Vacation Summary

26 minutes ago, mpk218 said:

Teppanyaki in advance using vouchers online

You have to also have a dining package. You have to book any fixed price places first (Moderno, Teppanyaki etc) and then book the ala carte dinners. That way the booking system thinks you are using your dining plan but when you go to the dinner you just use your coupon. Then you can book as many a la carte as you want.

20 hours ago, KXZ1498 said:

Anyone know if the price of the minimum bids go down as we get closer to the sailing date?

 

Thanks

Occasionally they do but only in one or two categories - not across the board. They send out an email telling you. It has the old minimum crossed out and then shows the new minimum to entice more bids. But it isn't common. 

5 hours ago, flcraigs5 said:

Kritycat with you saying she has anxiety issues please make sure she is aware that even though right now the open rooms are on your floor if somebody cancels or receives an upgrade that category room on a different floor there is a chance she could end up with that room. Just giving you the heads up so her cruise doesnt end up ruined due to room selection.

This doesn't apply on the Dawn. ALL Club Balcony Suites are on the same deck.

I hope they aren't really going to try to take the dinner vouchers away from the 3rd eligible person in a stateroom. Two diamonds and a sapphire in a 2 bedroom suite certainly deserve the dinners we each earned. I hope this is just a case of omission but the "• 2 guests maximum – Dinner for Two vouchers are issued as a per stateroom benefit" scares me!

18 minutes ago, RVACruiser43 said:

Ok something is messed up in my mind.  I had Steff pictured as a lady and what is a lady doing in the men's room 🙂  I guess I need to change my image of Steff LOL  

No knowledge of "Steff's" sex but let's just say that the men's room on the pool deck of the Dawn also has a similar window and I am definitely a woman......Have photos of several of us in there very late at night checking out their window. (We did make sure it was vacant at the time.) 😂 🙃

We were not limited to $35 in January on Gem or May on Joy. 

When I received the letter from NCL that I had been outbid on the 2BR (H6) suite on the Joy in May, I went in and lowered my bid - and a few days later (Tue before Sun cruise) I was awarded the H6. So I think NCL does the live bidding when the bids are lower than they would like as incentive to get more people to bid higher. I didn't care if I got it or not since we were already in the Haven but you can lower your bid......I did it and still won the bid!

Looking good!

On 7/12/2022 at 6:23 PM, Middleager said:

So if I don't have beverage package, I'll need to find a good friend who has the package, to check in together, to have the corkage fee waived.😁

And you'll also need that friend with you if you plan to drink it outside of your stateroom unless you only plan to fill your glass and leave the bottle behind. Once you take it to a restaurant and it doesn't have a sticker on it (showing you paid the corkage fee) and you don't have the beverage package, you will be charged the corkage fee.

32 minutes ago, GALSews said:

We weren't close enough or at the right angle to see which ship it was. 

What tours were they offering?  We love going to Jamestown, Yorktown and Williamsburg, but to get there you have to take the bridge/tunnel which has a bad habit of backing up in the morning and around dinner time. 

At the time of our cruise they were still requiring everyone that got off the ship in Norfolk be retested for Covid so we didn't plan to get off in VA. As it turned out, we became the first cruise on the Joy that did not have to be retested but since I had already scheduled LCR for 1PM that day, we still didn't get off. We didn't find out until that morning that no further tests would be required. So I only glanced at the excursions that were available. I know there was a sailboat excursion I briefly thought about doing. There was also one over to Virginia Beach. Other than that, I really don't remember. 

15 minutes ago, GALSews said:

leaving Norfolk VA on the way home

The Joy stops in Norfolk on Mondays on her way to Bermuda. We were just on her May 22, 2022.

49 minutes ago, Steff79 said:

there are two thinks what look like the food trucks for inside.

My guess is it is the Tapas Food Truck - not sure whether it will be inside or outside but I think it's part of the "Indulge Food Hall" which is outside.

2 minutes ago, BenCoudon said:

They are experiencing major bugs on their website for the Prima.  My PCC said it should be fixed before the end of July

It's not just the website. My first try was on the app and the second was on the website....both are messed up as far as "Entertainment" is concerned.

16 minutes ago, Sand and Seas said:

Hmmm.....I can book 'Noise Boys' for $719 (US).....guess I'll wait for that price to go down!

Mine is $719 USD for me and $0.00 for my hubby but it gives an error when I try to add it to my cart just to see if the prices change. 🙃

Edit to add: I just tried it on ncl.com and it tells me that page took a permanent vacation! I guess they are working on it.....

2 minutes ago, cdnsteelman said:

as this benefit becomes more widely known

While there are some that are just now finding out about this benefit (not sure where they have been all this time), there are many of us that have been submitting and receiving the benefit since the beginning. I figure I have collected $2150 in OBC from the Shareholder Benefit so far. Sometimes it takes 2 weeks, sometimes it's done in 2 days. If anything it seems to be applied quicker now but the emails are not always sent out letting us know. We just log in to see it has been applied.

1 minute ago, Karaboudjan said:

According to the CruiseMapper screenshots the destination was listed as Trieste even before she left Venice, so it seems quite possible that this was planned and not a result of anything that happened during the trials.

MarineTraffic showed Trieste first too and then Sea Trials and then Trieste again.

30 minutes ago, mjcatlvr said:

At 130 days we should be able to book Specialty dining, right? (Haven). We have 119 days to go, fully paid now yet all of the restaurants are showing no reservations are available. Booked up? I find that hard to believe. What am I doing wrong here? Thank you in advance for any help 😊

If you are in the Haven call the Pre-concierge to make all your reservations  1-855-625-4283. They made all 7 of ours - 6 Specialty & 1 @Hudsons. On ncl dot com only Los Lobos & Hudson  Commodore are available to book but pre-concierge made all of ours (Los Lobos, Cagneys, LeBistro x2, Palomar, Onda and Hudson) and sent me the dining amenity confirmation.

I guess this is where Marine Traffic gets it right!

At least it is now shown as sea trials.

35 minutes ago, RVACruiser43 said:

I find that path funny, its the sam on the cruisemapper now.  Makes it look like the ship went over land on its way to the sea.

Just looks like it was hugging the coast to me. 

as of 10:08 AM's email:

NOTIFICATION NORWEGIAN PRIMA has stopped moving at: Time: 2022-06-18 14:07 UTC Position: N 45° 24.27', E 012° 31.57' Speed/Course: 0.7 knots / 8° Area: ADRIA - Adriatic Sea Source of Position: TERR-AIS Voyage Information: Destination: SEA TRIAL From Port: VENICE [IT] (ATD: 2022-06-18 11:30 UTC) Distance to Go: - Calculated ETA: - Reported ETA: 2022-06-20 12:00 UTC Draught: 9.0 m Load Condition: N/A Average Speed: 10.9 knots Maximum Speed: 15.8 knots Weather: Wind Speed: 10 knots Wind Direction: SSE (148°) Air Temperature: 18 °C Vessel: NORWEGIAN PRIMA Passenger Ship Flag: Italy IMO: 9823986 MMSI: 247461200 Call Sign: IL9901 DWT: 10000 t LOA: 293 m Year Built: - Operated By: -