AK Dreaming

1 hour ago, fastpitchdad said:

From reading the Dailies I am going to assume there is no Howling At The Moon on the Encore? 

Encore never had Howl.  Only, Epic, Getaway, Breakaway and Escape had Howl at the Moon.

Thank you so much for this review.  I'm going to miss this next week!.  One question.  Can you take a taxi back to the ship?

14 hours ago, joeflow80 said:

Love the photos, along with the rest of the thread. Did you do the small boat excursion into the Arm? It appears you were able to get quite a bit further than the big boat somehow. Can you confirm? We have this excursion booked next week, and my GF is still a little skeptical of the benefits of this trip.

I've done the small boat excursion.  It is one of my favorite excursions.  You get amazing view you can never get on the ship.  Highly recommend.

I was just assigned Cabin 9300 on the Escape and was concerned when I saw it was an angled balcony.  Does the larger balcony mean a smaller cabin?

Got both of my refunds for my April and June cruises.  I'm hoping to book Alaska next May or Western Caribbean as soon as the bigger ships start sailing out of Miami or Orlando.  I remain a loyal NCL cruiser!  :)

 
 
It seems that they are going by sale date. It looked like they have moved from May to early June. When was your sailings scheduled? 

I keep seeing the May 7th requests being refunded an getting a bit jealous as I am also waiting.  Did you all receive emails, or just refunds appearing?

Howl at the Moon on the Breakaway, Epic and Escape.  I only book the ships with Howl at the Moon!

1 hour ago, Budget Queen said:

Had you also used Cruise Next or previous FCC?   NCL insurance?   

I got my cruise next back in my account.  I did purchase the insurance, but even deducting that it is still off.  

I requested a refund on April 13th for an April Breakaway cruise and May 7th for a June Getaway cruise.  I received a refund for the April cruise.  I noticed my FCC was missing for my June cruise on Monday.  I am hoping to see that refund soon.  My FCC was not for the total I paid and I was sailing alone, so I am very curious to see what they refund.

I requested May 7th also, so far no refund but hearing about these gives me hope.

On 6/27/2020 at 12:19 PM, CruizinKittie40 said:

Plus that's peak flu season.  I would never cruise in February anyway but that's just me

I just got off the Epic March 1st from that cruise out of PR.  It was an awesome cruise with perfect weather.

I got my points back for my June Getaway cruise and my refund for my April Breakaway cruise last week.  Now just waiting for my June Getaway refund.  Happy to see so much progress.  I cannot wait to cruise again, but I really want to see how the cruise lines will handle the new normal.

I usually tip at least $1 per beverage, even diet soda.  Of course it is a personal choice, but if you do it on land why would you not do it on the ship.  These bartenders are working way harder than land based bartenders.  The ridiculous excuse of "it is included in my package" is laughable.  Just be a decent human being.

Breakaway sailing 4/23 requested refund 4/13, received today.  Still waiting for my June 18th Getaway refund, but this is good news!

38 minutes ago, Peachypooh said:

Our cruise was to leave May 11. I put in for a refund on the first day I could which was April 20.

Over the weekend my FCC disappeared . Hoping it comes through this week. Today is day 63.

My FCC disappeared for my April 23 cruise last Monday, still nothing.

17 minutes ago, JAMESCC said:

Maybe not as planned but hey a sailing is a sailing. I'll go to the middle of the Atlantic and come back at this point. I want on a cruise ship and the ocean now!

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Me too!! I'm hoping for Miami sailings as I can drive to that port.  I'm just waiting for the revised plans and I'll book.

I would not expect any currently booked cruises for August to October to sail as planned.  Even if they resume sailing, with the closed ports and restricted capacity, itinerary and ports will need to change.  I thought it was reported that they would bring back only 4 ships at first, with shorter sailings?  This seems to make more sense?

Seems to be only Pride of America cruises so far.

I've seen on another page a spreadsheet showing refunds requested/received.  It is a very small sampling but so far all the Pride of America passengers have received their refunds from the first round of requests.  It is only 3 but it is a start.

I spoke with someone today at NCL regarding my points used for my upgrade because I'd seen others getting their points back.  The person I spoke to said they were still not back in the office and working from home still.  Asked me to wait 3 weeks to call back for points.  I hope that is not the excuse for refunds too.

4 minutes ago, hallux said:

During the early days of temp checks for people entering office complexes I heard of a few people turned away because the no-touch thermometers read a high temp but what had actually happened was that the person had the heat in their car on full blast and their forehead was warmer as a result.  I can only imagine coming back from a day at the beach, having a slightly elevated temp after laying in the sun all day and being flagged for a fever.  Quarantined to the room - cruise ruined.

 

Even after a day of wandering the port city I could see elevated temps being an issue if it's hot enough.

Agreed, even a day on deck in the Caribbean in September would get you kicked out of the MDR and locked in your cabin.

I tried but they told me last week they were not in the office yet and I needed to call back.  The last post gives me hope and I will try again.

There is a thread with a spread sheet showing people waiting for refunds from March, April and May.  So far I don't think anyone has seen anything yet with the exception of small deposit refunds for cancellations from cruises not past final payment.  I think the PCC are trying to get people to change their minds about the refunds and apply it to a future cruise.

2 hours ago, Mjbenz said:

How long is it taking to receive back the cruise next $250 vouchers for cancelled cruises? 

I believe mine was returned when they posted my unwanted FCC.