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You still have time to renew by mail. You will have to pay a small extra fee for expedited service, but that will get you a renewed passport within three weeks.

4 hours ago, JWGrayson said:

Folks have failed to mention the one item that I went wild over - Roasted Pineapple! 

 

My husband and I loved it , too!  We ate at Moderno on the Pearl twice on our Alaska cruise.  A couple of slices of that delicious pineapple was a perfect dessert. 

The salad bar is not as extensive as those at a land-based Brazilian steakhouse, but I was easily able to make a meal out of the offerings. The two dinners we had there were my favorites (over Teppanyaki, Le Bistro, Cagney’s, Lotus Garden, and the MDR).

I was there a few weeks ago for the last Alaska cruise of the season. We stayed at the Marriott Waterfront, which is right across the street from the dock. The rooms are standard Marriott quality, and reasonably priced. The in-house restaurant was good.  We arrived before check in time and were able to leave our bags there when we went out exploring. 

It is an easy one mile walk to the Space Needle and Chihuly Museum. Pike Place Market is even closer. 

There is no airport shuttle that I know of, but the cab fare was only around $40. At the end of the trip, NCL was offering an airport transfer by bus for $20 per person. Departure was not at all chaotic. We were able to walk off the ship, through customs, and to the taxi or bus line in about 15 minutes.

The only closer hotel is the Edgewater. It is on the same side of the street as the check-in building, and the luggage drop-off point is on the side of the building closest to the hotel.  Can’t get any closer than that!

In the attached map screenshot, the hotels are in the red circles, and the luggage drop off point is indicated by the red arrow

Quick question. Lets say you buy 500 dollars worth of certs. Then you spend zero dollars on board. You have paid DSC before boarding. Does NCL mail you a refund for not using the OBC on the the sailing that you bought the certs?

Since you have purchased the certs, you have spent $500 (not $0). If you buy nothing else while on board, your final total will be $250 which reflects the discounted price of the certs. So you walk away with $500 worth of certs for which you have paid only $250.