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BTW, I'm also cruising this day and I'm expecting it to be shown since it's the Sunday night game. I hadn't thought about when to eat until I saw your post. Think I'll do 6:00 somewhere, giving me plenty of time to eat, change into my 88 jersey and find a good seat up on the pool deck

You may just want to eat and skip the game. Watching that beat down Da Boys gonna put on them birds will make you throw up all that delicious meat 🍖🥓

but my original point was if you take care of your bartender, it goes a long way. Even if I did have the drink package with pre-paid gratuities, I'd still give the bartender a buck or two. Like others have said, do feel obligated, but do what makes you feel comfortable. There is no right or wrong answer

Correct. Complementary in the casino. You receive a drink card for use in the casino or at the casino bar. There are no pre-paid gratuities, and it includes bottled water, soda, and coffee which are not included in the standard free at sea drink package

Same thing happened to me last year. They never really explained it to me so that I could understand, but they stood by their belief that I was one day late. Worse thing is I was trying the day before but kept hanging up due to the incredible hold times. I thought I had one more day. I had no choice but to hold for over an hour the next day only to be told that I was one day late. I was like "whatever" until the rep quoted me some astronomical cancellation fee. I knew there was no way they were going to get me to actually pay them to cancel. After demanding to be transferred to a supervisor, I was still told that I was one day late but she agreed I'd only be out my deposit. She also laughed at the notion that I would have to pay more to cancel. Ended up costing me a cruise first certificate

How do you figure that? I'm tipping the bartender or server when they give me my drink. Where is the 2nd tip?

If you're buying the drink, the answer is yes. They add gratuities to the check. I get my drinks at the casino bar using the casino drink card, so there is no charge and it doesn't come with a prepaid gratuity charge like the free at sea drink package

Just like when I'm home, I always take care of my bartenders. A buck or two per drink makes for much better service and drinks. I never get the drink package so it's not like I feel that I'm double tipping

for those on cruises lately (especially my fellow diabetics) have you noticed sugar free syrup easy to find during breakfast? I would bring my own, but I rarely, if ever, checks bags when flying so I'd have to find a bottle small enough not to get taken by TSA. I guess I could buy a bottle once I get into town before boarding if I had to.

booking thru CAS also gets you the low level drink card. Yes, you can only use it at the casino bar, but it's good enough for me and I'm able to decline the free at sea drink package which saves me those gratuities, and I can also get soda, coffee, and water there

good to hear that this is possible and does happen. I wasn't sure if they would extend deals to the CAS bookings. I'm booked thru CAS for a cruise next month (comped), and I called yesterday (spoke with CAS rep) to see about upgrading from my inside to a balcony. I was quoted a little over $500 and declined. I'll put in a low ($100/$200 total) bid and see what happens. The minimum bid is $75. Did you call the regular customer service line, or did you call CAS? Also, was your inside comped, or just discounted?

you'll come across several numbers, but here is one....877-752-9625. I must warn you, the hold times can be quite long some times (often)

yeah, you can definitely sell them no problem. I didn't know about FB, but I've purchased them on ebay whenever I was ready to book a cruise.

That being said, my cruise next month is actually a comp thru casino at sea. It's some sort of slot tournament cruise and I've never played slots on NCL. I'm a table games player. I've never earned enough points to move above the entry level players card. I happened to call because I wanted to book a cruise thru my land based casino only to find out that I was a few days late because it had expired. The person then told me that I had a free cruise thru them which I booked. So it definitely doesn't hurt to call in and see what they can do for you

you should also sign up for player's cards at any land based casinos you visit. The comped cruises come easier from the land based casinos. All of my cruises have come from comps from my local casinos.

Even O'Sheehans/the Local? Seems like this rule only applies there

yes, they absolutely passed a rule a few years ago (and it looks like they are still enforcing it) that banned taking food from the Local/O'Sheehans , even if it was just to your room. Don't know why, but it seems like it only applied to there, as I've never had a problem taking food from the buffet. I never tried taking anything from the main dining rooms. Ever since they passed the rule, I would just grab my basket of food and just walk away (quickly).

I'm going to be on the getaway in October. I'm definitely going to take some food to my room after partying/drinking. But now, I'm going to think of this story and will get busted because I'm going to be laughing soooo hard and not concentrating on my escape

Thanks for posting this. I guess I'll just continue to act like I didn't know and walk fast and deliberate. It's usually 2 or 3AM so there aren't many workers around anyway.

yeah, I think it was about 4 years ago and it definitely was a crazy rule. Glad to see that it looks like it's gone.

anyone knows if they still don't want you to take your food to go at O'Sheehans? I like to end my night (after Bliss closes) with wings and a burger. At one time, they didn't want you to take it togo from O'Sheehans for some reason, so I just wait for no one to be looking and leave with it real quick.

Awesome post!!!! Thanks

for years, I would never go pick up the certificate, and they would forward them on to NCL anyway. I would then just call NCL and get the certificate details. Seems like that has not been happening lately because I called a few weeks ago to check on what I had, and they told me I had no certificates. It sounded strange to me because I felt like I had some previous invitations, but they could have either aged out, or they now are holding fast to the rule that you have to show up and claim the cert

sometimes they will ask for a scanned copy of your current offer, especially if you're a new customer. A copy of the invitation may work, but I'm not sure.

when I log into my account on the NCL website, It is definitely spelled out that this price ($70.80 including gratuities) is for two extra meals. And I can select it with no problems. It just doesn't seem to work on the Android app for some reason, and the description is a little misleading on the app. If it really was unlimited for this price, I would have jumped on it. $35 per meal is still a good deal, but I don't have any problems with the the including places to eat. I'm going to use my one included meal for moderno. Maybe I'll treat myself and get this upgrade and enjoy a couple of steaks. Not too often (more like never) can you get yourself a nice $35 steak meal