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OP isn't in Spain. French VAT on alcohol is 20%. The first I hear about VAT being charged in France though.

I'm in Europe and should have similar terms and conditions as a UK based person. When NCL cancelled all Epic sailings earlier this year I got my deposit back (Plus a discount towards another cruise.) No way it can be OK to keep the deposit unless the passenger does the cancelling! From EU T&C Pre-departure cancellation: a. Occasionally, it may be necessary to cancel confirmed holiday arrangements. In the event we are prevented from performing your contracted holiday arrangements as a result of unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances (see clause 11) and we notify you of this as soon as reasonably possible, we have the right to terminate your contract. In this situation, we will refund all monies you have paid to us within the period prescribed by the legislation applicable at the relevant time from the effective date of cancellation (see clause 10(1)d) but will have no further or other liability to you including in respect of compensation or any costs or expenses you incur or have incurred as a result. We will of course endeavour to offer you alternative holiday arrangements where possible which you may choose to book (at the applicable price) in place of those cancelled.

As I understand it was NCL that cancelled the cruise. Surely they can't keep any money if THEY cancel?? No matter where you live.

I think you will be very pleased with your obstructed oceanview. Like I said in my initial post, they are in a great location.

Oh, this is difficult! I'm usually happy with inside rooms because I like to spend a lot of time outside (and balcony is outside my comfort price range as a solo traveller). But on a scenic route like the on you'll be on an oceanview is so nice! I did Iceland/Norway on Star this July and got upgraded from inside to oceanview for a very reasonable amount. I was lucky enough to get a picture window room on deck 5 and I really enjoyed it! I loved waking up in the middle of the night to the midnight sun. (But being Swedish I'm used to daylight 24/7 in the summer, Others find that very odd and don't like it.) The obstructed ocean views are in my opinion in great localtions, but I have no experience of actually sailing in one and how "obstructed" the views are. I have seen pictures and videos though, and I think I would enjoy one too. An inside room with a good location can be very good too. On my Alaska cruise this spring my inside was very near the exit to Spice H2O where I spend a LOT of time! I woke up early, sat there a while, had breakfast and then back. In and out of my room... That wasn' very helpful was it... Oh well...

Depends on where in the world you are.

I would say pretty close to, if not actually zero... Guess I'm lucky. Or nice and friendly...

I have a similar error on my account but it did not stop me from doing check in yesterday

I've been looking at Boston where I've stayed a few times before. Holy smoke! Prices are insane!

Being in Europe I have no experience of CruiseFIRST, but I did buy a CruiseNEXT from someone very recently. It was supposed to expire end of this year, but I had a cruise to apply it to, so no prroblem. When it arrived in my account it had been extended one year. I asked my PCC if he had anything to do with it, but he hadn't and said it was done automatically. Go figure...

I really don't get it. Yes, NCL prices are high, but are they really higher than the competition? For me as a solo traveller it's a clear "no" to that! I admit, I haven't compared anything but inside cabins and maybe that makes a difference. But I cruise NCL because it's the most bang for bucks for ME! Apart from the price issue, there is of course the itineraries. I'm not into Bahamas or (most of) Caribean and I'm Europe based. That may also make a difference. Have you guys done any land vacations lately? Wow! Prices a insane there as well! On both sides of the Atlantic. Hotel prices has skyrocketed in many places. Eating out has become way more expensive and so on. Edit: When I say land vacation I don't mean resort/staying in one place but actually travel around for example northern Europe (and no, Belgium, Netherlands and so on is not northern Europe! Says the Swede... 😉

It's inclusive of tax and tips. But we don't get the super low sail away prices so that comparison can't be made. But let's not discuss that in this topic.

Oh trust me, they charge their customers one way or the other! Cruise price, package price... They charge! Us Europeans actually do pay the package separately. It's around €20/day.

THANK YOU! That's very useful info for me since I don't drink much alcohol. (At least not during daytime in port...)

In case anyone is interested. This is from UK/EU T&C

Thought about this too! The items you reclaim VAT for must be taken out of the country. Good luck claiming that the drinks you've had ARE taken out of the country in your body. 😄

Thanks for useful information! Just wondering about the "alcohol" part. Did you have any non-alcoholic drinks that sisn't get charged, or did you just use that wording meaning drinks in general, alcohol or not?

I've done one-way. No problem!

If you haven't done Teppanyaki, that's a good choice. If you HAVE done it recently, maybe something else would be better. Moderno is nice with a great "starter/sallad/soup" table apart from the meat. Le Bistro is nice too and I would choose it over Cagneys if I can't do both

But then you wouldn't see them unless you were looking. Are you sure there aren't ducks in those places as well as the ones in plain sight? 😉 (I have no idea! I don't get the duck craze and haven't seen any, but then I haven't been looking.)

Well, they DID give you a lot of it! OK, the manager didn't handle it well, but i would just move on, happy about the small extras I actually did get.

I do hope they won't start considering things like Deal or No Deal a show that can replace "real" shows! Not that What the World Needs Now was a great show, but at least it was song and dance by professionals!

Didn't it change into the US site when you clicked it? It changed to my non-UK site anyway. Either way, can't imagine it would be any different for US and this is what it says: What is a guarantee stateroom? A Guarantee stateroom (GTY) is one where there is no stateroom number assigned at the time of booking. A stateroom may be assigned any time after final payment has been received, up to the day of sailing. A Guarantee stateroom guarantees you a stateroom in the category you have paid for (Inside, Oceanview etc.). It does not guarantee deck, location or specific bed arrangements. Once the stateroom has been assigned, there will be no changes.

But it's FUN to do some coloring! 😁

I'll probably do that too! 😄 And thanks for the color list!