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We booked another Prima cruise immediately after getting off our first Prima cruise. A few weeks later, we booked a Viva cruise. We absolutely loved it, especially Indulge. We are not big lovers of mega ships and prefer the smaller cruise ships and Prima was a bigger ship but with the small ship feel.

I paid $249 for 2 tickets from Grand Rapids, Michigan to Miami/FLL for our Caribbean cruise over Thanksgiving. I requested a 1-day deviation (credited $25) to fly in early due to a flight cancellation earlier this spring that forced us to drive all night to NYC to catch our cruise. We got our flight information yesterday - 94 days out. Both flights are on American in Economy - 11:00am GRR to LaGuardia for a 1.75 hour lay-over then to Miami with a 6:30pm arrival time. Our return doesn't leave Miami until 8:30pm, but it's a direct flight. Super happy with these times, especially since the exact same itinerary would have cost $1430 if I booked it on my own last night.

I was able to change a return flight on United 7-days before we left. No issues and no charge.

We were in the same boat (literally) as you - we were the ones that had to drive from Michigan on your cruise. I am still battling NCL insurance, but so far no denial. You can email United to get a cancellation letter. I got mine in ~24 hours. I then uploaded that to insurance and called them to make sure they had everything they needed. I have no idea if I'll get reimbursed my driving fees, but here's hoping! Good luck!!

I just chatted with an agent and got nowhere. She said that there are plenty of activities and space for both charter and non-charter guests. She could not provide me any details on their itinerary or any information about the charter.

I'll be on the NCL Prima in April so both NCL ferry options should be available. If I wanted to go to the caves, which ferry/bus combination is better - St. George or Hamilton - or is it a wash?

I used our $100 per person in the casino. We charged it to our room and then gambled with it, but we could have just cashed it out. I am 100% sure we used the nonrefundable OBC as we had no other credits and the amount was very specific.

We were on the same trip and fortunately we didn't have any of the same issues. My favorite meal I've ever had on any ship was in Aqua. We boarded immediately, disembarkation was slow, but not horrible for us (self walk off). Our room steward was awesome and always greeted us warmly. They always had the drinks we needed except they ran out of Truly the second to last day. Bar staff was very attentive, oftentimes following us to our seat to take our order. Yes, it was crowded in the buffet. We oftentimes ate outside or sat with others. We met some great people doing this. Missing the 2 ports was disappointing, but I do believe it was the right decision. We did get an extended cruise thru the fjords which was amazing and almost made up for it. I do think there was some issues with communication, or lack thereof. They did try to prevent mass lineups, but people weren't listening. Entertainment was a little disappointing. The female vocalist and male vocalist were outstanding. More variety would have been helpful to pass the longer days. This wasn't our favorite cruise, but we enjoyed it nonetheless. Everyone's experience is different, though. Hopefully you'll experience something more similar to what we had vs what the OP experienced.

I pre-booked an Uber for embarkation day. Looks like they are very active in Buenos Aires.

We've found that the food post-Covid is much better than what it used to be, especially the desserts. We've been on many sailings, primarily NCL but also RCL and Carnival. For us, NCL's choices and options were better than the others, but that could just be personal preference. At the end of the day, we've never gone to bed hungry on a cruise and we also gain the obligatory 5-10 pounds so no complaints.

Same for us. We were 5 away on a 7-day and we were even listed as Platinum on the app even though the points clearly showed us as Gold. We didn't say a word and just enjoyed the bonus.

Here's information from Spain but the information is the same. https://cbarc.cancilleria.gob.ar/es/01-requisitos-de-ingreso-la-argentina#:~:text=SE HAN DEJADO DE REQUERIR,SERÁN EXCEPTUADOS DE REALIZAR AISLAMIENTO.

No Covid test is required for entry into Argentina. For boarding, that may be determined by your cruise line, but there is no current requirements from the Argentinian government to have a negative Covid test. The Argentinian government also does not require the medical questionnaire, per the information above and linked below from the Argentinian government. https://www.argentina.gob.ar/interior/migraciones/documentacion-para-ingresar-al-pais-como-turista I will caveat all of this with cruises haven't started from Argentina for the season so this is all subject to change.

All of the entry requirements are found here: https://ar.usembassy.gov/covid-19/

We are using Chile Dream Tours to pick us up in San Antonio, tour to Valaparaiso and Vina Del Mar, return to Santiago airport. Super easy to work with. $180pp + $100 San Antonio pick up charge per group + 5% service fee