NCL Escape - Room underneath the Garden Cafe

[Jeff6605]

Hello, Is a balcony room (15th floor) right underneath the Garden Cafe buffet on the 16th deck a problem? Smells, tromping sounds?

 

It is either this or upgrade to mid-ship and go down to 13th/14th floor?

 

Recommendations? THANKS!

Edited July 8, 2016 by Jeff6605

[don't-use-real-name]

Do you have the opportunity to know what cabin has been assigned ?

If so then go to the NCL Deck Plan and see where abouts your cabin

is and what is immediately above it.

This needs a bit of help from someone who has previously cruised on this

ship to know what is where in the Garden Buffet - where the carpeted areas

are the tiled floor service areas and where the entry exit doors are relative

to the galley.

With this a potential noisy or quiet pattern can be established.

Galley doors with dirty dish carts going back and forth rolling on the tiled

bumps in the floor joining - Noise !

Area with carpets semi-quiet except for periodic vacuum cleaning - Quiet !

Tile floors with knives forks spoons table wear crashing and spilling - Noise !

Maybe tables being moved to mop and clean floors - Noise !

Entry ways - passageways (air or automatic doors) opening closing - Noise ?

Having photos or searching for them may help get a glimpse of the detail interior of the Buffet.

If right under the exact point of noise - it will be more noticeable - a few cabins

either side of that point maybe like in golf a point of relief.

 

Actually having a cabin right under the Garden Buffet is a heck of lot better than

being under the pool deck entertainment area with its hard wood deck flooring

that is like a sounding board echoing every little whisper of reverberating NOISE !

 

You are smart to research were you cabin is for peace of mind.

Too far aft and you are in a noisy area with the props and thrusters and on

some ships the entertainment theatre areas.

Too far forward the entertainment theater presents problems.

Again too far forward in a suite its lights out conflicting with bridge operations.

Too central and the elevators may be humming all day night and the passageways

with traffic all day night .

 

OF COURSE THEN THERE ARE THE NEIGHBORS !

Can't help with everything ! LOL !

[Jeff6605]

THANKS!

 

Cabin in question is 15266.

 

I also temp reserved 13850.

 

Or I can try again at a higher cabin value.

 

What about these?

[blackwing]

We were in 15854 right underneath the GC, and never heard a thing. I loved the convenience of being right by the stairs and just one floor down.

[don't-use-real-name]

Cabin 15854 is starboard side and a little forward of yours (15266) on the port side.

Looking at photos the galley and buffet are more central and not directly overhead of your cabin.

One area of the garden buffet is carpeted and the other a hard wood floor.

Can not tell where each is exactly.

But as blackwing noted they had nothing to complain about the location.

 

Your option for the other cabin on the starboard side about mid-ship will

also be acceptable with cabins all around forward aft and up and down.

So only those NEIGHBORS are your worry ! LOL !

 

The difference of two decks and which side of the ship is of interest to you

is your decision and pricing although both cabins appear to be identical in size

amenities and accommodations.

 

If you have not done this - go to the NCL.com site click on the ship (Escape)

and locate deck plans and click on that. This site is provided free by

CruiseDeckPlans.com and gives you basic deck plans for your ship.

For a small fee (lifetime) there is oh so much more pictures and moveable

decks to how everything fits together on every cruise ship and cruise line.

[Jeff6605]

Good information!

 

Follow-up. I know passengers can do a 1 day curtesy hold on a preferred pick at the time. Is it good to wait until midnight to see if some rooms release and have a pick at those? Anyone played with that option?

 

Other than that I seem to like the first pick.

 

Thanks!

[don't-use-real-name]

If you are working with a TA more hold time can be in place holding a room (s).

Often an TA will or his company will hold a block of rooms check and see if

yours is one of those for a special offering.

But the closer it is to sailing don't fool around - as soon as a cabin is released

there are piranha waiting in the lurch or is that lunch.

There are these piranhas waiting as the clock ticks midnight EDT (NCL Main

Office reservations time).

Best advice secure the cabin of your choice without regard to promos or

pricing - booked far enough in advance there will be changes in price and

promos. Play the game down to the final payment and if something pops up

better grab it but remember you may give up a cost savings promo package

for a lower cabin fee or a combination of the two. Consider dealing with a TA

who will check frequently for the best deal from what you have and with your

approval effect the change without waiting for the clock to strike 12 !

TAs have direct phone contact with NCL and do not have to que up on the

musical hold time line.

Also working with a TA may reduce the down payment required to hold the

cabin - TA fees are generally $25 a booking with the TA company footing the

down payment until more definite arrangements are made.

While there are no more AARP discounts any longer dealing with a large TA

accounts i.e. AAA and a partner airline fly and cruise packages there are lots

of ways to enhance your savings promos and cabin selection.

Check on the seminars that a TA Company offers for deals coming up !

Don't give up the ship (I mean the cabin) even after boarding the ship there

are possibilities (not all the time) for better cabin upsell upgrade cancellation

or other offering. Be flexible - be that piranha or vulture waiting in the wings

for a better deal.

[Jeff6605]

Thanks!

 

I waited until midnight, and scored a (maybe) upgrade from Triangle to Plus sign, Room 15262.

 

Is this better than 15266? If so, I will just book that and be done.

 

Only other option is to wait closer to cruise and pay last minute deals because I am so close to August 14 sailing. Do not know how that plays out? The whole waiting game. Thanks!

[blackwing]

Pretty sure they are the same room class. The only difference is that 15262 can sleep 4 whereas 15266 sleeps 3. This means that in 15262 there will be a pullman bed that pulls down from the ceiling.

 

The major difference is that in the rooms that sleep 4, your bed will definitely be near the balcony (as opposed to next to the closet). Not sure about 15266... your bed could be either near the balcony or the closet, can't really tell from the map.

[Heather1972]

We were in 15854 right underneath the GC, and never heard a thing. I loved the convenience of being right by the stairs and just one floor down.

 

Blackwing - was your bed closer to the entrance or balcony? TIA

[hsid]

It was such a thrilling experience to explore the escape room underneath the Garden Cafe on the NCL Escape! The ambiance and puzzles added an exciting twist to our cruise, and we had a blast working together to solve them. Kudos to the cruise staff for creating this unique and entertaining activity. It made our trip even more memorable! ⚓🔐🌴 https://shadowfightapk2mod.com/

[schmoopie17]

27 minutes ago, hsid said:

It was such a thrilling experience to explore the escape room underneath the Garden Cafe on the NCL Escape! The ambiance and puzzles added an exciting twist to our cruise, and we had a blast working together to solve them. Kudos to the cruise staff for creating this unique and entertaining activity. It made our trip even more memorable! ⚓🔐

 

Not sure what this has to do with the topic at hand...but welcome to CC

[Two Wheels Only]

21 minutes ago, schmoopie17 said:

 

Not sure what this has to do with the topic at hand...but welcome to CC

 

Either someone or something saw "...Escape - Room..." and figured that it was a thread about the Escape Room... which is not on deck 15. 🤔