j603

3 hours ago, cruiseat50 said:

So are you saying call and cancel?  If so, how long was it before the price dropped?

Call and let them know that your pricing is more than the current offer. They can pull up your reservation and see if there is anything they can do. I was told they can do a 1 time courtesy upgrade or they can connect you to a different deptpartment to see if they can give you a credit.

Call NCL. I did and it worked in my favor. I am glad I called.

So sorry for your loss. 😞

2 hours ago, weltek said:

I know it's just coming into its Caribbean season, so there might be changes, but any favorite bartenders from recent Encore sailings? I see Clarence has moved on to the Prima, so sad to miss him this time around. 

 

I'm running out of things to obsess about with ~four weeks out til vacation, so humor me. 

At least you are down to 4 weeks. We still have 76 days. Keep us in the loop when you get back of good bartenders to keep our eyes out for!

I just noticed on NCL under my trip details, it has Stirrup Cay as the first stop and on the main website as the last stop. Interesting...

Boy, this makes me want see about my cruise.

I am having issues logging on with Firefox on my Mac and my Samsung Galaxy. I was able to use Safari and log on for my Mac but Chrome isn't successful for the Samsung.

Have a PRC test taken before you head down in time so you have the results, in case the guys in the hazmat suits come for you.

So sorry to hear. Prayers to you and your family.

I really like your ideas JaimeLogical!

Loving the blog! I hope the situation that you were dealing with the last couple of days is getting better. Praying for you on that. On a happier note, I hope the next leg of your epic vacation is amazing!

"Worst cuise ever" should only be used for the unfortunate poop ship cruise over at Carnival a few years back. That is the only worse cruise ever. OP take a cruise where feces is literally slide down the walls of your Stateroom, then see how it compares to an itemary change and an excursion mishap.

16 minutes ago, tony s said:

Until it happens to you…

Nope. Not my family. We roll with the punches, find the good in the bad and be grateful that we are on vacation,  where ever it ends up being. When we book a cruise, we go in fully understanding that the vacation we book may not be the vacation we get, especially in hurricane season. We enter into the contract with the cruise line, accept the terms and always get the insurance. The insurance is there the help level the playing field with cruise line. I bet the NCL isn't the only cruise line that had an iternary change for whenever the OP's cruise was.

Have you looked into shuttles that can get you from mco to pc? Uber and/or taxis can be snagged for the other parts between hotel and teminals.

Seeing these pics gives me PTSD from our last NCL. My husband and I spent a week in one of these "closets". (Long story that almost killed a friendship") The bright spot was you could never truly fall out of bed because you just ended up in the weirdly wedged position between the mattress and counter.

Dang, I have watched too crime shows, because my first thought was "who's running from the po-po?"

Glad you loved Portland. I do love my old stomping grounds. It has come a long ways from when I was a kid.

I will miss my animals, the whole crazy lot of them, my truck, my kid and my liver.

41 minutes ago, compozer said:

J603,

That looks like a nice hotel.   Right now prices are around $166 but for our dates, it jumps to $455 and $330. 

Where are they getting these prices from?   Guess I just bite the bullet and book it.

I usually book the rate allows free cancellations so that I can help checking the rates as the date get closer and if I find a great late minute deal, I have the flexibility to book the better rate.

That sounds fabulous. Cheers to all! Especially those celebrating their birthdays!

I hope the Meet and Greet went smoothly!

A couple of quick questions: did the Encore get the Coke Freestyle machines like the Prima received? And does the District still have a leader board for their All-Star passengers?

12 minutes ago, Mike C said:

One person is fine.

 

When NCL allows you to begin check-in process around 12:01 AM, skip ahead to select your check-in time at the pier first, and then go back and enter all the information.

 

If you're logged in prior to midnight, you might need to refresh the page for the check in tab to become available.

 

Mike

This makes me want to try this. Hahaha

On 10/16/2022 at 7:14 PM, compozer said:

Thanks for the recommendation j603

 

Good luck and have a wonderful vacation!

We usually fly into FLL for cruising out of Miami and have stayed in both Fort Lauderdale and Miami. Both are easy and convenient, it is pretty much which airport has the cheaper flights and which hotels have better prices.