SomewhereGirl

Absolutely allowed in the area during the day. It's not blocked off. It was pretty much deserted the day I sailed Glacier Bay.

They roll out the red carpet in prime location, and then get mad when passengers step on it to take their own pictures. The look on the photographer's face last year near Hubbard Glacier (on Jewel) was scary. What kind of picture could you even get if they're taking your picture on a narrow red carpet with crowds of people on the sides? Also, much less crowded on lower decks. On the Jewel I had the promenade deck practically all to myself. So much less stressful.

You're not "stiffing" anyone by not tipping over the prepaid service charges. Tip (or don't) what you feel is appropriate. It's crazy that people let strangers on the internet tell them how to spend their own money. Someone will say $10 a day, then someone else comes along and says $20. If someone said $50, would you do that? Crazy.

Or they booked by phone through NCL reservations and there was no mention of any contract. They just want your name and credit card. That contract is [probably] linked in a confirmation, or at online check-in within 21 days of departure. If you're past final payment when you receive that contract you agreed to upon booking your cruise, you're SOL.

I did the Mendenhall Glacier canoe excursion a couple of years ago. I had the front seat so had the best view across the lake. The kayaks can get closer to shore, whereas in the canoe we were limited to where we could go by the "captain". I really enjoyed the canoe but you do have to rely on a lot of strangers to put in the effort. If I did it again, I'd go with the kayak.

Didn't your air also come with transfers? If so, I wouldn't be concerned. NCL probably needs to get many passengers to your same flight.

So the ship waited in this port? Interesting.

Obviously not working too hard. What if it was a used condom or a needle that was not properly disposed of? Acceptable?

A razor an and a loofa? Since those are not cleaning items, I would absolutely wonder if the cabin was cleaned. My next thoughts would be the sheets.

It all comes out in the wash. Are solos paying a single DSC also cheap? Should they offer to pay twice the DSC so the total DSC pool isn't reduced? Give me a break.

Had been looking at Canada/NE cruises for that Fall. After the initial shutdown I kept telling myself it wouldn't continue into Fall. Slowly the cruises started getting cancelled. Ended up going to Vegas where it was safe. 🤣

I did the canoe excursion a couple years ago. We didn't get all that close to the glacier. The kayakers were getting closer. After viewing the glacier, we rowed over to Nugget Falls where we were able to get out of the canoe and had a snack. It's one of my favorite Alaska excursions. On the way back, we passed some icebergs (but didn't get too close as you never know what's under the surface).

I just selected a random date for an NCL Dawn cruise Stockholm>Le Havre. On the US site, choosing airfare adds the ground transportation. $166.50 per person. So transfers exist if adding the NCL airfare. OP, have you tried contacting NCL or your travel agent?

Where would one see this credit?

There must be exceptions when flying from smaller airports, especially when trying to get to ANC, from which there are limited gateways from the lower 48. The family's TA was unable to get NCL to budge on that routing.