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10 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

The are sold online in advance. Most times they sell out online. 

I thought a certain number were saved for onboard sales?

Well I guess you showed them.

I just booked the Joy for November 11th of next year.  Vibe passes were available for purchase. They are difficult to find but I got them just fine. The passes are much easier to find on the phone app with the search function.

How long after booking a cruise can you pre-book the Vibe Beach Club?  Or is it a matter of the passes going on sale a certain number of days(weeks) prior to sailing?

1 hour ago, Nclgetawaymenhoney said:

If you click on modify and that’s all that comes up that’s all you can bid on you can’t bid on every category,  for example if in inside you can bid on ocean view or balcony, in a balcony you can bid on club balcony mini suites and havens

I am already bidding on a suite but would like to bid on a different type of suite.  Nothing other than the bid I have in process shows up.

Update....At the very bottom of the Modify/Cancel form is a link for the other potential upgrade options.

7 minutes ago, Nclgetawaymenhoney said:

Go to modify it will pull up your current bids and also any other categories that you are allowed to bid on that you haven’t yet.  Happy sailing!

Only my bid shows up with no other cabin options.

I have a bid submitted for my upcoming cruise.  I see that I can modify or cancel my bid.  I would like change the category of cabin that I am bidding on.  Does anybody know how to this without the initial bid request from?

NCL Norway:        6

NCL Sea:  

NCL Sun:               5

NCL Sky:                2

NCL Spirit:             3

NCL Jewel:            3

NCL Crown:   

NCL Pearl:              5

NCL Dawn:             4

NCL Getaway:        6

NCL Escape:   

NCL Star:   

NCL Epic:                2

NCL Jade:               2

NCL  Breakaway     3

NCL Wind                2

                                 47

and another Dawn coming up next month.

5 hours ago, DaCruiseBug said:

 

How does uploading a link from a Belize government agency equal wikipedia? Your article just says it's a partnership with Belize. They're both joint owners...which means...that NCL also OWNS the island as the Belize government agency link says.

 

Regardless of who owns the island, NCL absolutely CAN make food and drinks FREE on the island. There's absolutely NOTHING stopping them from having that kind of contract with the vendors. NCL has made a CHOICE not to do that because they're CHEAP.

 

Nice try...well...not really but...

Uploading means that others can "upload" information on to the Chamber of Commerce's web site .It does not mean it is information from the Chamber of Commerce. Hence the reference to Wikipedia.

You have a problem with reading comprehension?  It says they have a joint partnership with the Belize government, WHICH OWNS THE ISLAND.  Where did you see joint ownership?

How can NCL make drinks and food free on an island that they do not own and from vendors that do not work for them?

Nice try!!!

1 hour ago, Turtles06 said:

 

Just curious as to who is telling you this?  I'm just trying to figure out the best person/dept within NCL to find out the correct info for our port calls in Jan. and Feb.   Thanks!

My agent. at Cruise Vacation Outlets, got this from his contacts.

16 hours ago, DaCruiseBug said:

 

From the Belize Tourism Board...

 

"Harvest Caye is a private island owned by Norwegian Cruise Line"

 

https://belizetourismboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Placencia-TDDP-Final.pdf

 

While it was a joint development between NCL and Belize, NCL has exclusive access for 25 years. They agreed to have local staff on the island...but it doesn't mean they can't make the food/drinks free. Could have easily set it up like they do drinks while in port where you just pay taxes.

 

So yes...it's just NCL being cheap.

https://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=1418

5. Harvest Caye, Norwegian Cruise Line

Harvest Caye opened in 2016 and represents a partnership between the cruise line and the government of Belize, which owns the island. It serves as a private outpost for Norwegian, Oceania and Regent passengers cruising through the Western Caribbean. While Harvest Caye has typical private-island amenities like beachfront villas (and unique additions like a nature center and an enormous pool), one notable difference between the island and other private islands is that there is no free buffet lunch ashore. Ships dock rather than tender, so it's easy for cruisers to head back onboard for lunch.

 Your source is an upload on to the tourism boards web site. (can you say wikipedia). My source is right here at Cruise Critic and also from a Vice President within NCL.

So, No...it's NOT just NCL being cheap!!!

11 hours ago, alwalaska said:

Thanks for posting.  That is good news for us since the Dawn is closer to the Sky in size than she is to the Escape and Getaway.

 

When you have time, would you mind sharing your thoughts on the port area?

We are on the Dawn in December and are being told we will dock at Amber Cove.

1 hour ago, dbrown84 said:

I never heard a reason.  We went to Nassau instead.  Our other two stops were San Juan and St Thomas which are both in the US.  So I think they had to get in a foreign port else get into trouble with the US 

9 minutes ago, Turtles06 said:

Yes, any foreign port was required under U.S. law for your closed loop cruise. 

 St. Thomas and San Juan are foreign ports when it come to closed loop cruises.  The only time a "distant foreign port" is required is on reposition cruises.

On 10/31/2022 at 12:11 AM, DaCruiseBug said:

Nah, it's just NCL being cheap...

How exactly is it NCL being cheap? They don't own the island and the people working there are not NCL employees.  NCL just has exclusive access due to assisting with the construction costs.

22 hours ago, cruiseny4life said:

 

NCL easily could have just provided additional payments to the citizens of Belize, thus negating the impact on cruisers (except for a higher fare, perhaps). 

Huh??

6 minutes ago, Legowife said:

We received a similar email (also on Oct 7) for our April 16 Seaside cruise from Port Canaveral.

 

Ours is offering to move us to the April 30 cruise, with an identical itinerary. However, when we called customer service, they insisted the 4/16 cruise was still happening?!?

You can no longer book the 16th cruise date. It shows up on the booking engine but errors our when you try too book it saying "this cruise is fully booked".  Who ever you talked to in customer service just looked at cruise availability via their booking software.  We were also moved to the 30th sailing date from the 16th.

9 hours ago, Elvis1209 said:

I find that while cruising it is best to bring your own.  You can never be 100% sure of anything you buy.

 

Elvis

 

You can if you know what you are looking for.

18 hours ago, Robkat said:

I believe you can access Deck 16 from Deck 18 via the staircase highlighted on the deck plan below and then walk forward to the Top Sail Lounge. 

I believe that is a staircase in the crew area

14 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

All of these personal facts about your machine are interesting, but the cruise line provide distilled water, free of charge, so it is all a mute point. 

moot?

Does MSC supply distilled water for CPAP?

Does NCL still supply distilled water for CPAP? Or do I need to bring my own?

We are sailing on the Seaside.

If we are in a port side (left) forward suite in the Yacht Club, do we have to go all the way to the Concierge area to get to the other side of the ship to enter the Top Sail lounge?

Which side of the ship faces the island when docking at Ocean Cay?

If your itinerary includes Puerto Plata do you actually go to Amber Cove?

What time are the evening shows on the Dawn?