macfam5

Our time Tortola is short 6am - 1pm , We would like to go to  Virgin Gorda & The Baths , will we have enough time?

Should we book this excursion directly with cruise line or is it easy to do on our own? 

Any advice on going on our own would be greatly appreciated

We are a couple looking at an inside stateroom on the Bliss, we were thinking of booking on deck 15 but there are only staterooms left that accommodate 4 people, so my question is: 

When the two Pullman beds are up and  not down how much room would you have on the sides of the bed to get in ?  Is there absolutely no room and you need to crawl in and out of bed from the foot of the bed ?

If anyone has any pics to show that would be great . 
 

Thanks for any information and advice 

Thoughts on Vibe or No Vibe on the Bliss for Alaska sailing 3rd week of August

46 minutes ago, romalley99 said:

I can't speak for any other terminal than terminal 10 which the Escape uses

This was the ship I was looking at booking the B2B out of Port Canaveral 😬

23 hours ago, romalley99 said:

've had this experience in Port Canaveral 5 or 6 + times. Definitely the WORST place to do a back to back. 

Oh no … Maybe I should look at other ports for B2B

We are looking at a cruise out of NY, I think I read NCL leaves from the Manhattan cruise terminal. 

We will be flying from Canada two days prior and will have a full day in NY

pre cruise so any advice on;

Hotels and what are the must do’s/sees ? 
 

What airport should we fly into ? 
 

Best (Easiest) way to cruise terminal ?

Never have been to NY before so please any advice would be appreciated.

15 minutes ago, KeithJenner said:

t very much depends on the port, as some require the ship to be cleared

It would be from Port Canaveral 

We are considering doing back to back NCL cruises on the same ship staying in the same stateroom 

Anyone who has done this can you tell me the process on disembarkation day, I assume we need to get off and then get back on due to customs ? 

Can our belongings stay in the room ? Or does our luggage need to go off as well ?

20 minutes ago, JandC_Cruising said:

I agree that there was no rush to kick anyone out, but those were the "official" hours on our cruise. 

 

Here is the sheet we received on embarkation day within our cabin since we had pre-purchased the passes.

 What is the food service mentioned on this sheet (the fresh fruit) ?

1 hour ago, jimsig said:

Those in balconies could also have upgrade bids in for say Club Suites or Haven.  If those are accepted those balc cabins would then become available so you never know.   

Oh right never thought of that. Thank you.

36 minutes ago, BarnCat1 said:

My cruise is showing sold out in all categories when I do a mock booking

When I do a mock booking for our cruise on Feb 5th, shows balcony is sold out, so I am wondering if this means our bid will not be accepted, when I looked the other day there were quite a few balconies available on different decks 

We have never purchased the vibe passes before and are debating on purchasing Vibe passes for our upcoming sailing on the Joy. 

What hours is the Vibe open ? I assume it’s open while in port 

11 hours ago, macfam5 said:

Booking site :

https://booking.thesandbar.mx/v2/#terms-and-conditions

1 hour ago, janetmojo said:

Thank you so much this looks like exactly what I need.  @macfam5 are you taking an uber or taxi or walking?

We will most likely take a water taxi , we did that last year 

Sandbar site

https://thesandbar.mx/projects-item/massages/

From reading these boards, a lot of people recommend The Sandbar on Medano beach for massages. We are going there in a couple of weeks

Can someone tell me if I was to purchase cruise first can I apply that certificate and my current cruise next to the same new reservation or can only one or other be applied if the cruise is more than 6 months out 

Thanks in advance 

1 hour ago, kj_connections said:

As of Jan 5, 2023 there has been a surge of violence in Mazatlan with airports being blocked by cartels.  Is anyone currently visiting Mazatlan or planning to do so in the very near future? Please report back on what the safety is like near the cruise port

 

Thanks

I was wondering the same thing as we are cruising the Mexican Riveria in one month. Mazatlan being one of the ports

Thank you, I seem to recall one of the Mexican ports was different than ship times. This time our first port is Cabo so local time should be the same as ship time for that port 

We are going on the Mexican Riveria cruise in February.

Can someone refresh my memory and tell me if NCL ship time is the same as port time in Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta & Mazatlan ?
TIA  

We have never cruised with RCCL,

The website shows a range of pricing for the deluxe beverage package, how much is it per day for a 5 day cruise ?

We took advantage of this offer when we sailed 3 weeks ago. I see it offered again on our upcoming cruises 

Looking at a cruise on the NCL Sky, it has some ports we are interested in visiting. 
 

We have only ever cruised on the bigger ships. So looking for pros of sailing on a smaller ship, specifically the Sky. 

Thanks in advance 

Can someone remind me if you have the UBP, do you only pay for taxes on the drinks until you hit international waters? 

41 minutes ago, julig22 said:

Yes, it is announced in the dailies.  It's not an issue unless you are planning a private excursion.

Yes, we usually do private excursions or venture on our own. 

Is this announced or written in the dailies? We are on this cruise (leaving Sunday) our itinerary shows 9am - 6pm in PV