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  1. I was on the Dawn in August 2023, when it was in the Baltic. In short, it was “fine”. Yes, it’s old. Yes, it’s small. Yes, it’s missing the bells and whistles of their top-tier ships. But there’s nothing fundamentally wrong with it (looking at you, NCL Epic). It’s clearly one of the lesser ships in the NCL lineup, which is why it’s relegated to oddball routings such as your proposed Africa cruse. As far as staffing, I got the sense that this ship was an opportunity for newly-promoted crew to get an opportunity at a higher level on a smaller ship. Some did well, some were over their head. IMO, the food, service, etc. were all at normal NCL standard - good, not great. The entertainment was a bit weaker than my previous NCL experience - probably a combination of post-COVID cutbacks and the smaller size of the Dawn. Can’t comment as to the kid areas. I would guess they would be very lightly used on the cruise you’re planning to take. I think that routing looks interesting, and I certainly wouldn’t pass on it due to the mediocre quality of the Dawn. I encourage you to go for it.
  2. They were charging it up front on Regal Princess in March, making the 4/10 a no-go for me. YMMV on other ships, based on the crew. Double odds, as on all CCL ships. . Still a great game, though. Where on land will you readily find a $5 game ?
  3. I have used a line of credit on NCL in the past, so I guess I can chime in. 1) There is no fee for using markers. 2) The nuts and bolts of using your line of credit: Hand your cruise card to the dealer and ask for $X of credit. The pit boss will pull your info, then authorize the dealer to give you chips. A few minutes later, the pit boss will present you with a marker to sign. This is, in effect, a check you are writing to NCL, which they agree to sit on for the duration of the cruise. At the end of the cruise, you are expected to “settle up” your outstanding markers at the cage, buying them back with your extensive cash winnings, or, more likely, by writing them a standard check in exchange for the physical markers. If you fail to or forget to settle up, NCL will deposit the markers against the checking account used to establish the line of credit. 3) You’d likely each need your own line. If you typically gamble together, you could have just one of you with a line to buy chips, and then you all could divide them however you choose. 4) You certainly do not need to use your entire line. I do suspect they would get very irate if you were taking out markers for $20 or even $100, due to the paperwork involved. I would suggest $500 or $1000 would be appropriate increments. 5) One con that I experienced was that I lost track of how many markers I had taken out, so I was short $1000 when I went to settle up. Now, the markers do clearly indicate the table and time of issue, so they were able to jar my memory that I did, in fact, take out a marker at 130 AM at the blackjack table. “Oh! I’m the idiot!” I now always take a photo of each marker immediately after signing it, to avoid future embarrassment. Your mileage may vary on that point, depending on your drink package usage. 🙂
  4. Nope - the Fun 21 game, as dealt on the various Carnival lines, hasn’t changed, as far as I know. I wish one of the mods would edit the first post, so that the final, accurate info is front and center for this thread. Absent that, I’ll just repeat the full set of early surrender situations : — Hard 16 v 10 (but not 8-8 v 10) Hard 13 v A Hard 14 v A (including 7-7 v A) Hard 15 v A Hard 16 v A (including 8-8 v A) Hard 17 v A — Also, don’t forget to use the Spanish 21 chart for play decisions, Specifically, do NOT play this game the same as regular BJ - that will give the house an extra 2-3% house edge.
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