SeaShark

Well, what (given that food is the topic) lowered quality were you talking about if not the food. Context always helps.

Exactly...people need to resist that "drive thru lane" mentality and just order and eat their meal at the restaurant.

But...it isn't the quality of the food that is at question here, the "issue", fwiw, is people ordering food in a restaurant, and instead of eating that food in the restaurant, the want to put it in a ziplock bag so they can take the food and eat it somewhere else. People aren't putting the food in a ziplock because its low quality food.

But...aren't the masses complaining because they are confused? 🙄

Except that it isn't. While they may have brochures and future schedules, they are not booking agents. They are the sales force for CN certificates, and Latitude reps...nothing more. Flail will not change this.

Did you read that "letter"? Next time you're at guest services, remember that those folks have to deal with this ^ ALL DAY LONG.

The whole fault with that is that ALL employees are "an arm of NCL". Based on your argument, the bartender should happily assist any passenger seeking to book a future cruise. As should the kid's club staff, or my room steward. "Travel agents per se" sheesh...they aren't travel agents at all. They are there to sell CN certificates, to act as your onboard Latitudes rep, and to pass out any brochures or other information that they might have (in case you aren't getting enough of them in the mail). But they are not booking agents. And given that we should all me smart enough to have a knowledgeable PCC or TA that we trust, why would we not be using them instead of the CN sales clerk for our bookings? It isn't like you will have a means to follow up with the CN staff with future questions or any other needs for your reservation.

Agree. He should be honored. He really revolutionized the industry.

The terminal is named "The Pearl of Miami". The main hall inside is "Kloster Hall".

The article you saw may be dated...back in 2020 when Knut passed away, NCL announced that the main hall of their Miami Terminal would be named "Kloster Hall" in his memory.

Good for you, but just because you've never run into an unexpectedly high bar bill doesn't negate the fact that others have, and that this has caused others to clamor for an inclusive package instead. Good luck to you in finding a cruise line these days that doesn't offer a drink package. I hope that you find what you're looking for.

Sometimes a cabin category is sold at a low/bargain price. As a trade-off for the lower price, you give up the option to select your own cabin. The "sail-away" rate is an example of this. You can get around this by selecting a category that is not being sold under this condition (iow, pay more $$$). Sometimes demand for a category might exceed expectations before unsold cabins held by TAs are released. When this occurs, the category will also go to guarantee status and you will not have the option to select your own cabin. However, if you happen to be working with one of those TAs that is holding unsold inventory, then you would be able to select a cabin from the ones that the TA is holding. The concept of the guarantee cabin is certainly not new. Here is a Cruise Critic article that you might find interesting: https://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=337

Nothing wrong with your opinion. Nothing. Not everything is, or should be, for everyone. There has to be different strokes for different folks. Some people love the buffet, some people never eat there. Some people go to every bingo or trivia, lounge act, etc. while others wouldn't be caught dead there. Some people wouldn't sail outside the Haven, some wouldn't sail without a balcony, and some wouldn't be dragged out of an inside cabin. Nothing wrong with any of it. People should be able to do what makes them happy. We have a whole thread here complaining that people like what is going on in the atrium. 🙄 Sheesh, if the atrium situation bothers you, then simply do something else somewhere else. If the atrium is so unbearably overcrowded, then simply go where all of those people aren't.

Yeah...and remember the days before drink packages when people complained about their bar bills and said they just wished the cruise line would charge them a little more and make the drinks "included" instead? I guess you have to be careful of what you wish for.

Is it just me, or can't we just say that something didn't meet our expectations? What is it about Cruise Critic that brings out the extreme drama with "chaotic" and/or "dysfunctional"? We can't look at food and say "I didn't like ____", we have to go to "inedible". When we want to be negative, a "tip" becomes a "bribe". 🙄 Do we describe things with extreme language hoping that people will "settle" for something more in line with the truth? Or do we use extreme language as a means to sway opinions when we aren't sure the facts will do it on their own?

Unless you yourself were there all morning or all afternoon, just how would you know who did or did not move from their seats? If you saw people, then you left and came back and saw the same people, you wouldn't know for certain whether they were there the whole time or if they themselves left and came back while you were gone.

Both? Can't be both. You either see the problem sitting or you see the problem standing. You can't do both. It almost seems like you are more interested in pot stirring than finding a solution when you won't even define the problem. Have you suggested a better location that is available at the required time that will hold the number of people that would show up? Perhaps you feel NCL should just offer less likeable entertainment so that more people will pass on it? Or maybe security should position themselves at the entrances and only let X number of people in and then close it off? What do you suggest?

What exactly do you see as the problem? a) Are you looking for a solution to all of the people standing and watching the shows while you are occupying a chair in the Atrium? or b) Are you one of the people standing in the Atrium and you'd like to find a way to get people out of the seats so that you can have one yourself?

I'd be interested in seeing these as well. Especially the menus.

Its not MSC...Cruise Critic has them on pause. CC was the one who was collecting everyone's information and contacting MSC, so they need to start things up again. I suppose that someone from CC will need to reach out to their contact at MSC with a "Hey, we're ready to restart the M&M on our side, are you ready?" email to get the ball rolling. Maybe everyone should start contacting the CC mods and asking them to do so...🤷‍♂️

"coronary abrasion"? Don't you think that's a bit over dramatic? Although, tbh, probably not as over dramatic as "amazing". Even at the suggested minimum wage of $15/hr, $2 only gets you 8 minutes....not sure that is the level I'd call "amazing".

Ahhh...I would appreciate it if you would explain that to my bank the next time a payment bounces. 😲

Wait. Now you're saying it's new? I thought it was "new old stock"? Why are you constantly redefining your terms?

I like this post. This shows every worker on the ship what they could get from the marketplace once they provide enough extraordinary service to earn five tips. It gives them a goal to shoot for.

👊☠️🐴 Emoji all you want. I'm just here for the flail.