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@LONGLEAVER You're flying internationally to the UK, right? If yes, wait on ship until you're finally kicked off ship, and catch a cab and go straight to airport. There may be a queue for the cabs so you can pass a bit of time there. You need to check in for your UK flight at least 3 hours before, and the TSA lines are long long! And boarding starts 45-60 mins before the flight's departure time. Which airline? After TSA there are plenty of eateries and bars in the international departure area. 16:45pm is rather early therefore please do not make any plans to sightsee or get a day room as you need to be at the airport by 1-1:30pm. We are veterans of departing from MIA airport on late afternoon international flights so we hang around in MIA airport. Walk around, eat, drink, visit the stores.

Somebody who is on the Dawn at the moment said at their Q&A (or M&M, I can’t remember) with Officers it was announced that the next Prima ship will be called Aqua and the 4th one Bella.

Wow! Didn’t realize the Star has an atrium 4 levels high! Hint: please include a space line between your photos. 😉 GREAT photos though. Enjoy another of your pub crawls in Dublin!

Let’s hope there is going to be one on the Viva so we all can attend even if we have the P+ booze pkg. In old times … before the booze pkgs, that is … we attended all, if not most, of those Martini Tastings!!! 6 weeks to go!!!

When taking landscape pictures make sure the shutter button is on the right side of the phone.

It was well past after her cruise …. She was okay 👍🏻 with it … she had a bit too much to drink and was a bit flossy but she’s okay … there was a Plan B 😉 A lesson for her to learn. P. S. She, her family and friends love the NCL … so they’ll carry on cruising with them.

A co-worker went on a NCL cruise a couple of years ago (around her 3rd NCL cruise). After a few drinks she went up to Cruise Next desk to enquire about the Cruise Nexts and the next thing she did was purchase 8 CNs for the "low price" (her words) of $1000. As it turned out she didn't listen to the whole sales pitch or read .... I had to break the bad news to her that she could use only one, sometimes two, per cabin when she books future cruises. She went a big 🤦‍♀️. I added that she has 4 years to use them and also she can transfer some to her relatives or friends if they had NCL accounts. She went on another NCL cruise the following year and used 2 CNs, and she donated some CNs to family as gifts so they booked the same cruise to go with her. They had a jolly great time together on the Encore. 😁

Great! We had the same cabin on both legs of our B2B Alaskan cruise and it was great!

Take your own OTC meds and if your doctor can prescribe it for you the paxlovid on the cruise with you. Read that thread … and decide for yourself … every cruise has had some reported Covid cases and many unreported (until after the cruises).

You’re fine. You’re leaving from and returning to the same US port (New York) and visiting a foreign country (Canada). Earlier this summer we went on 2 Back to Back cruises, starting and ending in Seward Alaska with Vancouver Canada as the turnaround/transition port. Same thing.

And also Starboard side.

It’s Lisbon, not Barcelona.

No. Bring your own. Small upscale & luxury ship might have them in the cabins but larger ships will not have them complimentary. Some NCL shops do have them for sale.

Yes, this did happen but now it’s a rarity.

It’s crapshoot … and two words … lifeboat maintenance. But I don’t think you’ll really care which side! 🤓🥳😁

Okay, this is NCL forum so let you not confuse our NCL people. 🤓

Which ship and which cabin? There are no "obstructed balcony" cabins on any of the NCL ships.

It's Obstructed Ocean View, not really PrivaSea. Your view will be obstructed by lifeboat but you'll still see the sky and sea.

We love them sideways cabins!

Forgot to add we booked the obstructed ocean view (OK) cabin on the Star for our Norway/Svalbard/Iceland cruise next year June. You'll see lifeboat in front of you but you'll still be able to see the sea and sky. So that is good enough for us.

We went for an inside one cruise and vowed never again, so we have gone for obstructed ocean view a few times and loved them. It’s the lowest priced in the Ocean View category and they’re on deck 8. We have never had a cabin below deck 8.

Great review about the ship and food. Let's hear about the ports of call you visited. TIA.

Very true!! Nice to be outside on top decks or on deck 8 Waterfront (depending on which ship) to view the New York Skyline on port side and then the Statue of Liberty on starboard side. We have never been inside or outside on our balcony during the sail aways. Always outside! And with drinks in our hands!! And we make sure to book our dinner ressie to one hour after the sail away.

That’s too much burden and work!! We drink whatever cocktails/martinis/highballs/wines etc on board and not sodas or bloody diet sodas (that are really bad for you!). Leave those killer sodas at home and enjoy what the ship has to offer …. if you have the booze package. 😉🤓🥳😁🤣

YES! Weather’s been good for the last few days. Trust you enjoyed your time off ship in Bermuda. See/meet ya in 8 weeks!