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Just got off the Star last week. Internet was down the last 2 days - so depending on the internet to test would not work. 

Where is the pool table? 

15 hours ago, Diane67B said:

Thanks for the review! Is it true that the have diffuser hair dryers in the cabins or did i misinterpret Birds post.

I didn't see a diffuser on the hair dryer pic that Bird posted? She had a pic of the back of the hair dryer.

Well our cabin was changed! We called and the agent said we would get the same cabin just give them time. My final payment due is .88. (Hope that doesn't change, lol)

5 hours ago, insidecabin said:

I use the plum that included taxes and gratuities but that does not factor in perks(paid or loyalty).

 

You get to use loads of filters to narrow down your choices and sort on cabin price per day, including taxes and  grats. 

 

Currently NCL has a few cruise where the base fare is getting closer to the gratuities.

$31/day plus $40/day for drink pkg gratuities  $71/day for 2.

We took our bottle and arranged a meeting spot with 2 other couples up by the buffet and made ourselves mimosas - some with oj and some with pineapple juice. We had the cheap drink package and used the juices from the buffet. It served it 's purpose and was a great Sunday pregame meetup. Next week will be on a B2B and just might do the same thing both weeks.

I would guess they would be doing ALOT!  We just returned - the staff was wonderful but the ship was the worst one out of 31 cruises we have been on.  I heard people complaining that there was no AC in their cabins. The forward 7th floor had a water main break and was totally flooded out. The water dripped down to the theater and the last 2 shows were delayed until it was cleaned up. Elevator buttons didn't work half the time. The pool decking was in the worst shape we have ever seen. A lot of the public restrooms were out of order at some point in the cruise. The mini golf had 5 clubs and 3 white balls that were available to play with.  But hey - the cruise was cheap and like I said the staff was wonderful. 

Try early morning - but right now with the Cuba thing, it could be extra hard getting through.

Just drinks and most days it's not open during the day.

28 minutes ago, BirdTravels said:

Stewards can not keep the bottles. They just return it to storage for the next guest. 

On our last behind the scenes tour (free perk). We were told (on the Star) employees are only allowed 1 drink a day and are subject to random alcohol testing.

They only offer tours on partial transits. We did a partial on the Jade last year and took a tour and saw the new locks. We just returned from the Star on a full transit and you cannot really see the new locks.

Quit adding more ships to the fleet until there is enough crew to staff all of them. It seems to be becoming a bigger problem all over all the lines. All the ships are short staffed so service has fallen off and they can't find enough great entertainers to make cruising enjoyable like it used to be. But they continue to add more ships every year....

Just did the 14 day Panama cruise 11/30 - 12/14. Pool is smallish but adequate. Hardly any kids will be on your cruise - unless it is during a break. The longer the cruise the older the people. Plenty of hot tubs - Once you get south it will be too hot to be in them! Our temps were in the 80's and 90's with high humidity.  If you are lucky the service will have improved by February. The ship overall was nice. Not many activities. I think they were short staffed in the activity department.  7:30 shows filled up fast. Lots of room at the 9:30 shows.

We were on the same cruise. No problem with the credit card. We had a great room steward. Other than that we thought this cruise was sub par to other cruises we have taken. (This was our 26th cruise)  We were not impressed with the food. We ate at Cagney's 3 times. The first time everything was great, 2nd time the service was slooooow, 3rd time the food wasn't good.

At O'Sheehans one night, people were walking out because they hadn't gotten a waiter after 10 - 15 minutes after being seated. Service was usually very slow there.

We were not impressed with the music around the ship and thought that there wasn't much for activities. Other NCL cruises have had much more. On Sea days the only bars that were open during the day were the ones on deck 12 or O'Sheehans on deck 8.  Missed having an Atrium Bar (Coffee and Tea only). 5 O'clock Somewhere meant it didn't open till 5 O'clock but was a gathering place for most to play games. (nothing else to do)  

Curious to know if you buy liquor on the ship on the first cruise - do they still let you pick it up the night before so you have it on your second cruise?

We've been trying to upgrade our Drinks on Us package but get put on hold for over an hour - this has happened 3 times! Tried to have them call us and the email says their email box is full. What is going on?

After being in Colon last year on a NCL partial panama transit - I would not cancel my cruise for not going there - it did not look safe - we were told there is a lot of crime - on our excursion back to the ship we went through the city, it is very poor. We were given the choice of being dropped off at a shopping place (it was secure in a fenced in area) or taken back to the area where the ship would arrive. Most stayed on the bus to return to the terminal.

We were on the same cruise. We were refunded the port charges.it was posted on Oct 30 as refundable onboard credit of $14 per person. We also got $9 per person for the loss of the afternoon in Quebec City. Check your final statement. It doesn't say port charges but it was there.

We were on the same cruise and that is what we got.

B2B get 1 bag per room or person? I didn't know this and am going in 12 days...

And if you have Platinum status you get FREE laundry on the cruise.

B2B cruises get -2- one on each leg.

 

Very Puzzled why NCL would not make the customary laundry bag deal

about the half way point on a 6 day or more cruise.

 

Should be a topic of discussion with the Hotel Director/Manager and perhaps

compensation made for doing laundry outside of the package deals ?

 

When I travel I always have a small vial of liquid laundry soap to do sink laundry -

a thimble full is enough for the basic BVDs "T" shirts. As for the other items of

clothing I pack enough for -7- days - mix and match giving each individual item

at least several days rest before wearing again. Desperate for clean clothing

you could wash shirts and pants and hang to dry in the shower or in a balcony

cabin air dry. Irons and ironing boards are available for use - contact your cabin steward.

 

Inquire in advance about the laundry deals - AND - if not available and you are

attending a Meet & Greet - make a fuss and find out why !

 

Those of you making the Behind the Scenes Tour (BST) make a note to see the

handling of personal laundry - very interesting !

When we were there in December, UBP was not honored on the island but you could use your card to charge. We had OBC and that wasn't honored for the charges from the island. I guess when they say On Board Credit - they mean On Board....

Best part of island was the pool. Beach water was nasty. You can use your ships card for payment of drinks/food but it won't count toward your OBC. Guess because it wasn't onboard?

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Yes there are waiters walking around - not many though. The bar at the pool has an order here line (sometimes 2 to 3) that goes quite fast since all they have to do is make your drinks and not take your card and run it through the cash register.

We were on your sailing also. Great time!

Will the individual drink prices increase during Spring Break also?

The scheduled opening was to be in the Fall of 2015. We booked our last cruise to go to Harvest Cay but it was changed to Belize City. We went on an excursion to Starfish Island.

Beach, Ocean, Bar, Music, Restaurant all on a tiny piece of land in the middle of nowhere. We enjoyed it! Now hoping Harvest Cay will be open this December...