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On 8/4/2019 at 12:52 PM, BirdTravels said:

 

 

Is this free?

On 8/3/2019 at 7:14 PM, BirdTravels said:

The waiting area is kinda disorganized. We never found a priority boarding sitting area. 

 

Tip: in hidden room beyond the bathrooms boards first before the main waiting room. If you are in a hurry to get onboard, wait in the far room. 

 

Do you think Platinum or CAS lines would be faster?

Alaska sounds so incredible and different than other cruises 

Great gift.  Cruises are fun

8 hours ago, coastcat said:

They're back now, but only for select Hawaii and Asia sailings. I did mock bookings for September 2020 cruises - from Seattle, it's $599 airfare for a Japan sailing and free airfare for Hawaii.

Yeah hoping to get it for Alaska.  Flying from ATL to SEA is very expensive and the NCL deal was great

37 minutes ago, roger001 said:

For the past several cruises with suite booking, even though I would try to book restaurant reservations several months in advance, the NCL site showed them frequently not available except for very limited hour availability.  So I would contact the Concierge desk by email, ask them to make the reservations for us.  I usually had a response in just a few hours and with the times requested reserved.   This next cruise when trying to book 60 days out, same thing,  very limited availability.  Emailed the Concierge desk.   Several days to respond and then only the following.  I've followed up with them twice saying that previously they fixed it quickly before sailing.  Nope.  No longer can they do that.  Must wait until on board before finding out is our requested times were reserved.  Their answer.  Not much help.  

"The ship only gives us 25% of the floorplan for pre reservations, the other 75% is held by the ship. Your concierge onboard will download all the dinner requests about 2-3 days prior to sailing. Please confirm with them upon arrival."    

 

 

I called today and got all mine, I am about 100 days out.  Needed to call because we are 5 in two cabins

Do you think free/discount flights will be coming back in Jan promos?

Just know they add to adult fun 😎

Once you hit 60 days and with the new Jan promos getting rid of the higher prices that went in place pre black friday you will see drop in Haven prices

On 12/19/2019 at 11:43 AM, RedwingHockeyFan said:

It is probably the same answer as to why they have zero ships sailing Alaska in the winter.

Icebergs?

Saw it on the Breakaway over Thanksgiving.  Was a good show , entertaining lyrics, good interaction by cast given it is brand new

New promo starting soon

Manhattan room requires slacks except first and last day.  They will send you away.

How many players were there?  Was it 10 per table?  How were the dealers?  

Always talk to the pit to ask how they are rating you.  Be curious and they will interact with you more and pay closer attention and help your ratings

On 11/30/2019 at 10:48 PM, erdoran said:

I applied and was approved for casino credit on my last sailing, May 2019.  I have an upcoming sailing January 2020.  If I want casino credit do I have to reapply, or can I just stop by the casino cashier with a check when I board?  Tia

So it lasts 18 months, but you have to email or call to tell them what ship you are sailing on, usually about 30-60 days out.  Every 18 months a new credit app has to be completed

On 12/5/2019 at 7:11 AM, si4444 said:

FYI I just noticed the NCL CAS 2020 Special Events now online on the NCL website for those who care and didn't know.

 

Scott

Thanks for posting.   Never looked these up before

Great review....I can imagine the Tender in Cozumel was bad.  I was on the Breakaway Thanksgiving week and saw the Escape tender that week as well and wondered why it drew the short stick of all the ships in Cozumel.  It was there before us but looked painful as the huge tenders were packed with cruisers.  I can only imagine getting back must have been just as bad late in the day.  

Just one counter point.  The diversity of activities helps disperse some crowds.  Not everyone likes go carts but they keep busy and keep people away from the pool or the casino or the atrium.  Did they do a Beatles show in the main theater.  They did on the Bliss and that allowed more people to enjoy their talents 

On 12/6/2019 at 10:24 AM, cliffd64 said:

Problem in Canaveral aboard the Breakway was not with facial recognition, but the winding pathway up and back down deck 7 just to get to the facial recognition and sign out.   I swear we had had to traverse the length of the ship twice to get to that point.  

The problem on the Breakaway was they called another color every 5 minutes instead of spacing it out.  We did snake the length of the ship twice to get onto land, was crazy

Thanks for posting .  this is helpful

On 12/4/2019 at 9:38 PM, BirdTravels said:

On embarkation day, go to the cruise next desk and sign up for the behind the scenes tour. Most times, they will tell you that it is for platinum members only. But we have had a sympathetic cruise next manager allow our non platinum guest go on the tour. 

That would be awkward to go alone and without my wife

Is there a good reason they only sell CruiseNext Lite on the Sun & Sky?

Other ships occasionally do short sailings

If you agree the policy is flawed please send an email to cruisenext@ncl.com and voice your displeasure 

So a few questions for those that have done Alaska before.

1. Is a balcony or better a must on Alaska so you can sit on your balcony and enjoy the sights?
2. How late in the day is it daylight in June?
3. The times in port seem concerning.  Do they really work for sightseeing and what does one do about breakfast?

   Mon	Ketchikan, Alaska	7:00 am	3:00 pm
   Tue	Juneau, Alaska	7:00 am	1:30 pm

Just off the Breakaway.  Everything was wonderful.  No check in times.  Easy on board in Port Canaveral.  Service was great.  Better in specialty dining.  Plenty to do and money to be won in the casino