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We are sailing on Breakaway on 15 Dec, 1st time. Can't wait. Love your review, especially re: the spa pass. Thank you!

Thank you! Your info is great.

Hi-I do have a quick question. I am going with my grand kids - how far are the small cabanas from the hippo slide, if you know. Thank you!

Ok, so I have created a short video that is on youtube showing our visit to the small cabanas. It shows ours in particular, but pans to show the rest and the beach that is in front of them. A beautiful spot and much quieter than the main beaches.

 

Here is the link to the video:

 

Also in the video is a shot of the lagoon that NCL has built which has very calm water as it is only indirectly connected to the ocean and the Boblink buffet and bar. This is a shirt 2-3 min walk from the cabanas and is much quieter and much shorter lines for food than the main eating location.

 

The video and photos were taken while there Nov 20 2013 on the Breakaway. Picture perfect weather.

 

 

 

Thank you for this! We are sailing 12/15, got the small cabana, am praying we stop at GSC. Your pics are beautiful.

I find from reading on here that there are many that prefer or like using cash accounts, myself included!! I know exactly what I have and it does keep me in check when wanting to but big ticket items!

Yes, this is exactly the reason I want to use cash. I am more frugal with cash than with CC.

Just got off the Gem today, so hopefully this info would also apply to the Breakaway. When we checked in and they set up our key cards, we were asked if we wanted to use a credit card. I explained that I would prefer to use a cash account and we were told to see Guest Services to set that up once on board. So we stopped there first after we boarded, waited in line and when we got up to the counter, the rep simply asked us how much we wanted to put on the account. Nothing was mentioned about a minimum or anything like that.

 

This morning, a copy of our account info with charges was outside our door along with a letter explaining that a check would be mailed to the address on file if there was cash remaining on the account, but we could also get it by visiting Guest Services (which I chose to do, seemed ridiculous to wait for a check for five dollars and change).

Thank you for the info! So glad I discovered this site, lots of good advice.

The easiest way to do it is to link a credit card to the account, then pay the balance on the shipboard account off with cash near the end of the cruise. Any last night purchases are charged to the CC (maybe not a lot depending on your onboard habits):rolleyes:

 

Don't know your circumstances so feel free to ignore my post.

Didn't realize you could do this. Thanks for this tip!

Actually, NCL leads you to believe this is the case (to eliminate congestion on disembarkation day) as they put that note on your final bill they slip under the door, but you can get the remainder of your money you did not spend on disembarkation day. You just have to go to the service desk.

 

We did it on the Pearl last year. Over $700 not used. No way we were letting NCL hold that money for a month!

 

It is also noted on their website that you can receive a refund of remaining funds on disembarkation day.

 

 

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Thanks! This is great info also.

We used cash on our cruise last nov on the Jewel and when we got within $25-0 our card was frozen until we made additional deposit. We had pre paid our service fees and anything else that we could pay for pre cruise.

Thank you also! I am glad for the input because I didn't know exactly how cash would work. Didn't want to mess things up. Can't wait for the cruise!

I did this on the Gem recently, had used a credit card in the past. The one thing I will tell you is don't put a large amount in at one time. You can add to it as you go. If you don't spend what is in the account it is not refunded at the end of the cruise, they send a refund check about 30 days after.

Thank you! this is exactly the type of info I was looking for. I appreciate the input.

Thank you! This info helps. I won't use the debit card & we prepaid the service charges. Was just curious if anyone had experience paying by cash - any pros or cons, or it doesn't really matter one way or another. BTW - good name - my son Kyle & his family are also going along. We're excited! Thanks again.

Hi- I will be sailing on Breakaway 15 Dec 2013, 1st cruise. I read on NCL website that you can set up a cash account to pay for purchases. I would like to do this. Any thoughts/ comments from seasoned cruisers? I don't plan on having huge on board purchases, want to stay on budget. Thank you for any input.