melodyesch

DH and I will have a balcony while my MIL will have an ocean view.  We wondered if a third chair will fit and if so, will the steward bring one, if asked?  Just if we all wanted a quiet place to sit and read and watch the waves.

thanks!

We do this with Marriott and for a weeks stay only have them come in a couple of times.  There’s just two of us and there are four towels so we are good for a few days.

ON our last NCL cruise, we told the steward that we did not need ice and did not need turn down service and that it was ok to just drop off the daily.  But the guy still did full turn down service with a towel animal, ice refreshed twice per day and he changed our towels completely out even though we had hung them for another use.

We had prepaid gratuities and really just thought we’d give him some time back since we don’t really need all of that attention.  But he would not be dissuaded. So we just went with it.

4 hours ago, Jonslola said:

For some reason I always become obsessed with one or two food items from the breakfast buffet and eat them every day of the cruise (along with whatever else I get). My first cruise it was  salmon mousse, last cruise it was chocolate croissants and muesli. I can't wait to discover my new obsession in January!

Oh I FORGOT about the muesli!   We’re on the Breakaway in December and now I’m ready for it. I just LOVE that stuff!

I just booked travel insurance for me and my DH. It had a place for beneficiaries. I put my Dad for mine and his Mom for his, figuring if we were traveling together it would be a greater chance of dying together.  If, God forbid, my DH died on our upcoming trip, I would assume his Mom would get the money as she’s his beneficiary, even though I paid for the policy.  When buying your policy did it ask you to name beneficiaries?

sorry for your loss!

Wow, that sounds like a tiring first day!  Glad the weather has gotten much better as you move along!

Since you are so familiar with the Breakaway, could you maybe answer if there is a relatively quiet place to sit in the shade in a lounge chair and watch the waves?  My MIL is going with my DH and I on the Breakaway this December.  It's her first cruise and DH and I always go on the smaller ships so we don't know what to expect.  Thanks!

Looking forward to more...

Melody

Thanks for the responses.  I thought NCL had moved them inside but the last cruise I was on was outside.   But it’s just occurred to me the last trip was with my niece on Disney.  So we should be good.  

Looking forward to the cruise but but we always do the smaller ships so Breakaway will be an adventure, I’m sure!

Are the Breakaway muster drills inside?  We are going with my older MIL. She has an ocean view on Deck 5 and we have a balcony on Deck 14.  If the drill is inside, we would be OK dropping her off at her location and then coming back to her when it’s done.  If it’s OUTSIDE with people lining up, I’d rather my DH stay with her.  Do you think they’d let him check in at ours and then actually attend with her?  She’s not disabled in any way, but sometimes they squish you in like sardines when they are actually at the lifeboat location so I’d like my DH to be with her. 

Thanks!

We do not tip up front and if the steward is really great, we will leave an extra $20 cash tip for a 7 night cruise.  But we empty the mini fridge ourselves, keep our cabin extremely neat, do not use ice or room service.  

As another posters mentioned, I do notice we rarely SEE our room steward since the DSC went into effect.  And that’s OK with us.  We’d rather them buzz through their work and have some free time rather than having to feign interest in yet another set of guests.  Just throw our covers up, wipe down the bathroom and leave us fresh towels every few days.  Other than that, we’re good.

I ask because I looked into booking the Fulton Street Garage roof for our December NCL cruise and it was $15 per day plus a $5.00 service fee, plus tax and it came to $123.00.  So I’m thinking if the port parking at the Julia Street terminal is a flat $20 per day ($140), it might be worth the extra $17 just for the ease of being so close and hopefully being able to get on the road quicker.  Thoughts or comments?

We have chosen the sail away cabin a few times and were always pleased with the outcome.  Last time we chose a sail away balcony over a midship balcony because of the difference in price.  As it turned out, we were assigned almost the exact midship balcony I would have chosen.

i have just booked a sail away balcony for me and my DH and a sail away ocean view for my MIL.  I hope my luck hasn’t run out!

I am always baffled how anyone that books a cruise, knowing full well the documentation requirements, and not check months before cruise, or at least at time of booking, to make sure all was in order! Just astounded.

 

 

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My passport sits in the same secure place and has for the 17 years I’ve lived in my house. Several years ago I logged on early to fill out my edocs and went to get my passport and it wasn’t there. My husband’s was and we never travel separately. To this day I don’t know where that passport is. Luckily, I had enough time to expedite a new passport, but that could have been me. If they hadn’t needed the number, it WOULD have been me because I would have never doubted that my passport was there.

I certainly learned MY lesson. Whenever we book a trip, the first thing I do is put my eyes on my passport.

However it happened, I’m glad the person made it onto the ship.

I am sailing this weekend and there was a chance that my DH wouldn’t get to go. I called on Saturday and they said they only have to know 24 hours in advance?? So I’d call back. Thankfully, my DH can go so I won’t have to test it

I’ll be following along and hope you two have a great trip! I thoroughly enjoyed your last voyage and wish you safe travels on this one.

I just empty my fridge out myself and put the contents on a high shelf. I put everything back the last night. It’s no trouble at all.

That’s strange because when I cancelled they put the certificate back on my husband’s account. But may be it’s because we were before final payment? Sorry you didn’t get yours refunded and so sorry about your Mom.

I’ll validate you! That would really disappoint me.

Great. That’s good to know! Thanks

DH and I booked a guarantee balcony yesterday for a Pearl sailing in January. We normally book a midship balcony, but this is an extra trip for us so we’re having to budget a lot more.

Anyway, today I logged on and we’ve already been assigned a stateroom. It’s an awesome midship balcony that I would have chosen myself if we had booked in that category! Yay!

But since I’ve never booked guarantee before, is it likely we’ll keep that stateroom or it it likely they’ll shuffle us around as the ship fills up? I’ll be happy with whatever balcony we end up with, but I’ll be REALLY happy if we end up in that sweet midship.

Anyone with experience in this?

Thanks so much!

We are on the Pearl in January and took the guarantee balcony so there were no added packages. I see pretty much every other option available for purchase under “Vacation Planning” but internet is grayed out.

We just need to buy a small package to be able to stay connected via email to home, but I don’t find any info at all on what size packages are offered at what price. Anyone know?

I am sorry if this has been asked before, but I can't for the life of me figure it out. I'm trying to book a cruise for 2019 (so I know all of the rooms are not taken). When it gets to the stateroom part, it suggests one particular cabin, but has a list to the side of about 10 cabins. I swear you used to be able to put in a particular cabin but I don't see how to do that.

Or should I just book the recommended cabin and then call to be moved?

Thanks!

Gosh, I'm really sorry to hear this. I'm no a bicycler, but it causes me not one ounce of inconvenience to walk onto the ship behind someone who is carefully pushing their bike beside them. I feel like the irresponsible "bad apples" should be the ones punished. Like the scooters. One cruise I was on an older man was using a scooter responsibly, but would park it and sit at a table. But then his relatives would jump on it to go get something from the buffet and about mow people down. That ticked me off. I think they should address the bad apples individually and not punish those following the rules.

I am with the others who said they would have the surgery immediately, if possible. Mine was outpatient surgery and 2 days later I was back at work. I did have to watch eating onions and fried foods, but that was a small price.

If you're a cat person, take the ferry right near the Banyan Tree over to Lanai and visit the Lanai Cat Sanctuary. They are open from 10-3 and have over 500 cats in their open facility. It's a cat lover's dream to pet and play with tons of felines! We were just there in December and it was awesome!

Not sure about the sofa bed, but tell your brother to bring ear plugs. My DH rarely snores, but I always have earplugs when I travel for any possible scenario where there is unwanted noise. Problem solved.