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Has anyone stayed in the 2 bedroom family villa on the getaway? I have read contradicting things on the children's room. I have read it has a full bed definitely, but I also read there is a pull down above the bed. Not sure which is correct. Obviously if the kiddos didn't have to share the bed and had a pull-down it would be nice.

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Slide 7 here shows the upper pull down seam in ceiling.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xEg-XYy_Rrv0I7Jf53qlzYMFHwSk4UqiiN0_hgKD9ak/pub?start=true&loop=true&delayms=5000#slide=id.gd41c296a_00

 

Some suspect 16722 may not have this pull down as deckplans indicate this S4 only sleeps 5, unlike the others.

 

I feel all S4's have the ceiling pull down in 2nd bedroom on BA and GA except 16722.

 

There are pics of this bed down somewhere on this forum.

 

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I have seen pics of 16720 and the area above the sleeper sofa is all wooden and not white like it would be if there was a pulldown bed. I've asked this specific question to lots of different sources and no one seems to know. There's also the sleeper sofa in the living room with a TV, so if there's no pulldown bed, we're just going to stick our daughter out there. Heck, she may want to be out there anyway. :)

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Do some S4's lack the ceiling pull down in 2nd bdrm, yet have a double sleep sofa in lvrm? Even the ones that sleep 6?

 

I have not heard of any differences in the S4's except that 16722 only sleeps 5. Where is this image that shows wood and no ceiling pull down?

 

TIA

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Cruisegirl2004

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Thanks for the picture of 16122...that is the same room we are going to be in on June 21st!!

 

I'm still confused by the bed layout. It looks like room for 1 on that bottom bed only. Our cruise consultant told us it was a full size bed in there....

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Hi Cruisegirl2004,

 

It can be made into a full. Do you see the blue cushion to the left of the bed, up against the wall? That cushion folds down to make it a full, if you want it to be that way.

 

You are going to LOVE 16122. Anoop and Noemi are the Concierges. Rodney is the Butler and Ahmed is the Steward and they all go way above and beyond in making your cruise special. I asked for chocolate chip cookies, chocolate covered strawberries and gummi bears to be waiting in the room for the kids on the first day, and they brought this:

 

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Also, lobster night is in the buffet, not the main dining room. Ask Rodney to bring lobsters to your room @ 5-6 pm. My husband and son raved about how well cooked they were. Rodney pays attention to what treats you like and then brings you more. I always ate the grapes in the fruit bowl, so he started doubling & tripling the grapes!

 

This was my view at breakfast every morning:

 

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On sea days I sat on the upper deck of the Haven Sun Deck overlooking the ocean. IMG_2389

 

The seats against the railing have an unobstructed view, but they felt very hot to me. IMG_2415

 

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I personally preferred to sit in the blue chairs at the end of the third row back against the white sunshade with a red umbrella to my left. IMG_2391 No matter where you sit, you can see the ocean.

 

Oliver and Mary, the Deck Stewards are amazing! They are constantly offering smoothies, cold towels, fruit skewers, moving umbrellas, anything you want.

 

Every single staff member in the Haven is outstanding, the best cruise staff I have ever met. You are going to LOVE it!! The room even has high powered binoculars on the bookshelf in the living room! Please let me know if I can answer any questions for you. In the meantime, here are the Haven/Ship tips I culled from CC before I went that worked for us. My personal experience is in italics:

 

GETAWAY HAVEN CRUISE TIPS

 

Get to port @ 11am. Go to Terminal C. As soon as you are through security look for priority suites room on the left. They will then take you to special waiting room for suites where they have snacks and drinks. You get escorted on ship 1st.

 

Anoop Bhanu is the Concierge. Consummate professional and a very nice man. No matter what we need, always there to assist. Assistant, Ram and third member of the Concierge team, Noemi, also very helpful all week.

 

There is early suite walk-off disembarkation through Anoop.

 

Anoop met us each morning to facilitate (secret passage) getting off ship. Met us onshore to get us on tender. Always check with concierge for the plan on port days. They meet at different places to escort you off.

 

Rodney, our Butler, brought chocolate chip cookies, gummy bears and peanut M&Ms. He asked what we would like waiting when we returned from excursion and showed up with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (We actually had salami, ham, bologna and turkey). Brought cheesecake brownie from Osheehan’s. Delivered DVD's and CD's; afternoon tea We pre-ordered lobster tails as appetizers in our room at 5:30 PM on the second night--the night that the buffet serves it, and they came exactly as ordered, hot and perfectly cooked, except our butler gave us double what we had ordered. We asked that menus from all the restaurants be in the cabin, to make it easier to choose when ordering room service. Asked for chocolate croissants to be delivered every morning at 7:30 AM (except the last morning), so I could enjoy one with my early morning cappuccino. Butler brought us a pot of decaf, two pots of regular, a pastry tray, and a fruit tray every morning before 7am

 

Valet served breakfast, lunch, snacks and drinks everyday of our cruise in the courtyard including a relaxed last breakfast on the day of our disembarkation. Courtyard valet will serve breakfast in the courtyard earlier that day as well.

 

Treats once about 4. Ask what you can request or be surprised. We always had fresh fruit, canapes, gummi bears & cookies for kids

 

Don’t miss breakfast & lunch in the Haven, quiet, peaceful and high service, if you want something just ask its made to order right there. Butler will bring to room but I’d rather have there in the Haven.

 

Since you're in suite tip butler and concierge. Go to Guest Services get voucher to give to them and have it charged to your onboard account. I know you can't use OBC for the DSC but I think you can use it for butler and concierge.

 

Cabins are usually not ready after lunch but you can drop your hand luggage in the cabin and lock valuables in the safe.

 

Crowds gather in the three-deck atrium — with its giant video screen — to play "Deal or No Deal," compete in trivia contests

 

Lavazza pod machine is in your room, butler gives pods for coffee or tea. It's excellent coffee. Has steam wand and pitcher, its easy to steam milk for cappuccino or latte,

 

Letters will be delivered to your room for events. Suite party is very nice, they offer tray of drinks but its open bar if you want.

 

Lack of electrical outlets in your cabin: bring along a power strip. We brought power strips for our room and the kids room and are glad we did

 

Haven Restaurant Desert: Brownie with Macadamia Nut Ice Cream it’s delicious. In the Haven Restaurant you can order the Eggs Benedict along with the filet from the steak and eggs for your own "perfect" version of steak and eggs!!

 

Ocean Blue on the waterfront- the Lobster roll, very good. crab tostada. Lobster Roll from Ocean Blue on the Waterfront for lunch WOW! ($10) Steak Tartar and Dover Sole in Ocean Blue for dinner AMAZING! ($49)

 

If you go to Moderno be careful of that salad bar. It's fantastic, but it will fill you up fast and you have 11 kinds of meat to sample. They're all great, and they are quite free about giving you seconds and thirds! Have the roasted pineapple at Moderno, it's great!

 

If you ask your waiter you can get deserts from Cagney’s in Maderno and the fried bananas from Maderno for her desert in Cagneys’

 

Moderno excellent and well worth $20 cover charge. Le Bistro is good too but for the same price Moderno was a bit better value [Le Bistro had escargot which I love but other lines offer this for free in the MDR so I was sad NCL only has it in the pay restaurants]. You can't go wrong with either but if you only do 1 cover charge restaurant on the trip I would pick Moderno.

 

O'Sheehans: nice breakfast; limited eggs, delicious French toast. A basket of pastries on the table. Never crowded. Wings, fish & chips are great, try chicken potpie. Corn Beef Cabbage Soup amazing! Buffalo Wings, Burger, Corn Beef sandwich. Bar menu not as large as sit down restaurant side ask the bartenders to get something from the restaurant side and they obliged with a smile. They post the restaurant menu right by the reception podium at the restaurant. prime rib dinner on the 1st night. Monday evening was prime rib night in O’Sheehans, they also had rib bight and fried chicken night. Ice cream menu, you pay extra but the sundaes are yummy.

 

The Noodle Bar has a limited menu, but the Chef, who was very pleasant to speak with, said you can mix and match and change the menu items if you don’t see what you want. We thought Shanghais was EXCELLENT they do dumplings, egg rolls, noodle dishes. It was so good we went three times.

 

Flamingo Grill great choice for breakfast. Buffet style. Never crowded; always able to find a table. Made to order omelets, bacon, scrambled eggs, sausages, different types of egg sandwiches, fruit, pastries, bagels/rolls, lox, etc. No oatmeal - have to go to the buffet for that. Favorite spot for breakfast. Lightly used covered open-air lunch and breakfast spot. It’s on 16 I think aft nice little out of the way spot. pre-made egg mcmuffin type sandwiches, but also bagels, fruit, croissants and they do eggs/omelets to order. Never crowded great view. Just go up one flight from the Garden Café on 16 aft It was ok, we prefered the Haven breakfast

 

Don't miss the gelato stand out on the boardwalk. They change the flavors every day or so. Keep an eye out for the Cappuccino flavor. Wow!

 

Sugarcane's Mojito bar deck 8. Mojito flight a bargain at $15: 6 different types served in 2 ounce tasting glasses.

 

Best MDR service to be in the Manhattan Room and their everyday menu is different [and a bit better IMO] than Taste or Savor even though the daily specials are the same in all three. Getaway practices Freestyle dining, meaning there's no early or late assigned seating, and reservations are not allowed in the complimentary dining rooms, except for Haven passengers through concierge

 

Improved deserts since the last time I sailed with them. The German cake on the first day was awesome; the queen's dessert was also very good.

 

The Svedka Icebar is very cool there is a $20 cover it includes 2 drinks so the price is not much more than buying two drinks at a normal bar.

 

Have an MBtini. Bartender Julioi now on Getaway. Van Gogh Dutch Chocolate Vodka, Frangelico, splash of cream served in an ice cold martini glass. Right before serving, have them pour a shot of Bailey's down the side so it sits at the bottom. TO.DIE.FOR.

 

Drink a PALOMA, it's a more tart version of a mojito

 

The Humidor wonderful place to unwind after dinner with a smoke and good company. Old time ocean liner type feel with leather seats and dark colors.

 

All the specialty restaurants (Cagney's, Le Bistro, Moderno favorites) (varying cover charge, with discount/wine on first night only)

 

Lobster Tail from Carlo's Famous Bake shop YUM! a nice touch...best cannoli

 

Dragon Roll and Godzilla Rolls from Wasabi very good (a la carte)

 

Deck 17 Forward Sundeck (way forward) cabana loungers and always lightly attended and quiet even on sea days. Pass Vibe and keep going and there's clamshells and loungers. Bar servers walking around.

 

Waterfront Port side near tradewinds shop best place to enjoy view no obstructions.

 

Norwegian Getaway's sports deck also is home to a bungee trampoline.

 

Don’t miss the free fall slide. Purple slide is the fastest; yellow slide is slower. When you do the free fall slide be sure to either wear nose plugs or hold your nose; when you hit bottom water comes hard and fast from everywhere. Water slides, were pretty fun. Did these early (11:30AM), never thought the lines were too long. The longest we waited was for The Plunge, which was about 20 minutes. Part of the issue with that slide is that you need some sort of vest to get on it. When you are done, you are actually expected to go back up the stairs and return the vest. Slides are fun once or twice.

 

Pools are too small for such a large ship. Hot tubs always packed in the mornings. We only went into the pool in the late afternoon/early evening (after 2PM until about 5PM); by then, both had much fewer people and more loungers available. The main pool has a neat wave feature every few minutes, which was fun. It is a little over 6ft deep.

 

Pool is saltwater. It hurt my eyes and I could feel it on my sinuses

 

If you want to use pool, find lounger on deck 15. If you want the slides, stay on deck 16. That’s where the entry is. Slides do not empty into main pool.

 

Ropes course so much fun! NOTE: wear closed toe shoes. Line up at 9:30 for the 10:00 opening, can definitely be a long wait. Waited max 30 minutes. Plank is scarier than it looks, skipped it first time because it was so cold and windy up there! You can stay as long as you like, but don’t! Be considerate of the other people who are waiting to try below.

 

The zip line is short but fun; not always open, so don’t take your chances by waiting for the last sea day, aim for peak mealtimes to get on the ropes course: around 12:30PM or 1PM.

 

Mini golf always full. NCL should really regulate play. Only so many balls and clubs, and we just saw kids running around all over the place, not playing golf, but not giving up the equipment either. We waited ten minutes.

 

Climbing wall open at 2pm, line 20 deep almost immediately every time. Only open one or two sections of the wall at a time, even though it looked like there were at least 3 levels of difficulty. Only one staff member

 

If you are up early go to the Jacuzzis in Spice H20. We went around 8am and had the whole thing to ourselves for almost an hour!

 

If you want to be at Spice H20 for the fireworks go early. They close it when it gets to a certain capacity. fire works. The best seats in the house are on the sun deck on deck 17 - directly above/next to vibe. Not only did we get to see our own fireworks but apparently the Disney fantasy that left st Maarten shortly after we did was doing fireworks as well so the ships co-ordinated with each other and Disney did theirs first followed immediately by NCls. Unfortunately not everyone realized Disney was also shooting off the fireworks so many missed that part. We were up high enough to see it all.

 

Spice H20 really was a haven for us. Plenty of loungers and adults-only until 6PM. half the loungers were empty… coincidentally, the ones in the shade! No sight of any kids there, even though the arcade and teen lounge is nearby. Water in the little fountain area was cold, why I never saw anyone using it.

 

Samba dance classes, salsa, swing, tango and Meringue. Nice that in the Bliss lounge they played music to practice the dance to for the next hour after the class, i.e., the Salsa Power Hour, the Swing Hour

 

Parties each night in H20. Loved being outside dancing all ages made it much more fun. Unlike an indoor dance club that attracts the younger crowd, these dance parties were a blast and our kids could join us on the dance floor. Glow party was a complete blast as was the 80's dance night that features fireworks. NOTE: The day of the glow party look at your freestyle daily, you can decorate your own t-shirts with glow paint for free in the Grammy Experience venue. Shirts were free as was the activity. Made the night! We also enjoyed grabbing a drink before of after dinner each night at one of the outdoor bars.

 

Trivia at 9am and 5pm in the Atrium in front of the big screen

 

Illusionarium Yes they do you have to check in 25 min before the show in the Haven lounge & the Concierge Hostess then takes you down in the goods lift to directly outside of the doors on entering you pick whatever table you want.

 

In SPA give you are card to fill out when you go in for the treatment. For YEARS I have written on the card "no sales" and have not had a problem since then.

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52Marv - I can't thank you enough for taking the time to respond with all of the wonderful information. That was a truly kind thing to do.

 

You have made my day with the information and I will be taking all of your tips!! I hope many others see this info...it is GREAT!

 

Some more questions about the bed...when it is made up to a full size, it looks like the bathroom door will not open. Do you think that is true? I only ask because using the bathroom during the night is pretty crucial. (if that is true, we might be better off keeping it a single, and them sleeping apart). Is the bed in the living room a single or a double?

 

Thanks again...and you are just AWESOME! I hope to pay it forward when I return.

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Thank you as well 52Marv.

 

That was an exceelent information filled post!

We are sailing in a H4 (formerly S4) 2 bedroom suite on the Getaway on 5/24 and this information is very helpful with our planning which is well under way.

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Glad to help Cruisegirl2004 and Zinomiller,

 

When the bed is fully open to fit two people in the 2nd bedroom, the bathroom door will open, but it will hit the foot of the bed. The door opens wide enough for you to enter the bathroom. Someone posted a pic of the bed open with the door hitting the bed on cruisecritic, but I cant find it.

 

I hope both of you have wonderfully relaxing cruises, we had a fantastic time!

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Glad to help Cruisegirl2004 and Zinomiller,

 

When the bed is fully open to fit two people in the 2nd bedroom, the bathroom door will open, but it will hit the foot of the bed. The door opens wide enough for you to enter the bathroom. Someone posted a pic of the bed open with the door hitting the bed on cruisecritic, but I cant find it.

 

I hope both of you have wonderfully relaxing cruises, we had a fantastic time!

 

Thanks again 52marv!

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GETAWAY HAVEN CRUISE TIPS

 

Rodney, our Butler, brought chocolate chip cookies, gummy bears and peanut M&Ms. He asked what we would like waiting when we returned from excursion and showed up with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches

 

Treats once about 4. Ask what you can request or be surprised. We always had fresh fruit, canapes, gummi bears & cookies for kids

 

 

In your post, you listed some really great information. We have learned that our friend has upgraded us to the Haven as a surprise. One question I have, and it may seem silly, but you said that they will have things that you want in your room. Does this include bottled water and is there an extra charge for the water if so? If I can avoid bringing my own bottled water on the ship, I would love to do so!

Thanks

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In your post, you listed some really great information. We have learned that our friend has upgraded us to the Haven as a surprise. One question I have, and it may seem silly, but you said that they will have things that you want in your room. Does this include bottled water and is there an extra charge for the water if so? If I can avoid bringing my own bottled water on the ship, I would love to do so!

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Hi Stacy,

It depends what room you are in.

The Deluxe Owners Suite and Owners Suite get unlimited bottled water.

All other Haven rooms get bottled water on embarkation day only.

 

I found a very useful amenities chart at the following link:

http://thehaven.ncl.com/courtyard/

 

You need to click on amenities chart, and then scroll down on the right hand side under where it says "personalized service". If you can't find it, let me know and I will try to attach it.

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Hi Stacy,

It depends what room you are in.

The Deluxe Owners Suite and Owners Suite get unlimited bottled water.

All other Haven rooms get bottled water on embarkation day only.

 

I found a very useful amenities chart at the following link:

http://thehaven.ncl.com/courtyard/

 

You need to click on amenities chart, and then scroll down on the right hand side under where it says "personalized service". If you can't find it, let me know and I will try to attach it.

 

Thank you for your response. That is what I thought! We are in one of the other Haven rooms (penthouse courtyard). Guess we will be bringing bottled water with us. lol

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Since you're in suite tip butler and concierge. Go to Guest Services get voucher to give to them and have it charged to your onboard account. I know you can't use OBC for the DSC but I think you can use it for butler and concierge.

 

Thank you for the lovely and extensive post. I will be staying in a Haven room and had a question on tipping, and who should be tipped. I know additional tips (above and beyond the daily tip rate) are expected when staying in the Haven for the butler and concierge. What is recommended--how much is too little or too much? Did you tip at the end of the cruise? Or did you tip each time you had services, such as when food was delivered to your room? Did you tip more than these individuals? Did you tip both concierges? I want to bring cash to tip but want to get a feel for how much.

 

Thank you for any recommendations!

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