Ray4Fun Posted February 21, 2022 #1 Share Posted February 21, 2022 We heard from a friend that the on-board costs associated with kids activities on-board are substantially more expensive on NCL than that other huge ship company. Anyone have experiences with 12 - 14 year olds on the Encore? IE, Rock wall is free, tildes are free, zip line is free on other line. I heard it is several hundred extra for the fun things on Encore. True? False? Advice appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smplybcause Posted February 21, 2022 #2 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Laser tag costs, go karts cost, the virtual reality games cost. It can add up fast. There's unlimited options, but those are hundreds each. The teen room is free, slides are free, pool of course. But yea the cool things kids likely want to do on the ship cost money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hutcha Posted February 21, 2022 #3 Share Posted February 21, 2022 One of my often repeated beefs with NCL. They take up a lot of premium space for "pay for" activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkacmom Posted February 21, 2022 #4 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Besides go carts and laser tag, what else costs money on NCL that is free on other lines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hutcha Posted February 21, 2022 #5 Share Posted February 21, 2022 35 minutes ago, mjkacmom said: Besides go carts and laser tag, what else costs money on NCL that is free on other lines? It's not an apples to apples comparison. Like the OP mentioned, Royal has rock climbing walls, zip lines, flow riders, full putt putt courses (NCL is shrinking), sports court (shrinking or deleting). The beef I have with NCL is how much space they've taken up with premium areas that are not included with the cost of the cruise. The Haven, Vibe, Racetrack, Laser tag, etc. Don't think I'll cruise NCL with the kids again, and not without the Haven (Bliss next week w/wife). And Royal is my preferred with the kids. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkacmom Posted February 22, 2022 #6 Share Posted February 22, 2022 17 hours ago, Hutcha said: It's not an apples to apples comparison. Like the OP mentioned, Royal has rock climbing walls, zip lines, flow riders, full putt putt courses (NCL is shrinking), sports court (shrinking or deleting). The beef I have with NCL is how much space they've taken up with premium areas that are not included with the cost of the cruise. The Haven, Vibe, Racetrack, Laser tag, etc. Don't think I'll cruise NCL with the kids again, and not without the Haven (Bliss next week w/wife). And Royal is my preferred with the kids. I agree that go-carts and laser tag is a huge waste of space for activities that folks would probably just use once if at all, and I’d never take my family in a ship without a sports court, but the majority of NCL ships are fine, we’ve been on 4 with no extra fees for the activities that had sports courts. I’ll avoid the few ships with these extras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hutcha Posted February 22, 2022 #7 Share Posted February 22, 2022 1 hour ago, mjkacmom said: I’ll avoid the few ships with these extras. You can try, but they are becoming more and more prevalent. The Prima and Viva expanded the go kart track from 2 to 3 levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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