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21 hours ago, mcmomny said:

Same here, but I just went to Guest Services and they gave me a latitudes laundry slip and we were all set!

Those coupons mean nothing. Prepare to pay.

8 hours ago, Rick&Jeannie said:

Day 12, Kauai

 

It's hard to believe that this is the last full day of our cruise! No port stop today... "Cruising the Napali Coast".

I've got to visit GS today to find out what the 2 mysterious $50 charges are for that appeared on our account yesterday. They are labeled "shore excursion" but our shore excursions were booked and paid for long ago.

 

We are due to dock in Honolulu tomorrow at 6:00am. Not sure how much I will be posting today...maybe some scenery looking at the coast.

Did you have refunds for two cancelled excursions?  That would explain them. 

Have you been on an AK cruise?  The Encore itineraries this August leave on Sundays and the flights would be much easier.  Hawaii will still be there when you can cruise without a high risk/high stress day-of flight.

36 minutes ago, erisajd said:

The airline cannot keep your money for a flight you did not take - dispute the charge on your credit card - even f you don't have the US protections on your credit card - a business cannot charge you for a service you did not receive ever.

Of course they can.  Have you not heard of non-refundable fares?

7 hours ago, Von & John said:

 

HMMMM...
SInce I'm always in bed asleep by 5:00 - I wonder how I've witnessed this?

 

Just sounds like a late nap.

5 hours ago, Nikita4 said:

For sure, that was our first and last NCL cruise and we will not use the 20%.

Are you planning to only sail those lines where mechanical failures never occur?

On 4/27/2023 at 1:27 AM, fstuff1 said:

My previous cruise was a b2b2b and I avg 3k points each leg. I don't think I lost any$

You gambled for three weeks and came out ahead?

Why?  Just why?

I made MDR reservations on the Sun last July/August for 5:30 every night that I didn't have specialty dining.  Took about ten minutes.  If we ate somewhere else, they were cancelled.  Did it help?  I honestly don't remember.  Didn't hurt.😎

8 hours ago, cruiseny4life said:

They are a positive vibe type of podcast, so our grumps here on Cruise Critic might not like it.

Speaking as a grump, I hate anything that diminishes an observation lounge.  YMMV.

On 4/15/2024 at 3:41 AM, vacation44 said:

What cabin category were you in?  For our upcoming June cruise,  we originally had cabins on deck 15, but NCL moved us to deck 13.

Did the tell you why they did this?

3 hours ago, Nikita4 said:

many drunken elderly people on the ship. We never see things like this on a cruise.

You've never seen a drunk old man on a cruise before?

On 3/31/2024 at 8:58 AM, Maverick! said:

There is also the Turo option - we had the car delivered to us at the port, which we took to Eleele and used to tour around after the boat tour.

On 4/12/2024 at 2:39 PM, Halehuaka_i said:

The Turo option would be better if the car can be dropped to the port. It would give you some flexibility to explore before the Nāpali Tour.

Thanks for the recommendations.  We generally enjoy our Bloody Mary's with breakfast and the boat tour serves cocktails (included), so driving is out of the question.  The rep at Kauai Taxi has been great to work with so it should be very enjoyable.

Lesson learned: the tour website indicates 1:15 check-in and four to five hour duration.  I called them (fortunately) and was told that while they begin check-in at 1:15, the boat actually sails at 2:00 - 2:30.  They time the return for sunset, which is 7:01 PM.  So, while I originally scheduled the return pick up for 6:30, I had to push it back to 7:30. 

1 hour ago, BirdTravels said:

Last year, there was a guy screaming about how bad the pizza was to the person behind the counter because he wanted a good ole sausage pizza and all they had was bbq chicken and a primavera pizza.

I can see his point. 🤣

8 hours ago, dbrown84 said:

https://clip.cafe/once-upon-a-time-in-mexico-2003/a-man-wants-nothing-invincible-cabr-n/
I wasn't sure if we could post links.  so add the "h" to the begging of this (so it says https) and enjoy

 

That's the one!!!  Thanks.

"The man who wants nothing is invincible, cabron." - Once Upon a Time in Mexico quote (clip.cafe)

1 hour ago, Mjasp said:

So if I buy the four $250's I get $500 CNC and pay $500?

Of course not.

56 minutes ago, G-DawgMN said:

If you don’t have standards you will never be disappointed. 

"The man who wants nothing is invincible."  I know the movie and actor, just can't find the video clip.

On 4/12/2024 at 2:39 PM, Halehuaka_i said:

For the return, I would prebook a taxi, you can google Kauaʻi Taxi for contact info.

Thank you very much for this info.  We're booking Kauai Taxi both ways.  I'm sure there are cheaper alternatives, but I'm on vacation and this will work.😎

2 hours ago, schmoopie17 said:

No NCL ship "requires" dining reservations...at least not for the MDR. We have yet to make a reservation for any MDR and have never had a problem getting in either immediately, or a couple minute wait.

 

Now, if you're talking Specialty restaurants, that's a different ballgame. Although, I know of people who have walked up to a Specialty restaurant and gotten in. So, in that case, reservations weren't "required".

 

 

You are absolutely correct. I used the wrong words.  The post I was responding to read as if they weren't making any plans in advance and that on smaller ships that isn't necessary.  Technically, it's not.  But if there is a specialty you wish to eat in around dinner time, an advance reservation in most of the venues is highly useful.  The are often "required" if you don't want to get stuck waiting until later at night to eat.

4 hours ago, Rick&Jeannie said:

Wedge lettuce salad with Bleu cheese dressing.  Very good!

 

I love those wedge salads!  I always order mine with Ranch.😎

7 hours ago, KeithJenner said:

Depending on the cabin you book you can use one or two of them (sometimes three if there is a promo running), which means a discount of between $125 and $375 on your cruise.

Just to clarify.  Even if they are NOT running a double-up promo when you book on the ship, you can still buy two, use one and then apply the second to that reservation during the next double-up promo.  Despite T&C language to the contrary, we've recently had confirmation that the second CN can be applied to an existing reservation.

4 hours ago, rlpboy said:

Is this what cruising post covid is like?

Yes.  Most of us keep cruising because we've lowered our standards accordingly.

5 minutes ago, European_CruiseGirl said:

We like peace and quiet and want to relax while we cruise with no need to make a reservation to everywhere and schedule our days deciding in advance when we want to see a show etc. Hence we choose the smaller NCL ships.

Smaller NCL ships don't require dining reservations?  That's something new.

30 minutes ago, Rick&Jeannie said:

It might be a little hard to tell from this short clip but he's in the middle of a jam from a Santana hit.

Great!  I could name that tune in ten seconds.😎

12 hours ago, Rick&Jeannie said:

Spinnaker Lounge, The Power of Five

Close your eyes and you would swear that you were listening to Santana! Spot on rendition of Black Magic Woman followed by an entire set of Santana classics. These guys were great! 

 

Great!!  I do like Santana!