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I think NCL does not allow the same name to appear on 2 bookings of the same cruise. They will quickly discover it and remind you to cancel either one booking / change the name.

If the son books an inside room, he can still visit his parents in the suite at anytime, but cannot enjoy the suite benefits (e.g. dine at the suite restaurant). NCL may be able to provide an additional card as key only but will not load any perks inside (since the dummy name does not really embark so it will not receive the perks).

To be clear, this refers to the GETAWAY Baltic cruises in 2023 (since OP does not mention the year). The 2022 Baltic cruises are not cancelled (at this moment), but only have other alternative ports substituting St Petersburg.

Any time can happen. Sometimes it can be assigned even before final payment. If you are booking a triple / quad room, usually it will be assigned earlier.

The official terminology is called "downline". Before the pandemic, cruise lines may allow you to do so. You need to make the downline request in advance (prior to departure) and complete some paperwork. Cruise lines may charge a fee (for example, Royal Caribbean / Celebrity Cruises was USD 65 per person). After the pandemic, some cruise lines no longer approve downline, even if you are willing to pay for a fee. Here is the reply from NCL previously: Approval to embark or disembark mid-cruise may be allowed ONLY in cases of emergencies, for example: 1. Guests miss the ship and wished to embark in the next port of call. 2. Once onboard, a guest becomes ill or has a family emergency and needs to disembark the vessel. No refunds or adjustments will be made for unused portions of a cruise. If any of our guests for any reason wish to not conclude their cruise, they may address this onboard. With valid reason(s), you may embark or disembark at ports of call other than original ones. Please note that you MUST have valid travel document or Visa required for the country that you would like to embark/ disembark. Norwegian Cruise Line will not be responsible for any loss associated with itinerary change such as hotel, transportation or entertainment onshore which is not arranged by NCL directly. And also be aware that even NCL approves it immediately on Day 1 of your cruise, there may be a chance that the ship cannot enter the port of Naples on Day 5 because of various unforseen situations (e.g. bad weather). If you have booked any hotels or air tickets from Naples, NCL will not be responsible for your loss.

Both are ok. Just make sure that the correct NCL promotion code (for extra points) is added to your booking.

I saw somebody posted in Facebook group.

Here is the price in early 2020, the second last voyage before the ill-fated pandemic cruise in Japan which hits the international headline.

Not true... the 3rd Sep sailing (Amsterdam to Copenhagen) and 13th Sep sailing (Copenhagen to Southampton) are still available to be booked now.

The 25% discount coupon has already issued and can be found under your profile, if you are one of the affected guests on the 17th Aug sailing.