Jump to content
Cruise Critic Community

MrBill64

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    806

  • Joined

 Content Type 

Posts posted by MrBill64

    $1 deposits - November 26

    in Princess Cruises

    Posted

    1 hour ago, puggleperson said:

    Hi! So you're saying that the dollar down day will be on the 26th? I thought they were going to do it in Feb? I am actually going to be on the ruby Monday. Hopefully I can book some cruises while on board. I always like to do the dollar days and the narrow it down as the months approach. 

    Please confirm... 🙂 How did you find out this information? Thanks

     

    Here is some more information from Princess to explain the cyber deal:

     

    Cyber Event (November 20 – December 3, 2018)
    Are your clients daydreaming of a favorite destination? Or yearning to go somewhere new? Wherever it is – make their daydreams a reality. All destinations are on sale during The Cyber Event. Offer your clients up to $900† in savings, 3 FREE perks** or both! For a limited time only, anyone who books a cruise for Winter 2018 through Spring 2019 or Summer 2019 through Spring 2020 enjoys these amazing offers! Plus, on Cyber Monday only, your clients will delight in $1 deposits†††! And one last thing: those booking a 7-day Caribbean cruise on the Regal Princess® or Caribbean Princess® sailing February through July 2019 will receive FREE Medallion Net™ WifiΔ on board! There is so much for your clients to love, but it won’t last long – book now!


    Save up to $900 per stateroom† on Winter 2018 – Spring 2019 sailings
    Enjoy 3 FREE perks** on Summer 2019 – Spring 2020 sailings
    Cyber Monday Only: $1 deposits†††
    Regal and Caribbean Princess® 7-day Caribbean cruises: FREE Medallion Net™ Wifi

     

    Bill

    Recent Regal Patters

    in Princess Cruises

    Posted

    1 hour ago, MrsKC08 said:

    I set sail on Sunday and I will be reporting a review with this information when I return. Not sure when you are sailing. We are doing the Eastern itinerary. I'm amazed at how little information there is regarding menus and patters, so I will be sure to share all that when I get back.

     

    Looking forward to your review with menus and patters!

     

    Bill

    Live - Anthem of the Seas 2-9-18 to 2-17-18

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted

    seadog67, a quick question for you. I am sailing on the Anthem next week and just noticed in my cruise planner that I can make reservations at Jamie's or Chops for lunch on embarkation day. Yet on all the compasses that I have seen posted for past cruises on Anthem, including yours, I have not seen these 2 speciality restaurants listed as being open for lunch on embarkation day. Did you possibly see people eating in either of these 2 places when you boarded? Or maybe somebody knows if this is something new? If this is possible it might be worth making a reservation for lunch to avoid the mob at Windjammers on embarkation day.

     

    Thanks and I am enjoying your live reports and videos.

     

    Bill

    Hertz car rental

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted

    I have rented a car from Hertz for the day we are in port. Is it walkable to their car lot? I know it looks to be about 1 mi. away but was wondering if there are sidewalks along the roads to it.

     

    Sorry about that ------Port Canaveral, FL

     

    We are on the same cruise and also renting from Hertz. We are planning on taking the shuttle to the rental agency and depending on what time we end up returning the car, possibly having to take an uber or cab back to the port as it appears the agency closes at 4pm.

     

    Got to ask, what does the hf stand for in your cruise critic name?

     

    Bill

    Ultimate Beverage Package now $68 service charge

    in Norwegian Cruise Line

    Posted

    I have a feeling the change from the free UBP gratuity included promo that was offered earlier this year to the new promo of free UBP plus a service charge has to do with the way the wait staff was getting their tips.

     

    Under the old promo, to the best of my knowledge, each drink would be charged then reversed on the passengers bill so that a gratuity would be generated for the wait staff even though the passenger was not paying for the drink. And from what I have read some of the wait staff would charge a higher price for the actual drink (makes for a higher tip) and the passenger wouldn't care because the charge was being reversed.

     

    Now I wonder if drinks will be charged a price at all for those with the UBP. NCL could just have the computer programmed to not charge the UBP passenger at all for each of his/her drinks and the prepaid service charge will account for the tips. This would eliminate the reversing of the charges but also eliminate calculating each drink's gratuity for the wait staff.

    What is your dining tactic ??

    in Norwegian Cruise Line

    Posted

    We have the UDP on our upcoming cruise. We reserved the speciality dining venues for our sea days and will wing it on most of our port days. Not sure how wiped out we will be returning from our shore excursions and don't want to be locked into a specific time to eat dinner on those days.

    Upgrade After Final Payment

    in Norwegian Cruise Line

    Posted

    Wait... really? I could totally upgrade to a suite if I can keep the ksf promo even if it isn't available on the sailing currently?

     

    When I just upgraded this week I was able to keep both the UDP and UBP promos that were offered on my European cruise that I booked in February (2 choices were allowed for Europe). To the best of my knowledge you keep the promos that you originally booked. But I would confirm with your TA or NCL before upgrading as this could be a YMMV situation.

    Upgrade After Final Payment

    in Norwegian Cruise Line

    Posted

    I know this has been discussed a few times in older threads, but I figured I would just post a reminder.

     

    For those waiting for the upsell fairy to call there is another way to upgrade after final payment. Be proactive and go to the NCL web site and price out your upcoming cruise. If you find a better category cabin is now priced cheaper than what you paid, you should be able to call your TA or NCL (depending on who you booked your cruise through) and upgrade to the better cabin at no charge. If that better category cabin is priced a little more than what you have already paid, you can pay the difference and upgrade to that better category cabin. And by upgrading, not rebooking, you will be able to keep all your original promos.

     

    As always, YMMV, but this method has worked for myself and a few others on our upcoming Jade cruise this July. Just make sure you confirm with your TA or NCL that you can keep your original promos after upgrading, as some of the choice promos that were offered earlier this year are much better than the current promos, IMHO.

     

    Bill

    Cagney's - Important info

    in Norwegian Cruise Line

    Posted

    Just one more data point. For my July 11th Jade cruise, today was the first day I was able to make reservations for Cagney's. I have the UDP as part of the promo I received back in February. Each reservation I made was listed as "complimentary" and no charge was listed. YMMV.

     

    Bill

    How far out does NCL assign guarantees?

    in Norwegian Cruise Line

    Posted

    Any recent guarantee assignments? I am still waiting for a cabin assignment for a May 8 sailing.

     

    Final payment was made on Friday, April 24th for our July 11th Jade cruise and Monday, April 27th, we were assigned our outside OK GTY cabin, 74 days out. I don't think there is any rhyme or reason to when cabins are assigned.

     

    BTW, no upgrade but very happy with location of assigned cabin.

     

    Bill

×
×
  • Create New...