Yeah, I was trying to decipher that as well. Obviously, the passengers who were supposed to board are entitled to refunds (possibly with choice of a partial refund if they stay in an NCL hotel for a few days and then board a shortened itinerary). Did I read somewhere that NCL is planning to charge the room accounts a premium for those who were invited to extend their time on the ship a few days? Maybe it was on the mysterious "other place" that I read about so often.
It's the account they set up for you on every cruise that they charge drink taxes, DSC, on board purchases, etc. to. Total invoice is the cost of the cruise (base fare, taxes, port fees, FAS gratuities, etc.). Are you saying that your total invoice is sometimes less than $500? Are you using CAS?
I've always been able to find some shade, but not necessarily all that great. IIRC, there are some tables with umbrella shades at one or two for the food/drink venues. I would still recommend good sunshade, hat and SPF swim shirt.
I've received the NCL tags for several recent cruises, and I'm most certainly NOT in the Haven. I do prefer the heavy vinyl, self-adhesive, NCL provided tags. That said, if those don't show up, I do have the Amazon holders and they are great.
They have a morgue?! How many bodies are typically in there? I would think that there would be just as much chance of somebody being dead in the next room due to "too much cruising" or it was just their time.