johnlatte Posted March 30, 2015 #176 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Lots of tears on this thread...NCL could have put out a statement, but then again in the bigger picture it isn't such a big deal. Don't like it, don't use it. Hurts too much, then don't sail NCL. BTW DCL just jacked most of the 2016 itinerary up about 20%, :eek: but room sorbies is still grata. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb Nahoumi Posted March 30, 2015 #177 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Impossible to defend the NCL nickel and dime at this point. Not just nickel and diming anymore-------dollaring now. Did they add an 18% gratuity as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasinoCruzGirl Posted March 30, 2015 #178 Share Posted March 30, 2015 So if meant a pot of coffee its gonna cost me $7.95? That's ridiculous and the coffee stinks anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmcspoon Posted March 30, 2015 #179 Share Posted March 30, 2015 It would probably be wise to make a copy or save the following links in file of the Cruise Fare Includes webpage plus the cruise contract dated 3/2014 before it gets changed on the website. If you plan on disputing or subtracting from DSC it may be helpful to have this in hand. http://www.ncl.com/faq/cruise-fare-includes http://www.ncl.com/sites/default/files/Guest_Ticket_Contract_03_2014.pdf :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Single Cruiser Posted March 30, 2015 #180 Share Posted March 30, 2015 What's next $5 a day for a waterslide wristband? . I'd say at least $10 ropes course .. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaja Posted March 30, 2015 #181 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Apparently only one free meal Platinum per cabin not per guest if both Platinum. ! :eek::eek: True? I don't remember seeing that :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjtravelnews Posted March 30, 2015 #182 Share Posted March 30, 2015 What trays? Room service delivery has the trays, buffet doesn't; just heavy plates thst hard to lift with one hand if its loaded up too much. If you want alot of coffee, you have to bring your own travel mug that spillproof because the cups are tiny and walk back can be long.... Sent from my SGH-T399 using Tapatalk I can't believe there are no trays in the buffet. It must be really hard to carry food back to the tables. What do people do who must use a cane? There are times when I don't have very good balance due to inner ear problems. I can't imagine having to balance plates of food and coffee/drinks at the same time. Maybe I'll have to go to the dollar store and buy a couple of cheap trays for myself! I can always throw them away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwsster Posted March 30, 2015 #183 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I am on Breakaway today. Starting this sailing, all room service charges regardless of time receive a $7.95 charge!:mad: Will upload a picture of the new menu when I get back. I am very upset about this. We love breakfast on the balcony some days before tours and late night snacks. I can't wait for the NCL apologists to defend this one. We received no notice of this increase prior to the cruise and I believe (although may be mistaken) that room service was always listed in the complimnetary dining section on the website. [/color I asked this question on Facebook NCL page and a nice person (cruiser) stated that this is only on the Breakaway and Getaway. I think they are testing the waters on the newest ships to see if this will fly for the rest of the fleet. Needless to say This is great way to steer customers to another cruise line. Cruise lines don't need to be like the airlines and charge piece meal for services. All cruise lines should be transparent with costs so that a passenger can make an informed decision before booking a cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvsullivan Posted March 30, 2015 #184 Share Posted March 30, 2015 (edited) Don't worry. According to the NCL cheerleaders, absolutely nobody is considering moving to another line because of these recent changes. In fact, NCL is doing a fantastic job, according to the cheerleaders! Great job, NCL! Talk about spin! Nowhere did it say no one was considering quitting NCL. What was said was, so far none of the folks talking about it had done anything and were just following all of these threads around. Considering the move and canceling your reservation and moving are two different things. Once again, if hundreds or maybe thousands would cancel and state the reason for doing it, there might be some action. Complaining about it and staying with the cruise line does nothing to change things. If all of these changes make the cost of my cruise go up $100 or so a week, I'm still way ahead of what I can get from another line. Again, most of the tens of thousands of NCL cruisers per week, only a very small percentage are CC members. The rest have no idea of the changes and quite honestly, I don't think most of them care. There are about 5 (I think) active threads running now with a couple of thousand posts. The majority of the complaints come from probably less than 50 posters. I still contend the only way to affect change is to vote with your wallet. Yesterday was the first time I've posted on any of these threads. It doesn't change anyone's mind either way. It's just a lot of noise. I'm not exactly a "cheerleader", but I do like NCL's product in general. One thought though. If several of you would get a group together and as a group (maybe 100 or so) and cancel your cruises together, you might get a response? Edited March 30, 2015 by rvsullivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanzador Posted March 30, 2015 #185 Share Posted March 30, 2015 On a positive note, NCL stock is up 2.8% in early trading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joetop2467 Posted March 30, 2015 #186 Share Posted March 30, 2015 We are in the exact same position as you. Have been on 19 other cruises but never Norwegian. Decided to give them a try on the May 31 cruise to Bermuda on the Breakaway. Think it will be our first and last. While we don't use room service much and always tip, this charge is way too high. We won't be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishin' musician Posted March 30, 2015 #187 Share Posted March 30, 2015 #delriotaxes Enough said.. bring back Kevin! Amen, under his leadership NCL shook off the "Walmart of cruise lines" title and the line ascended to a place of prominence among mainstream lines. It appears the new guy's only experience is in luxury lines. So apparently his objective is to diminish the mainstream product to the point that it only appeals to bottom feeders, thus making the luxury brands more attractive to those in the middle ground. To which the obvious observation is, where do you have the most capacity? :(:(:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted March 30, 2015 #188 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I'm looking forward to my first NCL sailing in June. However, with increased DSC, new additional gratuities on Specialty dining and now this charge, I'm looking forward to it a bit less. :mad: I am reminded of Thenardier's song, "Master of the House" from Les Miserables..... Charge 'em for the lice, extra for the mice Two percent for looking in the mirror twice Here a little slice, there a little cut Three percent for sleeping with the window shut When it comes to fixing prices There are a lot of tricks he knows How it all increases, all them bits and pieces Jesus! It's amazing how it grows! As you can see from my signature, I've also reserved a cruise with NCL for June of '16 but will have to seriously re-evaluate this in light of all the changes. Brian Why? Sure the DSC increased $2.00 per day, but none of the other items that you mention have any impact on you unless you choose to utilize them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlatte Posted March 30, 2015 #189 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I can't believe there are no trays in the buffet. It must be really hard to carry food back to the tables. What do people do who must use a cane? There are times when I don't have very good balance due to inner ear problems. I can't imagine having to balance plates of food and coffee/drinks at the same time. Maybe I'll have to go to the dollar store and buy a couple of cheap trays for myself! I can always throw them away. There's always crew available to help with trays and seating. It's never been a problem, won't be a problem now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janpo Posted March 30, 2015 #190 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Love how when they up the rates or add new ones, they always add, for your convenience. How is putting a fee where there wasn't one before, a plus for me and my convenience???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare insidecabin Posted March 30, 2015 #191 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Found the thread first reported 19th Dec 2014, http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2138383&page=3&highlight=uk+platinum+perks no reports of it being implimented on ships that I know of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mitsugirly Posted March 30, 2015 #192 Share Posted March 30, 2015 EARLY APRILS FOOLS JOKE. What does a blurry cell phone pic have to do with slow ship wifi???? A clear pictures was posted on another site. I will have to see if I can find it again. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Single Cruiser Posted March 30, 2015 #193 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I'm looking forward to my first NCL sailing in June. However, with increased DSC, new additional gratuities on Specialty dining and now this charge, I'm looking forward to it a bit less. :mad: I am reminded of Thenardier's song, "Master of the House" from Les Miserables..... Charge 'em for the lice, extra for the mice Two percent for looking in the mirror twice Here a little slice, there a little cut Three percent for sleeping with the window shut When it comes to fixing prices There are a lot of tricks he knows How it all increases, all them bits and pieces Jesus! It's amazing how it grows! As you can see from my signature, I've also reserved a cruise with NCL for June of '16 but will have to seriously re-evaluate this in light of all the changes. Brian How much for Platinum bed bugs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glittergal1 Posted March 30, 2015 #194 Share Posted March 30, 2015 how and where can we find out if this charge is true ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan25 Posted March 30, 2015 #195 Share Posted March 30, 2015 (edited) Apparently only one free meal Platinum per cabin not per guest if both Platinum. Also two weeks ago the platinum chocolates gifts had reduced from a 8-12 chocolate box to a small box of 4! If that's true, now they are hurting me where I "live". We have never ordered room service. I didn't mind the scaling down of the box of chocolates. I didn't mind the "one champagne" per cabin. But when they start issuing just one specialty restaurant voucher for multiple platinums who travel in the same cabin, now there won't be much perk to having my husband along versus sailing solo. LOL Edited March 30, 2015 by logan25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpecorari Posted March 30, 2015 #196 Share Posted March 30, 2015 So if meant a pot of coffee its gonna cost me $7.95? That's ridiculous and the coffee stinks anyway. Wonder if it includes those in Suites as we're paying the Butler at the end of the cruise......so do we also have to pay $7.95 on our breakfast we order, our Dinner we order to our room? That's $111.30 for 7 days if we order Coffee/Danish each morning and lunch or dinner each day. Where does that money go? To NCL or the butler delivering the food. If it goes to the Butler, we have to take that into consideration when tipping him at the end of the week! Then again, why give Suites/Havens a butler? What's next, a 'convenience fee' for using the Concierge? Harriet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwaz Posted March 30, 2015 #197 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I can see the promo now,,,"Exclusive offer ...book early and get FREE ROOM SERVICE!! (limited time only)" Sent from my LG-D801 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mitsugirly Posted March 30, 2015 #198 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I wonder how many people will be caught off guard with this since it's mixed in along with the rest of everything on the dailies and nothing like a notice. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maywell Posted March 30, 2015 #199 Share Posted March 30, 2015 I can't believe there are no trays in the buffet. It must be really hard to carry food back to the tables. What do people do who must use a cane? There are times when I don't have very good balance due to inner ear problems. I can't imagine having to balance plates of food and coffee/drinks at the same time. Maybe I'll have to go to the dollar store and buy a couple of cheap trays for myself! I can always throw them away. See this is one of tose s insidious things people don't pay attention to until after the damage is done - Did you know that a good way to control how much you eat is by weighting the how heavy the plate is instead of using a tray? Its good way to control your eating especially if your dieting or eating healthy - if the plate(s) is too heavy, you're force to go back 2nd time for the drink or reconsider having that much food on the plates. Pretty much getting trained on eating less - unless of course, you bring your spillproof travel cups / mug and tote/ bag to hold the drink. Those crying about the nickel and diming / costs, don't think outside box when it comes to saving money / time. Where's there's a will, there's a way - they made room service expensive, so bring a travel mug of your favorite size or bring a french press plus put the milk/sugar/ whatever in bag and take it back to your room. If you're a solo traveler in a studio room, you have the studio lounge for your coffee /expresso and if you're friends with soloer in those rooms ask them to hold the door for you. Its not the end of the world - there's plenty of ways to get around the room service issue, you just think its the end all of end alls. Sent from my SGH-T399 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveH2508 Posted March 30, 2015 #200 Share Posted March 30, 2015 how and where can we find out if this charge is true ? Post 175 in this thread seems pretty conclusive to me...:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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