GrammieCruising

We’ve never cruised on a smaller ship with NCL, so didn’t know this. Thank you.

Where you able to make reservations once on board?

Hope someone with recent experience (Panama partial) on attending Blazing Boots and/or Get Down Tonight can tell me if reservations are available once on board and if so, where to make them at? Thank you.

Is the ORCHID GARDEN open for lunch daily? Dinner daily? Open every day or just occasionally. THANK YOU.

We got Triple loyalty points on our last cruise. How often and what times of year are they usually offered? Have our eye on a cruise-hoping to get this same or similar perk. Thanks.

I appreciate this very informative post-so much useful information! Our ship ports 6:20 AM and departs 10 PM. Our dinner reservations are for 7:30 PM, though. I think we’re planning a morning walking tour on our own of Palma. Trying to figure out the afternoon-Is early October warm enough to go to a beach in the afternoon? If so, what is the closest best beach to the port? If not what is something else entertaining for the afternoon near Palma? It’s been 30+ years since we’ve been here and spent most of our time in Alcudia! Thanks!

Thank you, just the advise I was perusing these boards for😁

The shower is on the right with the frosted glass door. The curtain is covering a similar door where the toilet is. The sink is to the right across from the curved sofa in the body of the room. (Sorry about the messiness, this was after we were there for a few days😊)

I would suggest for first time cruising that you book thru the cruise line. It just eliminates another stresser from the other unique first-time worries you may have. NEXT cruise though, after experiencing a cruise, you’ll be better informed about how it all works and what risk you are willing to take. ENJOY.

Thank you for this information. Is there a 2-day 5-zone BIRG TICKET available? We are in port for 2-days, spending the night in a B&B. Thank you.

Does NCL currently provide a shuttle from the port into Palma? If so is it free? Or is there a fee? Are taxis available at the port? The cost? We considered walking but from what I’ve read it is about a 3 mile walk. Too far, when we want to do a self walking tour of Palma. 😊 Thank you

Does NCL currently provide a shuttle from the port into Palma? If so is it free? Or is there a fee? Are taxis available at the port? The cost? We considered walking but from what I’ve read it is about a 3 mile walk. Too far, when we want to do a self walking tour of Palma. 😊 Thank you

Thank you for the suggestions.

Thank you @olleinbertsmum. Though, from what I have been reading, since the Epic is a large ship it will be docking at pier 7 (if memory serves), and is about a 3 mile walk. We like to walk but that is ambitious for us since we plan on a self-walking tour of Palma too. We are there in October. Were taxis readily available when leaving the ship?

Does NCL provide a shuttle into Palma? If so, is it free? If not what is the fee? TIA

Does the Epic have the same awesome shower as the Breakaway? Is the sink at the foot of the bed (or next to the sofa) like regular Balcony on the Epic or is it in a better spot? What about the Balcony itself, larger than the Breakaway? Thanks in advance (TIA)

We are coming from the west. What is the best way to fly to La Romana? We have no direct or stop over flights from here. What airlines fly into La Romana? Or is it best to fly into Punta Cana?

Thank you

Does the Encore have an adult area somewhere else outdoors?Thank you for the information. Enjoy your Escape!

Thank you-your reply helps a lot!

Which NCL ships have the Waterfront (or something similar) and/or H2O? We like having outdoor space to spend time in and want our cruise after our next one (on the Epic with nothing like the Waterfront) to have the outdoor spaces. Thanks from Idaho🥔

@cruiseny4life No-it was on my app once we booked. Haven’t purchased anything yet.

I read either here or on the other sight that since we couldn’t book the Epic for the month of September and because it’s homeport in October was Marseille that it was most likely because it was being updated. NOPE- it is because it is being used in conjunction with the Rugby finals by a travel company…. we were looking forward to the updates in October-darn it! Stomp 🦶!

Does this mean we shouldn’t count on this? 😳

Small and yes the same small size BUT the early reservations and the free laundry mid-cruise and the bottle of bubbly and the okay 2x snacks that come with the club balcony makeup for it.