MoeAndSue

20 minutes ago, All-ready2cruise said:

I'm solo now so when I cruise, I make it a mission to meet and invite someone to join me for dinner, preferrably someone who doesn't usually go to a specialty restaurant.  I give them the option of choosing which 1 we go to as well. 

 

It's always been fun and I enjoy their company.   I once invited a lady who usually cruises on HAL. We really enjoyed our dinner and had a lively conversation throughout.  She chose Cagney's... didn't surprise me and thoroughly enjoyed her Bison steak. That steak was $1 more than the Plat. allowance.  No, I didn't mention the limit, to me, that would be rude. 

I will say, what I find unusual, is that NCL does not include the grat./tip for our free Plat. meal.  That's not to say that I don't tip, it's to say that when I invite someone to dinner, I pay the whole bill, including the tip.  

 

Just sayin' ....

I sure haven't cruised anywhere near 600 nights and think it's rude to put everyone in the same basket b/c you think we're all snobs. However, to each their own.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

What a very kind gesture....I would be overwhelmed by such generosity!  Best wishes....

On 11/7/2019 at 6:12 PM, DougandLisa said:

Hey All, 

We sail on January 5th, 2020 from San Juan on an 11 day aboard the Epic.  We received the upgrade option a few weeks back.  Finally got around to doing a bit of research to figure out what we would like to do. 

We are currently booked in a mini-suite on the 11th floor and have placed bids on the following:

H2 - High Fair on the meter (They are currently sold out, just bid in case of a last minute cancellation)

H4 - Mid Fair on the meter (currently 12 rooms available)

H5 - Low fair on the meter (currently 2 rooms available)

H9 - Low fair on the meter (currently 4 rooms available)

In our situation:

High fair is a couple hundred dollars (Cdn) above outright booking

Mid fair is a few hundred dollars (Cdn) less than outright booking

Low fair is about 600 dollars (Cdn) less than out right booking

We are silver members and will be gold after this cruise.  We have tried the upgrades 4 times previous without luck, however we have always bid in the "poor" section hoping to grab a bargain.  We have heard so many amazing things about the haven that we have to give it a try with a little more zeal this time as I'm growing more cantankerous as the years go by and "busyness" irritates me. 🙂ug

Will keep you all posted as to the outcome.

 

Doug

Hi Doug!  Thanks for sharing this helpful information!  We are super happy with our Large Balcony room we chose but would love to get in on the Haven experience!  You said you've always bid in the "poor" zone which is what we have just done.  I'm going to assume we won't be accepted unless we push the meter upwards!  I'm interested in knowing when you say "above/less than out right booking" does that mean the current price of said cabin?

Good luck with your bids! Appreciate your insight!

MoeAndSue