joy4ron

Thank you al so much! This is super helpfull!

We are cruising with another couple, and we have the Free at Sea. We also got two extra nights of specialty dining as a perk from our travel agent.

We are able to make reservations today. I was originally told that I would be able to book the Free at Sea reservations online, but I would have to wait until I was on board to book the other two.

Once the dining reservations opened up this morning, I found that I was able to make reservations for four restaurants this morning. AM I good to go? I guess I don't really understand how the system works on NCL- as I said, this is our first NCL cruise after several on Carnival and Royal.

Also, I made the reservation for 4 people. I assume that once we get to the restaurant, our friends will be able to apply their specially dining credit at that point?

Thanks in advance for you help!

I ordered a gift card on May 13th and I have yet to see it shipped. Usually, they are pretty good about shipping. Has anyone else run into this???

My final payment in June5th, and I'm  getting ready to order my last gift card for payment. It's making me a little nervous

2 minutes ago, LHP said:

 Currently on the Mardi Gras…. There are masks required in the elevators, waiting to be seated at dinner  and in “sip and cover” areas like the casino, piano bar, comedy club etc.  

 

The attached sign is in front of “sip and cover” areas which means the mask remains on 100% ( even while seated ) unless you are literally sipping your drink .

remove mask .. sip .. put mask back on

 

Security was at the door ….

 

sorry the picture is upside down 

 

Mardi Gras is under code yellow which is why this was added

Is it "Sip and Cover" everywhere inside on the ship?

16 hours ago, SNJCruisers said:

Welcomereward. 1000 points

Just worked for me!  Thank you

13 minutes ago, caniuseit said:

Same goes with Florida law. 
 

how about we get the CDC AND Florida out of the way and let the cruise lines manage their business

 

I couldn't agree more. I would like to see the cruise lines sue to have that law amended. Let the cruise lines decide if they want to require vaccines or not. Then let's see what they do with it

I submitted my OBC request on May 24th. I just spoke to Guest Admin. They told me that they're working on requests received May 17th, and they'd be working their way forward. I should get an email in a few days...

That's a little different than what happened for BGWest, but it sounds good to me

I saw that. 
I’m sure it will be a blast. I was looking for a club like on many of the other ships. 
I think the Limelight Lounge actually makes more sense, because the nightclubs were mostly empty throughout the day, so maybe they’ll get more out of this space 

Has anyone heard anything about whether or not there will be a nightclub on the Mardi Gras? We're more Red Frog people than "Nightclub" people, but there have been a few nights when we've gone, and had far more fun than we thought we would.

We were on the Breeze in February, and we loved the Aft Balcony. We only do them. The view is amazing, and they are so peaceful in our opinion

My wife and I love the Red Frug Pub. We loved the vibe, and the music.

We're curious if anyone has any info about the Red Frog Tiki Bar, and what that's going to be like. Also, any idea on what the bars and potential music is likely to be?

Thank you everyone for clarifying. I just realized that the video I watched was for the Horizon, and that is where I got confused 

We're looking at booking soon, and we've seen a number of video walk throughs that seem to suggest it is part of the Havana area.

Does anyone have any ideas

We didn't think we were big drinkers, but apparently on a cruise with no responsibilities we just might be.  LOL

I got it after doing the math and nerding out on it, I figured out 6 and half drinks a day apiece would break even. I assumed that we'd have a couple glasses of wine at dinner, a beer or two each day, and likely a drink at a show, and we'd be close. I also thought we might end up "overpaying" by about $200 for the whole cruise by getting Cheers!

I decided that the peace of mind that came with not having to think about the bar bill at the end of the cruise, combined with the freedom to try new drinks would be worth it.

I was waaaaay wrong.

I checked the app every morning and did the math- we "made money" each day.  It wasn't a lot, but we always seemed to hit the threshold, and I always felt good about our choice.  

\I never felt like we had to "pound" drinks to get there. WE just hung out with friends, had fun, and were able to order drinks whenever we wanted. We never hit the 15 limit. I think we got close once.

I was definitely worth it, but it may not be for everyone

13 till the Breeze!!!

Casino Gift Card question.

Has anyone used Gift Cards in the casino for table games? Could you load them on your S&S card, and then use them to play table games?

When were you last on the Breeze?

I was on the Miracle last March, and we spent a little time in the casino. Not a big gambler, but my wife enjoys playing the slots, and I like to play craps and sometimes blackjack.

The tables in the casino all had $6 minimums which seemed weird, especially for craps and the way the odds pay out.

We are going on the Breeze next month, and I was wondering if anyone knew what the table minimums were on the Breeze.  It's a lot of fun to be bale to go and play the tables for a while without loosing a boatload of money- $5 craps can be a blast with the right crowd

We had an Aft View Balcony on the Miracle (I know, different ship), and loved it. There was a bit of vibration, and we did feel some motion, we kind of chalked that up to the fact that maybe we had "celebrated" too much.

Truthfully, after the first night, neither of us noticed it much.

We booked an Aft View Balcony on the Breeze for February because we liked it so much.  I should note, that our friends had an aft view balcony also, and she is sensitive to motion sickness, and they liked it so much they booked another one on the Breeze also

The las tnight of our cruise on the Miracle, they did an "80's Glow Party" on the Lido. It was kind of tied into the Pop to the Max show on the last night.

DO they do anything like this on the Breeze?

We're booked on the Breeze February 29th, and I'm wondering what the shows are.

We were on the Miracle the last March, and I'm wondering if the shows will be different.

The Miracle was our first cruise, and now I think we're hooked

On 8/19/2019 at 1:50 PM, mommyof3texans said:

I keep seeing references to buying discounted gift cards but only see references to AARP or some insurance company and I don't belong to either. Are there other avenues I am missing out on that I might qualify for? 

 

As for the Cheers package, I'm still on the fence for our 7-day cruise in February. I'll be going with my two sisters and both seem to think it's a good idea. Part of me thinks 5-6 drinks a day isn't that much over the course of the whole day and the other part wonders if I would spend $429 if I drank how I wanted (alcoholic and non-alcoholic).  

I was on the fence, as Wife and I are not big drinkers.  I did some time on the web and found drink menus (I don't remember where). I did some rough calculations and figured out that 5-6 drinks a day would break even or get close for us. We had. 7 day cruise and the total was $860 for Cheers!

We thought that we might get close to breaking even, and felt like prepaying would alleviate any worry about a big bill at the end of the cruise. Plus, without work tor responsibilities to keep us busy during the day, we were likely to enjoy a couple more drinks than we would otherwise. We also were concerned about the cost because it was our first cruise and we had no idea what our experience would be.

As I said, we're not big drinkers. Having said that, we discovered that the freedom of a cruise led us to enjoy more than our fair share of drinks, and the package more than paid for itself.  

Everyone is likely to have their own experience, but it was worth it for us, and we will definitely be purchasing it when we go on our second cruise next February

4 minutes ago, BeachinLar said:

joy4ron - Welcome to cruising!  This will be my 10th cruise, of those, 7 on Carnival.  I'm crashing my brother and his family's spring break trip.  REALLY Looking forward to it!

Thank you.

Cruise Critic has been great for getting prepared.  I'm sure that we'll be that wide-eyed family that does all the newbie stuff.

My Dad is crashing our party.  He's been on numerous cruises also

2 hours ago, BeachinLar said:

This one is just for fun as I am going on the Miracle next weekend and can't wait!  A couple questions - I am also surfing the board for answers but this might be fun too 🙂

 

- I know that the ship is lacking the upgraded food options.  I will VERY MUCH miss Blue Iguana Cantina and Guy's Burgers...  what are the hidden gems of the Miracle?

- I can't wait to see the decor in the main dining room to see if it's as eclectic in real life as the pictures show.  What area of the ship is your most favorite place to be?  

- How was the cruise director?  I think I'll have Frank The Tank

- I've been to most of the ports several times and know what I am going to do in each port - except for Roatan.  Any ideas?

- Any other tips and secrets?

 

Again, this is just for fun!  Thanks!

My family will be on the Miracle next week also!  Our first cruise

5 minutes ago, Nvr2old2cruise said:

Sure.

 

I have it in Excel. Not able to do it right now. But when I can, I just need your preferred contact info. 

Is it ok to share my gmail on here?