Cruiseandgamble

In January the Jade docked at the Cruise Piers right off of Front Street - this picture is from Mallory Square.

I was on the Jade TA this past November and BOTH soft-serve machines in the buffet were labeled as "Lactose-Free" for both Chocolate and Vanilla flavors. Definitely tasted very different from what I've had on other NCL ships so not their "normal" mix. Still ate it though 🙂

Nonstop flights to Rome from the east coast generally arrive before 10am. NCL probably booked them on a flight to another European hub (Paris, Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna, etc.) and then a connection on to Rome.

Look at the itinerary section of your cruise confirmation - it'll have whether you're docking or tendering for each port (though that could always change based on weather conditions, harbor traffic, sustainability needs 🙂, etc.)

Google Maps shows its only 1.1 miles from the Marriott Marquis to Pier 88. 22 minutes to walk or 11 minute cab or Uber ride.

I did the Epic Western Med cruise followed by an Escape Greek Isles cruise a few days later, both out of Rome. We embarked and disembarked the Epic at the Cruise Terminal (Pier 12, along the breakwater). Embarking and disembarking the Escape was from the Rome Cruise Terminal at Pier 25. The Epic processes were smooth and easy as the terminal wasn't crowded and its a newer facility. The Escape process, not so much. The public busses for the Rome Cruise Terminal drop you off at an inner-port bus station where you then line up for your appropriate cruise ship and wait for another bus to take you to the "terminal" for check-in and boarding whereas the public busses for the Cruise Terminal at Pier 12 drop you off right outside that building.

I finally got around to submitting my 2 Shareholder OBC requests. Cruises are in June and November of 2023. Case numbers were assigned and Do Not Reply emails received (both around 5:40pm ET). Let the speculation begin!

I'll be submitting Shareholder OBC requests tomorrow for my June 2023 and November 2023 cruises. I'll let you all know how it goes.

Nor can I, hence my question 🙂

You're able to submit an upgrade bid on a cruise that far into the future???

I was on the Escape this summer and disembarked at Civitecchia. I had a 12:50pm flight to Amsterdam and used NCL's transfer to get to FCO with plenty of time to spare. When making the transfer request on NCL's site, it'll ask you for the the flight number and tell you if your flight is allowed to use their transfer service. I was actually going to Stockholm and the earlier nonstops or connections weren't allowed so settled for the AMS connection. Hope this helps.

I was booked in 10686 (same room but on the port side) for a 28-day Cape Town to Athens (originally 24-day Cape Town to Singapore) cruise. But that was supposed to sail on 3/22/20 and we all know what happened to those cruises. Would've been sweet having 28 days in that cabin, especially with 10 sea days!

Doubt it. Of the 26 days only 3 were sea days so my play was much lower than normal. Several of the port days had late departure times (Livorno x2, Palma, Santorini, Valetta, Kotka, Klaipeda, Warnemunde) so either spent little or no time in the casino those days - had dinner reservations or early shore excursions the next day. Waived Convenience Fees are listed as perks for Sapphire, Ruby and Elite across all NCL brands:

I’m just a lowly Sapphire tier player and my fees were automatically waived at the end of my last 3 cruises as well so not just Ruby and Elite.

I got off the Dawn on 7/20 and we arrived at Oceankaj, Terminal 2.