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19 hours ago, Journey11 said:

I’m glad you have had good luck with this.

The one time we tried to do it, we were in a grand suite and our steward refused to make up the sofa into a bed. We made it work anyway.

Maybe I didn’t ask nicely enough or should have “taken care” of him then instead of planning to do so at the end of the cruise.

I guess we have been lucky, but after 60+ cruises on multiple lines I don't remember ever having a room steward tell us no to any request.  Then again, we don't ask for much.  We have had grands overnight with us on both Carnival & NCL and never had issues with it.  On our last Carnival cruise we had one grandson bunk with us the whole week.  No issues from the steward.

In your case, I don't believe I would have "taken care" of that steward at the end of the cruise!  

Of course he can, we do this all the time when cruising with our kids and grandkids.  Our stewards have always been happy to make up the couch into a bed, even in a cabin for 2.  Enjoy your cruise with the family!

We have had aft balconies 3 times on Epic, cabins 11313 twice and 11314.  Never had any problems with noise or soot.  The balconies are huge, had two chairs, a table and two recliners.  We have 11314 booked for Greek Isles next Spring.  Love the Epic aft balconies!

This happened to me last week.  I called the 800 number and the girl that answered was able to fix my problem, did not need tech support.

3 hours ago, PS0DSH said:

Just wanted to post an update...we did a 22 nite cruise on the Enchanted this past October.  We ended up getting 4 'complimentary' specialty dinners...not 2.  Not sure if this is always the case, but it was for me.

We had a similar experience on Enchanted in January.  We booked a 20 day cruise and expected 2 complimentary dinners, but ended up getting 4, 2 for each 10 day segment.

Thanks for all the replies.  We will take our time and hopefully won't have too long to wait.  

19 minutes ago, Nitemare said:

Any hint on what city/country you are talking about?

Oops, sorry!  Oslo, Norway

We are staying 2 nights at the Comfort Hotel Grand Central and are having a hard time finding out the distance to the cruise terminal.  We will be departing on 9/15 on NCL Star and wondering if we can walk to the cruise terminal or do we need a taxi.  Thanks

Thanks for the info.  I guess we will stay on Enchanted as long as we can, then head over to Equinox and wait.

How strict is Celebrity on your arrival time at Port Everglades?  We will be disembarking Enchanted Princess and boarding Celebrity Equinox.  The earliest arrival time we could get was 11:30 and I am sure Princess will want us off their ship long before that!  Just wondering if we arrive early, if we will have to wait until our arrival time to check-in.  It's been a while since we have sailed on Celebrity.  Thanks.

3 hours ago, Fischmom said:

I just booked the Escape for January so of course there are no dining reservations available before 9 pm. Food Republic says “please book onboard” rather than “not available to book” like some of the others. Were you able to pre book Food Republic or did you have to book that once on board. I am planning on getting on as early as possible (we are platinum) and I am hoping at least that restaurant will have some decent options. Le Bistro is my favorite but I’m not counting on reservations being available. 

There will be reservations available when you board.  We booked last minute and were able to book 4 specialty restaurants with the times we wanted once onboard.  Go to Headliners or Tepanyaki to make your reservations as soon as you board.  We had a great time this week and are not looking forward to disembarking in the morning.

We used our OBC for gratuities on the Zaandam in September.

38 minutes ago, BklynBoy8 said:

 

Of course, if you will be sailing early in the morning and coming close to the shore they may keep it closed due to local custom regulations. At night when we left around 6 within 1 hour tables were open. You should ask on the HAL board. Best information from those that sail the Line.

Evenings will be enough for him. I was going to post this on the HAL board, but figured it would be moved to this one.

25 minutes ago, BklynBoy8 said:

On Cunard yes

Thank you, I will assume Holland America will be the same.  Husband will be happy!

Are the casinos open while sailing on the St. Lawrence Seaway?

2 hours ago, boatmad said:

Nothing wrong with the cabin with the port holes, but it was an Alaska cruise and really missed the large window and ability to see some sights in our cabin.  It also was a complete surprise since HAL didn't used to disclose those.  Now they are very clear about where they are.  Cruise was still wonderful as they all are.  I just wouldn't choose that cabin again if I had a choice.  If it's go- or- no- go--go with the port holes!

Ok, thanks.  We booked so late that there were no large windows left.  We only have 1 sea day out of 10, so won't be spending that much time in the cabin.  

16 hours ago, boatmad said:

We have been on Dolphin deck a few times.  Loved being this close to the water and a fun ride.  Did not enjoy the porthole cabin we had once.

What was the issue with the porthole cabin?  We have one booked for September.  We booked late, so not many cabins were available.

We have shore excursion credit that we have already used and onboard credit.  I guess we will see what happens after we board the ship.  There doesn't seem to be any consistency with their policies.

3 minutes ago, Cruise Suzy said:

Yes, OBC can be used for Crew Appreciation (gratuities) It can also be used to purchase items in the shops or any Specialty Dining reservations you make onboard or any number things.

Thank you.  We already have dining reservations and don't really buy much in the shops (our 54th cruise), so we will be happy to use it for the Crew Appreciation.  I thought we used it once before for gratuities on HAL, but have been getting conflicting reports.

Trying to figure out if I can use my onboard credit to cover gratuities, or if I should prepay them.  Any recent cruisers have experience with this?  We have shore excursion credit and Have It All, so don't know what we will use the onboard credit for if we can't use it for the gratuities.  I have read conflicting accounts about it.  Thanks.

1 minute ago, jelayne said:

It will require rebooking at the current fare, which may be higher than the fare when you booked.

OK, thanks.  The fare is still the same, so guess I will have to call.  

Is it possible to add All Included to your reservation in the cruise planner, or do I have to call and rebook?

Following, we are sailing on the Pearl to Bermuda on May 5th!

We were in cabin S201 for 20 days in January.  It is a very quiet area.  We loved opening our door to daylight instead of a dark hallway.  Also loved having pool, hot tubs and bar just outside our door.  Booked in the same area again for next January.  Cannot think of any negatives.

3 minutes ago, d9704011 said:

Yes, you are correct.  I made a mistake on that for fully vaccinated pax.

All this vaccination/testing is confusing.  I wish all cruise lines would get together and just have one set of protocols.  We have 6 cruises booked right now with 4 different lines, it's hard to keep everything straight in my brain!