JerseyBird

Hi! Our ship (Viva) arrives Lisbon at 6am in November. We have to be off the ship by 9am, I am guessing? But our flight, booked through NCL, departs at 6:50pm with Portugal Air. I was just wondering where can we store our luggage if we want to tour the city for a few hours? We do have the cruise line's transfer to the airport. Can we get to the airport and check in our luggage, say 8 hours before our flight time? If not, is there a luggage storage service at the airport? Or better yet, any luggage storage service at the cruise terminal? or anywhere close to the cruise terminal? Any deas, suggestions are appreciated!

okay, they are not forgetting me, lol. Thanks!

Thank you all for your reply!

I am currently in communication with SDT. It took them 2-3 days to get back to you in email. Is that the case with you too? Just got little anxious...

I see. They do consider the whole package, not just the cabin part alone. Thanks.

I did see a price drop (still 50+ days away), actually, it is a better cabin at the same price we paid; but we have a package with airfare combined, the current one doesn't have the BOGF airfare anymore. So can I still request an OBC or alike? Thanks.

Hi! We haven't been on a cruise for three years due to Covid, very excited for our upcoming November Mediterranean trip! I know NCL is Free Style, probably more on the casual side. do people still dress up for dinners, photo shots etc. these days? What's the overall dress code/atmosphere alike, please enlighten me😀. TIA!

Hi！　I just got a quote back from SDP for a trip from Malaga to Granada. I was very surprised that the price is about 30% higher than the NCL offered. From the descriptions, they are pretty much identical. The only difference I can think of is assume NCL's is a big bus, bigger group, vs we are a 10-person group, you will get a better TLC. In the past (before Covid), when we book with a local tour operator, it is always cheaper, a lot cheaper than the price cruise line offered. Has things changed lately? What are your experience and your advices? Thanks a lot!

I am debating this question. I have always longing for Granada, I believe it deserves a couple days/nights there. But we are arriving Malaga on Nov. 14 on NCL. If it is summer time, we would stay in Malaga, and just leave Granada for another land trip later. But November in Malaga, I heard most places will be closed. So I am thinking to hire a transportation company (we are a group of 10), ship ducks at 6am, hoping we can get on the road by 7am, then I book the 9:30am guided tour of the Palace etc, maybe even have time left to tour the old town part. The ship leaves at 6pm, so we should leave Granada around 3pm, to be back by 5pm? Does this sound reasonable? TIA!

Got it. Thanks!

Thanks for the tip. Does it mean it is better to book w the cruise line directly? Don't think my TA is trying hard to find any discount for us, we paid the book value, didn't use any coupon (don't even know we have any).

Can you buy a day pass? We have a port day everyday on Viva in November. After coming back, we have dinner reservations, not sure when we will have time to the thermal suites, at least not everyday. Is the thermal suite the only place you can get suna, jacuzzi etc (no such facility else where on the ship), or it is just a less crowded, more prestiges private place? TIA!

We are from NYC area. We are assigned Air Canada to Rome. stop at Montreal.