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  1. Thanks! I didn’t see anything in the confirmation from my TA. I guess it’ll just be a surprise! I’ll roll with it if it’s a tender.
  2. I was wondering if we I would be able to tell in advance if we will be tendering into Taino Bay. There are 3 ships in the port (Breakaway, Independence of the Seas and the NCL Sky. The Carnival Celebration is at Amber Cover alone.). We are on the Sky which is the smallest of the three and the last scheduled to arrive. Does that mean we will be the one tendering? I was considering going back to the ship for lunch, but tendering back for lunch is a PITB.
  3. So, a TA will also be able to see the same cabins as an NCL agent? I did already book with a TA and selected a cabin I saw on the NCL website but I would prefer a cabin a little closer to the elevator if possible. FWIW, I've looked at a number of other consolidator websites for cabin availability and NCL itself seems to show the largest number of cabins. I asked the question for when I'm planning my next cruise. I would book with the NCL agent and then transfer the reservation to a TA to get OBC, etc.
  4. From what I've read, the NCL website only shows a some of the cabins that are actually available. If I called NCL itself and talked to a rep, would they be able to see cabins that don't show up for me on the website?
  5. Here is a video of that room location on Escape's sister ship the Joy: It doesn't look like the balcony is any bigger.
  6. Thanks for the discussion everyone. My friend has decided to wait for her passport and check rates once she has it. The whole thing is disappointing but I think that’s the best course of action.
  7. I was looking on the State Department website and it specifically said to call and make an appointment for Urgent Travel if you were at least 7 weeks out.
  8. Hi everyone! I just booked an "open loop" cruise leaving in about 7 weeks. It leaves SJU and and arrives in NYC. My friend's passport is expired and was speaking to a TA yesterday who told her that she didn't need one, so she sent her passport into be renewed and didn't pay for it to be expedited. While we were trying to book the cruise today we were told that she *does* need a passport because it's not a "closed loop" cruise. She called the State Department and they said she could pay to get it expedited once it shows up as being processed. She's in DC and they said she could get it within 28 days. I'm not sure if that's once it shows up as being processed or the entire wait time. According to the State Department, expedited passports are taking about 5-7 weeks so she's cutting it very close. It's too bad she already sent it in because she would have qualified for Urgent Travel and gotten an appointment in DC to renew it in person. I know that she will not be able to board without a passport. Does insurance cover the cost of the cruise if her passport doesn't get to her in time? They can probably still have a little vacation in San Juan if they can't make the sailing but they don't want to eat $2500 if the passport doesn't get there in time.
  9. Which days are the Chef's Table usually available? Our anniversary is on a non-formal night and it would be wonderful if we are able to do the Chef's Table.
  10. Thank you! That would be perfect. I'll be happy as long as I'm not stuck with non-refundable OBC on the books at the end of the cruise without needing to go on a shipboard shopping spree.
  11. I paid for an excursion with partially with OBC from Princess and partially with my credit card. I'll get additional $250 OBC from my TA when I board which is more than I paid with my credit card. Will that be automatically applied to the excursion? Sorry! This is my first Princess cruise.
  12. Do I understand this correctly? You buy OBC with your credit card and book your excursions with it. Then, when you get your non-refundable OBC later on, that OBC is automatically swapped in and used first. OBC purchased with your credit card is refundable, so it is returned to you at the end of your cruise via a check.
  13. I have a similar problem. I have $250 coming from my TA but it won't be there until I board. I had planned to use that on an excursion. Would I be able to swap in the OBC on a prepaid excursion once I board? We are doing a southbound Alaskan cruise and our first port is 3 days after we board. I thought that maybe I would cancel and re-buy the excursion. I understand that if I cancel an excursion once onboard and before the "Closing Time for Cancellations" the money I paid for it will become OBC. Is that OBC refundable at the end of the cruise? Thanks for any insight!
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