julig22

Yes. For some reason, my login gets disconnected periodically and I can't respond or see the roll calls. So I have to use my paid account to logon, then logout of the WiFi and can use CC for free - for awhile. Wash, rinse, repeat.... I have no idea why it happens.

Wouldn't that be nice - but I don't think so. The only port I know of with such a service is Seattle. I think there are private companies that will ship your luggage home for a fee.

Bids come out after final due date.

I cruise for the itinerary, not the perks. Absolutely choose NCL because it isn't all-inclusive. If I'm not using it, I don't want to pay for it.

Agree that Alaska is beautiful, leaving for #5 Alaska cruise in a few weeks, #6 later this summer. But then there's Antarctica - and they have penguins!

If you mean port valet, you leave your bags outside your door the last night. Next time you see them will be at baggage claim at your final destination. A unique service provided by the port of Seattle.

That is correct. FCC, when given, is for a price drop on what you booked. If it's no longer available then there is nothing to compare for pricing. You can ask for an upgrade.

Very rarely will NCL do much in the way of discounts for past customers. The have given discounts in the past but that was a long time ago. I've been told the best way to get a discount is to let your pcc know what you're planning, NCL randomly puts discounts in peoples accounts based on their interests. One thing you can do is buy Cruise Next certificates during your cruise, to apply to a future cruise. That can save you from $100 to $250 on a future cruise, possibly more if sailing in Haven. Value varies by when you are sailing, when you book, and cabin class.

I've gotten FCC twice for price drops. I believe the first one was visible in my account, the second one wasn't. I did have to contact NCL to get the 2nd one added to my account. I still didn't see it but my PCC could. You (or your TA) should have gotten an award letter, spelling out the terms of the FCC - and it should be for a full year. If you can find that award letter, you can forward it to NCL and get the FCC you should have.

You used to be able to reserve your excursions if you had the $50 FAS promo, then pay onboard. They changed that just prior to covid, probably about the time they changed FAS to take everything (in the past you had to choose 1 or more, depending on the promo) and added the excursion benefit to Sailaway.

Under certain conditions, they may offer FCC as a COURTESY after final payment. And it is a one-time deal, the promos have to be the same. For starters, your category has to still be available and usually you can't have taken the BOGO airline offer as it is no longer available closer to sailing.

I was speaking with respect to cancelled ports.

As has been explained many times, the port fees you pay are estimated amounts, often calculated years before your cruise sails, and are pooled. If they have an overage they will refund. And in the event they underestimate, they eat the amount instead of adding it to your bill.

Fortunately, the captain/crew are trained to do their jobs, which is to maintain and drive the ship. From what I can gather (based on my IT experience), my guess is that their system is so patched up that it's difficult to impossible to make simple changes anymore. That plus a total lack of communication.

Probably the shirts that they keep telling us weren't available when I sailed in December. I was told they were late, others were told they were on the ship but couldn't sell them for some reason around skus.

NCL changed vendors and the Tshirts with various ports haven't been on my most recent cruises. But those cruises were more along the lines of "extraordinary journeys" so more specialized as far as ports. They might still have them on the more regular cruises, I think I read somewhere that the Caribbean cruises still had them, so they might have them for Alaska as well. I was able to snag a shirt for an upcoming Antarctica cruise at the closeout sale on the Star when it was in Europe...

No

Benefit is by cabin, regardless of category. However, if all 3 guests are platinum you can request additional dinner vouchers for guest #3.

You pay your own luggage fees Fights arrive day of embark action unless you request a deviation, must be done more than 75 days in advance No guarantee you will arrive in time, they might hold the ship if they can, not always possible. Transfers are removed and refunded if you request a deviation. You also get a $25 credit.

Some countries are quite strict, origin and opened/sealed doesn't matter. Bought honey in New Zealand. We were advised to have it shipped home if we were flying home from NZ, as it would be confiscated at the airport, although we could take it back on the ship. No problem taking the same honey home if leaving from Australia.

New England/Canada cruises

Bids usually aren't awarded until just shortly before the cruise - think 7-10 day for Haven, 3-7 days for Balcony. But every cruise is different. Some people don't get their upgrade until the day of the cruise. If the upgrade price is close to your bid, just pay for the upgrade - then your upgrade is guaranteed, no reason to play the lottery with bidding.

Umm, no. Deviation has to do with when you are scheduled to ARRIVE. It has nothing to do with when you leave. If you live close, you can leave and arrive on the same day. If you live far away, you have to leave the previous day, arrive the next day.

Huh??? Of course you can get to Rome in the morning - they do it all the time for people who don't choose a deviation. You just have to leave earlier and fly overnight. Deviation requests are based on the day you want to arrive, not the day you leave. Back in the days when I trusted the airlines to actually fly on schedule, my flight arrived at FCO at 8:45am. Flight was direct from Toronto, left at 6:35pm the day before.

Sorry this happened but it's the way it works. The only modification you can make at 75 days is with respect to the deviation. You already had a 2-day deviation, which is the maximum you can request without using NCL for hotel reservations as well. So there was nothing to modify, they don't modify flights just because you don't like what you got. Had this happen to me going to Stockholm. But I was only flying in the day before. Turned out to be a moot point anyway because the original flight was cancelled due to SAS going on strike and I got rerouted at the last minute, had to overnight in Munich (hooray for airport sleeping pods!), arrived the morning of my cruise.