KeithJenner

Yes, and I think lots of people have missed out on these deals on European cruises so it’s good to point it out. I think I and ChiefMateJRK were just trying to point out how it could be easier for people to spot the deals.

The point was that you didn’t need to phone NCL to find that you could get that upgrade. You need to phone to do it but you can arm yourself with the knowledge of your options before calling. On your original point, there are loads of these opportunities on European cruises at the moment. We recently upgraded from a balcony to aft Penthouse for about £200. We couldn’t upgrade to lesser suites as they were now cheaper than we originally booked the balcony for.

From the comments on this thread I’m quite sure that others have managed to add it after final payment.

I have a 10 day cruise on the Breakaway next year and just tried adding this to the cart to see what happened. There was only one available for the full 10 days.

So they say, apparently.

It’s too early to tell, but I suspect that if you don’t get a refund beforehand then they will sort it out onboard. It would be refunded as OBC though, which may not be ideal.

My guess would be that they haven’t got reservations sorted for the Prima yet then. It’s possible that it may not happen until after the first few sailings.

It is 120 days (more for some rooms/status). What ship are you on? I know that reservations were late opening for the Prima, but haven't looked at that since our cruise was cancelled. Maybe they still aren't open yet.

Because reading comprehension is not a skill that all cruise critic members have.

I've not seen anything elsewhere either. I have sent my PCC a message asking if it is available in the UK and for pricing if so. He isn't usually all that quick to respond to emails but I'm not really interested enough to call, as I don't think that it will be worth it for us, so I will see what happens. Hopefully it will turn up online when NCL get their IT in place, so sometime in the next couple of years. 🙂

Is it only $30 to upgrade for the unlimited streaming? I'd have thought it was more than that. Edit: Just to clarify for anyone who gets confused, I am just asking a question. I am not advocating abuse of the internet, or destroying families by some internet crime, or anything else that your wild imagination may want to make up.

Wow, you really have missed the point. Once again, I’m sure that is all very interesting. And yes, I have only skim read it because I am not personally interested in most of that at all. To be absolutely clear before you start your next essay, this is what I am saying: The premium plus beverage package includes more than Starbucks coffee. Some people will get value from free at sea plus based on what they are currently paying. The premium plus package doesn’t increase the quantity of alcohol available. If someone wants to get wasted they can do that quite adequately on the standard package. In fact, the plus package increases the non alcoholic options available. This is a small selection of things I am not saying: That you are a bad guy. That overconsumption of alcohol is good, or to be encouraged. Anything about the casino. Anything else that I haven’t said, but for some reason you think that I have. I apologise for not fully digesting and discussing your comments on the things I’m not talking about.

The test that ziggyuk did was at a port of call. He tried to test it at the embarkation port but they didn’t question the wine at all (which happens sometimes regardless of whether you have the package).

I’m really pleased that NCL have introduced this package. Not because of the actual offer, but because it gives us the entertainment on these threads from the comments on here. If they offered spa passes at a bargain price then I wouldn’t be interested, but I would just not purchase and move on. I wouldn’t come on here and say that it doesn’t represent value, as that would just make me look ridiculous. 🙂

I’m sure that is all very interesting, but completely irrelevant to my point. My point was very simple. Firstly that the plus beverage package includes more than Starbucks and secondly that some people are already paying for those upgrades so the $$$ obviously compute for them. I am not interested in criticising other peoples motivations, so all that is irrelevant to me. I can’t just leave your last paragraph though. The upgraded beverage package is about quality, non quantity. You can already drink as much as you want with the standard package. You have had two stabs at what that package is about and been spectacularly wrong both times.

The upgraded beverage package offers far more than Starbucks, and is really the key to whether this deal is worth it. People already upgrade that package, so this will likely be of interest to them. The number of excursions you take will also be a factor, as it could half the cost of the upgrade.

That doesn't work either. It seems that restaurant bookings are done by cabin these days, so all the reservations still show up even when I log in as my wife. I just tried logging into her account and adding a restaurant that we already have booked and it didn't work. Adding one we don't already have worked.

I really need to update that again. There is quite a lot of out of date info there.

Yes, that is certainly what it is.

That is nonsense. The system never knows about latitudes perks at this point. Anyone can book meals without any packages or perks.

There is no Vibe on the Jade.

There is currently an issue where you can only make one reservation for any restaurant. I’m guessing that you have a duplicated restaurant in your booking. You can either call to do the bookings or just take out one of the duplicates and do that one onboard.

When we cruise with our son it is not unusual to use different ways of paying at one meal (we also have platinum, free at sea and often a purchased upgrade). They always make sure that they have got it right and often run through what we have used and have left. We’ve never had any problem.

You get one set of coupons if one or two platinum or above are in a cabin. If there are more than two platinums in a room then you get additional coupons.

Yes you can bring as much wine as you can carry on with you, but the $15 is charged when you board and applies regardless of where you drink it. On the positive side, if you do have the beverage package then the corkage isn't charged (although this is new and hasn't been tested yet).