vince_g

Thanks for letting me know. For some reason I thought that also started with sapphire.

At platinum level, the only perks you will be eligible for really are the two latitudes dinners and your free bag of laundry. Wines around the world and dinner with officers is at Sappire level and above.

Hope this explains it to their satisfaction, but I wouldn't count on that. 😜

Just because you don't understand it doesn't make it BS. If you are going to come here with that attitude then there is no one here that is going to bother with trying to explain it further.

Those all appear to be authorizations, not actual charges. These authorizations will drop off when the actual charge goes through, which will be the amount from the final invoice.

Again, you shouldn't believe everything the media says.

My last cruise on Getaway (Feb. 26, 2023) we arrived around 12:30 and the lines were pretty darned long. We checked in through one of the latitudes lines and walked right on. It was bedlam inside the ship. We attempted to put our names in at Savor, but were told that both Savor and Taste already had too many pagers out, and would be unable to accommodate our request. Tried to go to the buffet but that was totally a madhouse. Everyone was camped out at tables, waiting for the staterooms to be ready. We ended up getting a table outside, and that was pretty unpleasant. What I would suggest is arriving around 2pm. By that time that staterooms might be ready. Just didn't like that ship at all and wouldn't go again, even if they paid me, but I do hope you enjoy it.

Was at afternoon snacks at GO on Gem perusing the desserts. A woman asked the attendant if there were any oatmeal raisin cookies. The attendant goes in the back and brings her a plate with 2 cookies. The woman walks off and the attendant brings out the tray full. The attendant smiled and said they had seen her cleaning out an entire tray of cookies, so she could hoard them in her cabin. Attendant said they wanted some for the other guests too. Maybe it is this type of behavior that has led to the cookies being axed. It seems to me NCL is trying to eliminate as much as possible the hoarding of food in the staterooms. NCL trying to discourage this by having a room service charge, no longer offering take out orders at O'Sheehans/Local, and now cutting cookies. They are most likely trying to make it a bit easier on the cabin stewards by reducing the number of dirty dishes that need to be routed back through the system. People do bring a lot of dishes out of the buffet, like bowls/plates full of cookies. Remember when NCL tried to say no one was allowed to take food out of the buffet? Foolish and unenforceable thing to try. But getting rid of cookies is certainly something they can do.

And a whole lot less nerdy looking. I don't need anything reminding me of being at work.

I am just off an Insignia cruise. On Thanksgiving evening, we came out of the dining room to discover that the Christmas decorations were being put up that evening. There is probably a good chance that Vista also is decorated by now.

The comic was Tom Drake, but we didn't see him perform.

Just off Insignia on November 25th. Was on a 15 night Boston to Bridgetown cruise. Loved the ship and the food and service was top notch. Most days we would go to breakfast at the dining room, and our cabin would be made up by the time we finished eating. This impressed us as we usually cruise NCL. We found the service really good in the buffet. Someone would come over if your wine glass was running low, and as soon as you finished with a plate or other dish, it was whisked away immediately. Was really impressed with that. The dinner service at the Grand Dining Room was much more leisurely, but still quite good. The ship is in very good shape, given it's over 20 years old. The A/C worked well in our cabin and in all public areas. Had to get accustomed to the small shower stall. I started shutting off the water after my washcloth and I were both wet, so I could open up the doors while I soaped up. That helped me stop banging my elbows. Our Captain was Maroje Brajcic, General Manager was Laurence Barassé, and Cruise Director was Dottie Kulasa. We felt they all did a terrific job. Overall we were looking for the small ship experience, and really enjoyed it immensely, especially after cruising on NCL's big ships.

Thank you

Wondering what the cost of the prestige select beverage package is purchased on board.

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