julig22

Recent experience (on a layover in Munich right now), opposite itinerary as deelightful. Originally booked from my small airport in Oregon to Denver, then Heathrow to Stockholm. Heathrow to Stockholm was a SAS subsidiary, supposedly not affected by the strike. Thursday, 2 days before I was scheduled to leave I got a new flight schedule (almost missed it because it came same time as upgrade notices, new invoices etc). New flight only got me to London -oops. So an hour or so on the phone to get new flights. New schedule is SFO to Munich (5+ hr layover in SFO), Munich to Stockholm (12+ hr overnight layover). So instead of my planned overnight in Stockholm, I arrive 8:15am, day of cruise. But I can't fault NCL (other than the ending in London part) - I'm assuming the airlines caused the changes. Had I booked it myself I'm guessing it would have taken me a lot longer to get new flights, etc. My flights back from Copenhagen are perfect at this point - to Reykjavik to Seattle to home, the most "direct" route possible. International flights normally include luggage. Seat assignment policies vary. I chose my seats on United and Iceland air, Lufthansa assigned seats at check-in. I'm solo, so more flexibility.

I think you missed the point. If you are using points to upgrade, it is 60k in points to upgrade from inside to balcony or $800 & 30k in points in this scenario. I usually book ov and use my points to upgrade to balcony but looking at a spendy So Africa cruise and also debating which way to go.

I sail on Monday and my bid to a club balcony was approved yesterday (Thursday) morning. Haven't heard of anything other than balcony upgrades for that cruise. You could check with plusgrade to see if your offer is pending, processing or expired.

DSC price increase was effective April 1. If you booked prior to that date AND you pay before you board, you pay the lower rate. Otherwise, you pay the current rate whether you pay in advance or have it billed to your room.

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Doubtful until you get on the ship, as requirements change daily. And some venues may require covid precautions over and above what a port requires. Best to just be prepared with a mask and your vaccine information anytime you get off the ship. That specialty shop, museum or restaurant you want to patronize might just have a mask requirement.

My bid (OV to club balcony) for July 11 on the Dawn is processing, balcony bid has expired so looks like my upgrade is good to go! Bid was pretty minimum, $150.

I sure hope so because that's what I'm doing this weekend.

Exactly why I specified in most places because I didn't know their destination.😉

You might be fine, just don't take a pcr test for boarding. Rapid test should be negative within a week or so for most people. However, if you take a PCR test now, you can ask for a letter of recovery from your doctor and you can use that for boarding in most places. Details in the testing FAQs .

Most excursions can be cancelled but I don't think I've ever seen the price go down.

I requested they put the transfer back on so they are expecting me and it's already paid for. Guess I kinda lost it when they said something like I could take the shuttle if they had room! But they apparently have to override their system to do it so it sometimes takes a little patience - and per my pcc, it has to be done through the transfer people, he can't do it.

No. Most ports don't allow you to take food, especially fruit, off the ship, although they don't check your bags.

They were free in January, the date on your link.. Lots of things can, and have, changed since then.

Anytime I've used the NCL airpromo and requested a deviation, the transfer to the port was removed. If you have already requested the deviation, then you need to verify that it was removed. Your transfer from the ship to the airport should still be on your reservation. Last October, the transfer was $75 each way.

If you have the iHealth ones the government sent out, the expiration date is extended 3 months. https://ihealthlabs.com/pages/news

Its AA, no code-share. Ship docks at 5am, so hopefully it's good.

I just got my flight info for an August cruise, ending in Southampton. Although it's not my final destination, I have a direct flight from Heathrow to LAX on AA. And then a direct flight home - first time in a really long time I haven't had to take 3 flights to get home! I'd hoped for something later (flight is at 11:50) so I could take a post-cruise excursion but I knew from previous experience that most flights are early, so didn't really expect it to happen.

My Dr. was fine with ordering testing (my insurance will only pay if Dr. ordered) BUT only does PCR - not an option, both because of the processing time and possibility of a positive result, due to having covid in late May. But he was willing to provide a recovery certificate - which I plan to try to use next week. I also made an appointment for on-line monitoring with Azova ($20 for monitoring, using the free govt. test) - so should have that as well. Figure I'll try the certificate first, just to see if they accept it!