mnsweeps

You'll be completely fine then :) I never go to the speciality restaurants either because £££ and I can get any food I want elsewhere on the ship :)

 

As this is your first NCL cruise you may find this post of interest: http://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2016/12/04/8-things-i-wish-i-knew-before-cruising-with-ncl/

 

Have a fabulous time! I love NCL.

 

 

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Thanks for http://cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk/2016/12/04/8-things-i-wish-i-knew-before-cruising-with-ncl/ link.

Pre-book a show? I have never done that..do i have to book shows for my JEWEL cruise? Does it cost?

Thanks for info folks.. I don't think we would be trying out speciality restaurants as its costs $$ plus none of us drink alcohol ...and 2 of the party members are vegetarians. Me and my dad eat chicken and fish once a while. With these restrictions we would stick to the MDRs.

By the way we are on the JEWEL.

We have been on Carnival and Disney cruises before but never on NCL. We have booked a 7 day Mexican Riviera from L.A. in April.

From my understanding, freestyle cruising is we don't have to provide an early / late dining schedule to NCL and we can do anytime and sit on any table we want in any restaurant. Is my understanding correct?

My final, final payment date for remaining balance is Dec 30. Instead I want to pay if all off on Jan 1. Is NCL flexible?

I see Mar 25 and then April 8 Mexican Rivera cruise but nothing for Apirl 1 ...any idea why?

I assume OP has booked 4 persons in a room, two of those have free DSC as their promo...

 

6.75 times 2 equals the 13.50 dsc per person.

 

I have 3 booked in a room and mine reads 4.50 per person.

Thats what it is..First 2 guests have free gratuity and then they divided the total for the remaining 2 guests across all 4.

Can you link to where you are getting that from, please?

Its in my account when I log in..under my reservation

"A discretionary charge of $6.75 USD per person per day for all guests 3 years or older will automatically be added to your onboard account. "

$6.75 per person seems a good deal or am I missing something?

For the Mexican Riviera should we get the port side or starboard side balcony (deck 10) ...I see 2 AFT balconies available , one of each side...

Instead of Oceanview, we are now thinking of getting a Balcony for Mexican Riviera cruise.. and had these questions..

Our only preference is to have a quieter location plus it would be nice is the restaurants are not far away (senior parents with us)

1) Deck 9 or 10?

2) Aft or forward?

Our family of 4 has some restrictions ..2 of them are vegetarians and 2 of them eat only chicken in meat and sometimes fish.

We have been on Carnival and Disney before but never on NCL. I am planning a Mexican Riviera on the JEWEL in April and wanted to know if we would have enough choices for each meal.

I understand Indian food is served on NCL which mostly tends to be vegetarian. Any other tips?

sorry I might be reading this wrong. https://www.ncl.com/about/cancellation-fee-schedule

It says for 7 days or more there is a 25% cancellation fee for 89-76 days prior to sailing...

Anytime before final payment is due is always a good time to book a cruise. Before final payment, if prices go down or promotions get better, you can always cancel and rebook. So you really can't go wrong. After final payment, you are pretty much locked into what you have already purchased, although you might call then and get a bit of OBC or a slight room upgrade, if one is available. And prices as the cruise approaches are not at all predictable. They generally go up until a short time before the cruise. Then if the cruise is not selling well, there might be some fire sale prices offered. But to do wait, you need the flexibility in your schedule and you may miss what is available now...room selection and promo offers. Just no way to tell. If you are happy with what you see now, then book it.

Thanks for info. If I cancel before the final payment, won't I lose a few $$ as cancellation fees?

So I have been on a few Carnival and Disney cruises ...This would be our first time on NCL. Since we live in L.A and my parents are old (80/70) , I am thinking of doing a Mexican Riviera cruise out of L.A on NCL. We have done the same 7 day cruise on Carnival many years back but want to try NCL now.

With the Norwegian's Free At Sea offers, I am thinking of booking a Outside room for April first week.

At the same time, I read a recent post on how the prices went down drastically after the booked. With some NCL experts here, what pricing trends have you seen on NCL lately? Do prices go down as the sailing date approaches? We won't be buying any insurance so cancelling due to price decrease is out of question.

How does this help? All the Delta tracking does is show that the bag was received, was loaded on the plane, or unloaded from the plane. Even if they track your bag an know it got on the ship, its a very big ship.

I get stressed out until i get the bags at the door..

Hmmm.. won't it be helpful if there is some tracking like some airlines like Delta does?

after I hand it over to porter and while disembarking , can I track it?

I will be on Wonder on Friday :-)

On our last cruise, they asked to see the booklet before allowing us access to the port/terminal area.

WHAT !! Thats ridiculous..

Just bring the packet and contents. Save time later.

 

ex techie

I really want to cut down on unnecessary paperwork I am carrying... I checked and there is nothing important except for the luggage tags.

Apart from the luggage tags , is there anything important I need to carry / sign in the packet that came by mail? I already did online check-in and have the signed copy of the check-in signature form.

sorry I was not clear. I totally understand FL is part of US but I have 2 folks in my party who are not US citizens.. I was checking just out of abundance of caution.

Is passport required when you walk out of ship to Key West ?

We were thinking of taking only our sail away card when we walk out of ship to Castaway Cay.... Not the passport... Is that okay ?

also is there any place we can get a castaway cay passport stamp (vanity) in case we decide to take the passport with us.

Thanks for info. I saw a Kroger on google maps right next to HIE ..so I guess I would just walk there in morning.