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  1. I have seen a man in Rhodes Greece trying to buy a bus ticket in US Dollars, Another man in Dingle on the West Coast of Ireland trying to buy a shuttle ticket in US Dollars and a lady in a Mini Market in Southern Spain trying to buy snacks using US dollars .All were refused. Yes you could tip in US dollars in Europe but surely it would be more respectful to use the local currency . Would you expect a tip in Euros to be acceptable in your local town ?
  2. Take a look at Flix Bus (you'll find them online ) I've just booked a single ticket from Trieste bus station to Venice Marco Polo Airport for UK£ 11.99. I understand the bus station in Trieste is a short walk from the cruise terminal and if you want Venice City Centre the bus also stops in town .
  3. I cruise solo and have to pay double for the privialge, so I always ways book the cheapest inside cabin, I just sleep and shower in it. The Free at Sea package is great value, thats my drinks covered , 150 minutes wifi, just enough to message home and do Facebook posts, $50 per cabin per Excursion credit which makes some excursions great value or some of the cheaper ones free and one speciality meal free . Plus I’m now Sapphire Latitudes with the extra perks that brings. Great Value without breaking the bank
  4. Being British I’m fussy about my tea and as much as I’m a huge fan of NCL their tea just doesn't do it for me. So I take my own, usually Yorkshire Tea Bags . I use them in the buffet and take them to O’Sheehan's and ask he waiters to use them for my Tea. They usually say “I’ll bring you hot water” and I have to explain that to make tea properly the Tea bag(s) needs to go in the pot first and the boiling water goes on top. ☺️
  5. This is a bit of an emotive subject for me at the moment. Until recently I always prepaid NCL’s service charge. However I find the recent increase from $15 to $20 PP Per day unacceptable and will not be prepaying on future bookings and making a decision on board as too how much I’m prepared to pay and advising customer services to adjust my onboard account accordingly.
  6. I think is an amazing deal , I‘ve done 4 NCL cruises in the last year and taken to Free at Sea Deal on all of them .I pre-purchase my excursions on the NCL app which deducts the Excursion $50 credit (or equivalent in UK£), I don't do Spa’s and there's little or nothing I need from the onboard shops so I leave the ship with a zero (or close to zero ) onboard balance Enjoy your cruise
  7. The free at sea package for us in the UK is different from the US , We pay once dependant on the length of cruise for my next cruise its £149 for 11 days for that I’m getting :- Premium Drinks Package including the gratuity $50 credit per excursion (only 1 credit per cabin, I travel solo so that's a bonus for me) 4 x Specialty Dining 250 minutes Wi-Fi I booked the cruise over a year ago when the deal was much better, on later bookings of the same duration I’m paying £199 and only getting 1 Specialty Dining and 150 minutes Wi-Fi plus the drinks and excursion credit. Even then IMO its still a great deal There is no more to pay, gratuities on the package are paid (unless you wish to tip extra) In some ports you may find a small change on drinks where local VAT is chargeable when in port . For me its a no Brainer, I’ve booked and paid for 4 excursions which has already saved me £177, all my drinks on board will be free so I will probably have a zero on board bill at the end of the cruise.
  8. Sorry about that, I did a bit of a typo there .the booking is for April 2024. I have been on the Dawn before and enjoyed it and am going again on he Dawn in September this year around the UK
  9. I have now booked a cruise on Norwegian Dawn departing Rome on 26th April 2023 for 10 days ending in Barcelona . This is the very last cruise that it would be possible to use the 20% discount given for cancellation of the original Norwegian Epic cruise. I was able to change my original Lisbon flights to coincide with the new cruise. NCL advised they would repay any change fee that the airline charged. However as luck would have it Easyjet waved the change fee as I am a good customer and a member of their Flight Club. So I’ve ended up with nothing to claim from NCL.
  10. Thats good news , Im going on the Dawn in September and I do like my cup of tea in the mornings
  11. This may have changed, up to my last NCL cruise in April I had always asked and got a coffee/tea maker in my inside cabin. However on the last cruise in April my request was declined as they were no allowed in inside cabins.
  12. Yes l always book direct with NCL I feel it gives me more control over my bookings. I have what they call a personal cruise consultant who looks after me very well
  13. Dianne My responses came from: euguestservices@ncl.com I'm guessing that in Southampton. I think you mentioned earlier you had a case number from your original claim email. They have been very quick to follow up my original email maybe they need a nudge from you for a response Good luck
  14. When you submitted your original claim you should have got an automated reply with a case number to quote. As far as my claim, it will be some time before I can advance this as I need to change the origin return flights to Lisbon in January to a flight to Rome in April returning from Barcelona in May and the new flight are not on sale yet so I think it's going to be a couple of month yet.
  15. Yes I heard back within a couple of days. NCL require a cancellation invoice for my flights. I have rebooked a replacement cruise which will also require flights. So I intend to change the original flight to Lisbon (when the flights for the new cruise dates are available) NCL advised me if there is an admin fee to do this they will refund that fee on production of an invoice showing the amount.
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