frostrambler Posted May 31, 2019 #1 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Hi, my first time on a Breakaway plus ship, will be on the Escape to Bermuda on June 9th. Just did a last minute booking this morning for a solo traveler at like 950 bucks for a balcony room, sounded good so I did! Ive cruised on the Dawn and and on the Breakaway many times, but I’ve always had the sail away perks of 3UDP and UBP. This time I decided to do the cheap booking with no perks. No biggie since I rarely drink alcohol anyways. I bought the soda package, and 3 restaurant dining package. Although I’m a bit confused, I paid 91 dollars I think for the 3 restaurants dining package, the website says gratuity should have been included, but was it? I only got charged the 90 some bucks, didn’t see any 20 percent extra charge. Should I be adding gratuities during the trip then or are they really included? I don’t remember adding anything extra with the perks UDP package, I just prepaid regular gratuities and the alcohol package the last times I sailed. How does the bought UDP package differ from the perks UDP package? Also, is there a forward observation lounge on the Escape? I know Breakaway only had it on the top deck, but I thought Breakaway plus had it enclosed? Is that only Haven? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbethel11 Posted May 31, 2019 #2 Share Posted May 31, 2019 6 minutes ago, frostrambler said: Also, is there a forward observation lounge on the Escape? I know Breakaway only had it on the top deck, but I thought Breakaway plus had it enclosed? Is that only Haven? No, unlike the NCL Joy, NCL Bliss, and NCL Encore, the NCL Escape lacks a forward observation lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Wheels Only Posted May 31, 2019 #3 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Escape has a forward-facing sundeck (2/3 for all, 1/3 for Haven) but there are no forward-facing observation lounges. When you purchase the SDP, 20% is added. You do not "have to" add more at the restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostrambler Posted May 31, 2019 Author #4 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Thanks for the quick replies, shame about the forward deck. What’s weird is I don’t think I got charged the 20 percent, the amount I was charged matched the price advertised. Hmm okay, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLineGal Posted May 31, 2019 #5 Share Posted May 31, 2019 (edited) ARE GRATUITIES INCLUDED IN THE SPECIALTY DINING PACKAGE PRICE? No, a 20% gratuity and specialty service charge will be automatically added to the cost of your package. I believe ours was added to our running bill, but they just took it out of our credits. Edited May 31, 2019 by BlueLineGal Mispelled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare fabnfortysomething Posted May 31, 2019 #6 Share Posted May 31, 2019 I was on the 3 day inaugural cruise from Hamburg to Southampton and remember the thermal suite having great panoramic views but cant remember whether was forward or aft facing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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