julig22

If you are on a NCL excursion, 1 person can collect the stickers that they use to identify which bus/tour group you are in. Same for tenders I believe. But please, don't be that group that holds up everyone else because only half of the group shows up on time. Had a lady literally blocking the exit out of the theater (more than once) while trying to get her group together. 3rd time it happened, NCL stepped in and made them wait until the group was together.

Haven't done it recently but it took a couple of days at that time.

On your BofA account page, click the rewards tab. Then click the NCL picture. Your choices there are for upgrades, cruise credits, OBC or free cruises. Drop-down list will give you your options. Statement credit would be a BofA option, so not listed here.

No different than how they give you cruise prices 2 years out - they may have contracts but hard to actually say. They take the hit if they miscalculate. And adjust prices on new bookings - which they are currently doing. When you book, you sign a contract for the prices given. Which is why I always book early, then keep an eye on prices. If they go down, I rebook. If they go up, they will abide by the contract. So always a win on the passenger side (US bookings anyway), up until final payment, if you pay attention.

You are correct, mostly. Upgrades (the best bang for your buck in my opinion) are done in advance. On-board credit means just that. On Board. I guess I'm not understanding the issue with statement credit. It's actually better than if you bought OBC because you get more credits if you pay for your excursions with the CC. Book/pay for excursions now, use your statement credit and the excursions are fully paid when you get onboard. And, just FYI, if you pay in advance and then cancel an excursion onboard, you get cash back. It does not go back to your credit card, no points lost.

I am assuming you are referring to the NCL credit card. There is a very long discussion pinned to the top of this forum. But to answer your question. The points on the card are through BofA, not NCL. Just like points on any other credit card. You can't apply points to your onboard account. You can buy OBC that you can spend onboard, but that means that you take what's left when you get onboard,with respect to excursions - and they most definitely can sell out months ahead of time. Your best value is to use the NCL card for purchasing your excursions in advance and any onboard expenses. You will then get points for those expenses as well. Then take the statememt credit.

They definitely have waiting lists for excursions once you get onboard, just not when you pre-book. Depending on the excursion, they can add another tour if they know there is enough interest. Or is someone cancels, they fill the slot. As to whether or not they have to cancel/rebook I can't say for sure. I've not had any issues then I've had to reprice excursions when they didn't add my latitudes discount but that wasn't changing the payment method.

As far as I know, you can use 2 on any cruise that meets the current criteria - which at the moment is anything before final payment (4 months). But the balcony/any category stipulation changes frequently.

Wow - I checked it yesterday morning and it said balcony, then checked it later (someone had posted any, so I checked) and it said any. Now it's back to balcony. So apparently you gotta check it hourly now! But this is what the CN website has:

I'm booked on the Boston-Quebec cruise this September. But there are post-cruise excursions to both Montreal and Quebec. Both have a disclaimer to wait to book until you have your flight info but I'm going to take a leap and book the Montreal one now, as I don't want to lose out. I have learned that if you book a post-cruise excursion, NCL air will try to get you a flight to match (no guarantees). But also, by looking at the schedules for Quebec vs Montreal to my chosen airport, Montreal is a much better fit to the NCL parameters. If I got it wrong, I can just cancel the excursion once I get my flight info. Note - NCL will give you all the transparency and flexibility you want if you book through their Premium Air department. But you don't get heavily discounted airfare prices.

I suspect same-day travel as in ARRIVING on the day of the cruise. Cruiseline always works backwards, so arrive same day or 1-2 days prior. When you leave depends on your location - something people tend to not factor when discussing airfare.

NCL does not book airfare more than 90 days out, which is the deadline for requesting a deviation. So yes, it is quite easy.

I don't believe I've ever seen anyone claim to have been able to use more than one CF.

I'll answer what I can. I've not bought cruise first myself but I think a TA can buy them when you book your cruise. You can't add CruiseNext to cruise first, it's one or the other.

As long as you are in the US, just book with the airfare now. Cancel the airfare before final payment if you don't want it. No harm, no foul.

When is your cruise? Cruise first has to be a new booking, 120 days or more from your booking date. Current offer is $250 for a $500 certificate, offer expires in a couple days, no way to know if it will be extended or reverts back to $150/300. Good for 3years. CruiseNext is worth $250, good for 4 years. It will take time to transfer if you buy online. Normally you can use 1 but double up allows you to use 2. Current offer is any cabin, 4 months out. You should be able to book and apply certificates later but be aware that the double up offer changes frequently.

CNC is simply a prepaid voucher and basically has nothing to do with your reservation status. Just a form of payment, just like using a CC or check.

Never had an issue adding CNC anywhere along the way, up to final payment. And adding another if the any cabin double up promo comes along.

Just have back-up plans to arrive in either Quebec or Montreal if you use NCL for your flights. I've only flown to Quebec once and as I recall they don't always have daily flights so if there are no flights the day you choose to arrive you'll go to Montreal for example. I'm using NCL for my flights but I'm doing the reverse trip, ending in Quebec, for exactly this reason. But I don't know whether to sign up for the post-cruise excursion to Quebec or Montreal!

Guy on the deck below me was smoking on his deck - and flicking his ashes/cigarette butts overboard. 3 guesses how that worked out for him...

Because they know that all the folks from the upper decks look directly down on them LOL.

Whether or not an authorized user is reported to the credit bureaus is entirely up to the issuing bank.

I think you need to have a certified test for proof, if you haven't already had one done.

NCL is very accommodating with respect to food allergies but you do need to manage your expectations. I've read a few rants because people expected to find a variety of GF desserts in the buffet for example. Or they didn't like to have to pre-order because they didn't always know a day in advance what they wanted to eat the next day. As long as you keep in contact with the kitchen while onboard, all is good. If you don't, your choices may be limited.

Not on your specific cruise, going later in the summer. I've used NCL air a number of times, will continue to do so, although I did not for this specific cruise, as I will just be flying from Seattle and have a voucher that I need to use up. Assuming they haven't booked your flights yet (doubtful at this late date), book the NCL pre-cruise train excursion that takes you from Anchorage to Seward. If you have a pre or post-cruise excursion booked when they book your plane tickets they will attempt to make sure your flights allow you to make the excursion. That might make the difference between an early or late flight. And if you call the excursion desk, rather than booking online, they might also be willing to look to see if your flights have been booked.