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DMH15

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    NCL, Celebrity, MSC YC
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  1. Hello. We all have reasons why we like to dine in our suites, or not. We have certainly done this. After a long port day I love having a nice soak, putting on my pjs and dining at my liesure. I have never asked for course by course. I love Le Bistro and have my favorites. I always consider this a special treat and appreciate my butler doing it for me with an exra nice tip bump.
  2. Wow. I totally get you. Both of my parents were diabetic. So is my sister. And my brother is too with many checks daily and insulin shots. I am keto. So, I heavily reduce my carbs and and no “real sugar”. I have done lots of research and I have a pastry education as well as culinary and restaurant management. But I do not use it professionally. My brother is an attorney in SC and goes out to high end restaurants. His server asks if he wants dessert. He asks if they have anything sugar free. The answer is always no. It is the same here in Dallas. OPPORTUNITIES MISSED! The cruise lines do too. What percentage of people for health or dietary needs or wants would choose a delicious alternative? It is a shame. Restaurants - Cruise Lines… Get with it! They could hire me.
  3. My niece is VEGAN and both Jewel and Epic Haven and Specialty Restaurants treated her like a princess. Even daily snacks were catered to her. Crudite and a tomato vinaigrette was one of them. I remember Le Bistro did a beautiful entree and desert for her. A gorgeous veggie stack with marinara and bruleed bananas with garnish. Lovely.
  4. Loved my visit to Stanley but the regularly scheduled time was enough to walk all around, talk to locals, see gnomes, eat some fish & chips, etc. However…to give up cruising Antarctica for a few more hours in Stanley is a joke!
  5. I knew going into my 14 night SA cruise my excursion to Antarctica, by plane from Punta Arenas, was 50/50 at best. Found out the two cruises before and one after did not get to go due to fog. They land on a dirt runway. we made it to ALL of our ports including Ushuaia and Port Stanley. BUT, although it was calm when we got into Punta Arenas… leaving was a different story!!! The tenders looked like the S.S. Minnow from Gilligan’s Island. We we sitting on our aft balcony and watching people on the tender’s faces. They were in terror. We prayed. We left port late but yes, we saw Mother Nature at her best and worst. This was my favorite cruise in my favorite suite on my favorite ship. (Epic DOS a very close second. Wink.)
  6. Great post. so blessed to have been able to experience being able to visit Antarctica myself on an excursion while cruising SA. ONCE IN A LIFETIME, for sure.
  7. OP, when you put out a question like this you need to know you will receive a myriad of feedback. As many have stated, bartenders may bend the rules, waiters may bend the rules, and certainly so have concierges and butlers. This is where NCL’s discretion comes into play. I have read many instances of these choices and I have had some bestowed to me even though I did not ask for them. I AM SURE THE MOTIVATOR IS “TIPS”. Everyone has their own moral compass and some of my family members roll their eyes when I show mine. My BFF is my sis and we are a bit opposite. LOL. Happy cruising to all. p.s. I am that person who drives the speed limit and gets a lot of “birds” thrown at me.
  8. Most astute post. Well written and spot on. Post of the day.
  9. Weather? Elevators? Geez. Not the OP specifically, but I have seen these kind of “groups”. Maybe they need to charter a ship NCL carries more than just their group.
  10. I tip $10 per person per day for B and C and up that for any extraordinary requests. We tend to use the Concierge a lot and have had great ones. Karen and Hanno especially. We enjoyed our interactions so much. Funny, when we were in the DOS on Epic the Concierges interaction was minimal. But oh Maxi our Butler was incredible and we added to his tip. We have also found our room stewards when in a suite is probably an escalated situation. They seem to be senior stewards. We always feel they deserve extra over the auto-gratuity.
  11. I do realize every ship / every sailing is different but… here are some comments: I was a long-time NCL Haven and suite cruiser when I tried MSC. On MSC YC I was provided Thermal suite perk. I loved it. It was quiet and relaxing. Got a ceramic heated lounger any time I went. On NCL Epic in DOS the 3 of us bought the Thermal pass. We hated it. It was loud and packed. Over a week waited and finally got a heated thermal lounger one time. Never got a day bed. Hot tubs were “party central” with drunks. On MSC I thought I bought wi-fi. It was fine. On NCL I did buy wifi several times just to stay connected and once for niece who was studying.
  12. Wow. Second words might be okay. But GEEZ.
  13. There really is something special about an aft suite. Especially at night. It is magical.
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