ohiocruisemom

Thank you so much for this post!  We are back on the Enchanted in February.  Were there no soufflés offered for dessert at dinner?

Question for anyone that has sailed in the Haven 2 Bedroom Villa that has utilized the beds for the 3/4/5th passengers.  We are taking our daughter, son in law and granddaughter on the Breakaway in October.  How comfortable are the beds in the 2nd bedroom and the living room?  We realize they are not like the bed in the main bedroom but are they comfortable enough for adults to sleep on for a week?  Thanks in advance! 

Has anyone received a concrete answer to holding over Tier Status from 2019?  We have received different answers from CAS.  TIA

54 minutes ago, TEACH6868 said:

We have bid on Haven Upgrades on our 2 up coming cruises. We have not pre paid our gratuities. My question is whether our gratuities will be higher in the Haven than what they would be in a balcony. I know that with Celebrity our gratuities increased as we moved into the nicer cabins. I am assuming this would be the same with NCL.

Thank You!

Yep! If you haven't already paid for your gratuities prior to the bid being accepted you will be charged the higher Haven gratuities.

DH and I were on the Panama Canal cruise on the Encore Oct 28- Nov 14th but it was cancelled.  I am interested to see what happens now.  Even though we had several cruises cancelled the past 15 months this was the one that hit the hardest.  We are currently booked on the Joy Nov 6th.

When I saw this thread I went in to do a mock booking and got nothing.  However, I just tried again and can see all the dates.  🙂 WheW!  had too many cruises cancelled the past 15 months.

This is great news! 

On 3/11/2021 at 9:03 AM, sid_9169 said:

I had mixed results in the Encore in December 2019... Most of the time I was able to get the entire bottle, but a couple of other times, they said that you could get the Moet and Chandon...

We were also on the Encore December 2019, there were only 1or 2 restaurants that  offered Veuve by the bottle.  I remember I got the “intel” off cruise critic.  We never had a problem getting a bottle.  Just had to know where to go. 

Done!

26 minutes ago, complawyer said:

it's been my experience in the past, that when a cruise shows all cabins sold out, it usually means the cruise is cancelled. funny, how one day there are cabins available, and the next day none in any category.

Yes, that has been our experience as well, thst is why I posted it.

2 minutes ago, farmersfight said:

 

Sorry to hear that. Was that cruise from Seattle to Miami via the Panama Canal? I'm booked on this cruise on Encore on Oct 23 - Nov 13, 2022.

 

If NCL is cancelling late Oct 2021 cruises, it's not looking good for my Oct 23-30, 2021 PoA cruise.

Since this one is really a repositioning cruise from Seattle to Miami I don’t think I would read anything in to it regarding PoA.  More related to no repositioning needed if ship not in Seattle for Alaska. 

Our October 28th Panama Canal cruise on Encore is now showing sold out in all categories.  I had a little hope it would go, but that is now gone.  Our 5th cruise cancelled.  We will keep trying!  😢

18 hours ago, tumblew467 said:

I guess the concern for the continuation of masks even if you are vaccinated is that you can still get covid . Because the vaccine only protects you from the severe cases and hospitalizations. Since this is all so new  they are being cautious. 

 

The thing that I can’t get passed is since when is it a function of government to protect us from getting sick.  (Not deathly Ill, not overrunning hospitals) just plain sick?  We have and will continue to get sick.  It’s part of living.  That being said if some people are more comfortable wearing masks even after pandemic is over because it helps protect them from getting sick from airborne illness that’s fine. They are welcome to, just don’t put the focus on mandates to keep everyone from getting sick. 

We were on the Encore December 2019, staying in Haven and DH and I decided to upgrade to Premium Bev package.  It was wonderful!! The wine, the champagne, (both by the glass and the bottle) the scotch, the bottled water, the coffees, the fresh squeezed juices, I could go on and on. Definitely took our already amazing vacation up a notch! Cheers 🥂

Hubs and I are booked for Encore’s repositioning Panama Canal Cruise in late October. Guess this is the nail in the coffin.  No reason to reposition a ship from Alaska to Miami if no Alaska. :( 

We made final payment in April! This is what NCL does right before they cancel! 

28 minutes ago, ohiocruisemom said:

I’ve been checking my 28NOV sailing on Escape regularly and just now got the “You’re so close... Don’t lose you reservation now! Make Payment “ where I was seeing messages about upgrades.  This happened to us on our other two cruises right before NCL cancelled. 

I’ve been checking my 28NOV sailing on Escape regularly and just now got the “You’re so close... Don’t lose you reservation now! Make Payment “ where I was seeing messages about upgrades.  This happened to us on our other two cruises right before NCL cancelled. 

We are booked on Nov 28th on Escape.  If they go we happily go!  I will be smart and take precautions.  It is nice to have some hope! 

We have cruised in the Haven several times.  One of those was a forward facing penthouse suite on a lower deck (Getaway 2018),  one of those was a Haven Spa Suite (Escape 2019). Our other 4 times (2018/2019) sadly no 2020 were on Bliss, Encore and Escape and they were all in the Haven proper.  For myself I much prefer being in the Haven proper.  I find I take advantage of more of the offerings and services available.  I am also very much a people person and I really enjoy getting to know other guests.  That is just easier with a smaller group.  That being said there is no down side to traveling outside of Haven proper, it is merely a personal preference of mine.  

Can't wait to cruise again!  

Fingers crossed for Escape 28NOV20

We are in Haven and have cruises booked for August and November (fingers crossed) I can confirm for both cruises it says not available for booking for all specialty restaurants.  

We sailed Encore the week after Thanksgiving 2019.  Absolutely loved it!   We were in a Penthouse Balcony in Haven.  The observation lounge was beautiful and had so much space.  The food and staff amazing.  We also met a lot of people we still keep in contact with.  

Not totally unexpected, but so sad to miss our Honeymoon Cruise on Caribbean Princess 

We are booked on Caribbean Princess 13 night  July 25th Colonial America and Canada.  Waiting for their decision.  If they are sailing we will be going! 

Thank you so much for sharing your cruise with us!  My husband and I board tomorrow and I’m almost packed!!! 

On the Dec 1st sailing, just checked our docs and they say Terminal B.  We are in Haven on 17, that looks to be like what they have on the boards you show. Hopefully it is correct!