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On 7/20/2021 at 2:10 PM, 4774Papa said:

NCL does Glacier Bay and it is fantastic.

Also, if your cruise ends in Alaska consider going to Denali, it is great.

We were thinking about that one. We have done the Joy once and it  was beautiful but with no SPA we will pass. 

On 7/15/2021 at 1:06 PM, RumRunner2021 said:

I'm booked through May 2024.  Have been for many months.  That's a whole lot more than 18 months.

Sorry .I should say, not to the destinations Im looking at. We are trying to do Alaska and it been off the calendar.

Just now, RumRunner2021 said:

I'm booked through May 2024.  Have been for many months.  That's a whole lot more than 18 months.

NCL is only booking out to 12 /2022 on the site. And im not sure what my work schedule will be next month let alone 2024

19 hours ago, nhtravels said:

I expected price increases.  But I wasn't prepared for the sticker shock when I logged on today!  

 

We booked our Encore cruise last September.  Now the same H5 cabin is almost $10,000 more.  For a 7 night Caribbean cruise?  I know it's the Haven, but I paid just under $6,000.  Now that same cabin is almost $16,000!   

 

That's insanity!

Yep. My room went for 5 grand in the haven to 11 grand for the same room on the same sailing. Im happy I booked it when I did ,but that increase is crazy. If prices stay at that level it will be my last cruise.

13 hours ago, CptAleSpill said:

So why didn't you folks just book out for the next several years back when prices hadn't "wow' increased?  Did you just not have the $125 to pay the refundable deposits?

You cant book years ahead. Maybe 18  months but during covid not even that .

I just checked the price on my Nov cruise and the same cabin is now double. Im glad I booked when I did but I hope prices come back down at some point so I can book my 2022 vacation.

Booked for November. If it cancels it cancels. no reason to wait .

I would cancel 

On 5/25/2021 at 4:13 PM, CaptainWoody said:

Sounds like you should have rebooked sooner.  When they cancelled our original October 2021 Alaska cruise, I immediately called NCL and they were able to apply the 10% discount to a 2022 POA cruise I already had booked.  The price actually dropped 10%!  😎

 

Just book out ahead folks!  It's not like you can earn 5% interest on your $250 in a bank account.  

I can only book a cruise when I know I can go. Sooner is as soon as I know. Im on the same cruise in Nov 2021 that I book for Nov of 2020. It is way more than it was for the 2020 booking. ALs in Nov go 2020 NCL was not taking booking for this cruise yet. 

In 2020 I booked and place deposits on 2 sailings. I didn't really think they would sail but if they had  I would have been on them. When NCL canceled them and returned the money I gave then interest free I received a 10% future cruise credit that is now just being disappering  in a fare increases. They knew what they were doing !

Ive read all the posts and stories for and against the Covid vaccine. Would you sail with a mask, what if the buffet is closed ,do I have to take only cruise line excursion. I don't care what the rules are I have my vaccination and I'll get on the next ship that will let me. I'll accept any temporary restriction the cruise line needs in place till they can get back to some sort of normal.  Cruising can't return till the ships leave the docks and Im ready to help make that happen .

The 30 % is a typical marketing scam from NCL. Im holding a reservation for a cruise in January. The new 30 % off price is 300 bucks more than the price I paid in October. They just raise the price before the sale and make it look like a bargain. 

My family will be spending our 20 anniversary on NCL Dawn in Oct. We will be sure to hold each other a little closer that week.

Every time I get on a cruise ship I think I have died and gone to heaven sounds like that's just what happened.

Take care.