CruisingLover

So, renting any cabana is out for us 😳😳 Can we just get off the ship and nab some beach chairs, or is there a fee for those too? 

Also, which area is the best to grab a chair for the day? 

There will be 6 adults traveling to Coco Cay on Oasis at the end of this year. The last time I was at Coco Cay was 2017 and it looks SOOOOO different now!

I'm looking for recommendations on what to do, but specifically, are there cabanas big enough that 6 people can rent? Are they hard to get?  It would just be a nice "home" spot for the day. 

Thanks!

There will be 6 adults traveling to Coco Cay on Oasis at the end of this year. The last time I was at Coco Cay was 2017 and it looks SOOOOO different now!

I'm looking for recommendations on what to do, but specifically, are there cabanas big enough that 6 people can rent? Are they hard to get?  It would just be a nice "home" spot for the day. 

Thanks!

Thank you for the information. We are cruising over NYE and we ended up booking an Airbnb because a LOT of hotels were already sold out! Thought that was nuts until we realized the Orange Bowl was going to be there at that time! 

24 minutes ago, George C said:

Marriott shares a lobby with doubletree lobby has lots of restaurants some with live music and they both have balconies that overlook pier , Hilton is a block father away without balconies. We always book doubletree which is a Hilton property.

Can you please tell me which Doubletree you book?

Hi there 🙂  Any recommendations as to which Hilton or Marriott hotel to stay at in Miami for 1 night pre cruise? We'd like to be as close to the port as possible.

Hi

I just booked cabin 12719 On Oasis. We've been on Oasis before, same area, but that was before they added the slides in the back. Has anyone stayed in that cabin and can tell me if the slides are a pain to see? If so, can you share any pictures you may have of the cabin and area around it? Should I try for a different cabin further away from the back? 

Hi

Question about the "2x2 meal specialty dining pkg" that you get with the booking specials... 

Does the price for that cover the entire meal, minus drinks? So, basically we pay a cover charge to get in and then, once in, the dinner is no cost? 

Is there an easy way (besides doing mock bookings) to see how many cabins are booked on a ship? We will be on the Bliss over NYE and I'm just curious how full it will be 😁

Thanks!

Thanks everyone 🙂 I see the chest purses (or whatever they are called) a lot lately but always think those would bug me 🤷‍♀️

Hi

I'd like to get something small to carry around with me while on the ship. Just basically for my room key, and small items (chapstick, phone, tissues, meds etc so, a lanyard won't be big enough). I was wondering what people use lately that's not too bulky or in the way?

Thanks!

1 hour ago, Two Wheels Only said:

 

The link shows Escape 15286 which is bed near closet. The NCL rep that claimed that ALL aft-facing B1s were bed near balcony is clearly mistaken.

 

Bliss 14284 is bed near balcony.

Maybe the rep meant all aft balconies in Bliss? 

1 hour ago, Two Wheels Only said:

 

Direct them to the following...

 

https://www.cruisedeckplans.com/DP/deckplans/stateroom-details.php?ship=Norwegian-Escape&cabin=15286

 

I'm probably looking at it wrong but, that looks to me that 14284 has the bed by the door (not by the balcony). Although, I'm not a "member" of the site so I can't get too far into the details. But, also, there is no camera icon on 14284 so there's no picture anyway 😬

23 hours ago, Two Wheels Only said:

14282 - bed near balcony

14284 - bed near balcony

14286 - bed near closet

I was JUST told by an NCL rep that ALL aft facing balconies have the bed by the balcony door 🙃

1 hour ago, ggTexasGal said:

@CruisingLover

I finally found some pictures from our Bliss cruise 2019.  We were in 12308, but hopefully you can get an idea of the more narrow room set-up.  I hope these help some!

Awesome, thank you! This helps my mind a lot 🙂  I'm glad to know that our bed will (or should be - we are 14284) be near the balcony as opposed to the closet! 

1 hour ago, Two Wheels Only said:

14282 - bed near balcony

14284 - bed near balcony

14286 - bed near closet

Thanks! I wish I could find pictures but am having zero luck 😞 

1 hour ago, ggTexasGal said:

Keep posting incorrect link.  My apologies!!!

I don't see any links.....

Does anyone know what configuration the bed and couch are in on NCL Bliss cabins 14282, 14284 and 14286? Will I walk into the room bed first and couch by balcony. Or will I walk into the room couch first with the bed by the balcony?

Thanks!

1 hour ago, Two Wheels Only said:

Interiors are basically the same except for bed location (the video isn't deck 14).

 

 

14282 and 14284 are bed near balcony while 14286 is bed near closet. 14286 has the narrowest aft-facing balcony on deck 14. For depth, deck 14 is in the middle between the deepest (deck 9) and the least deep (deck 13). 

It's an OK video. I don't like that don't actually SHOW you things "you have quite a bit of storage space here and down below" but don't actually show it 🙁

Does anyone have pictures of AFT cabins on NCL Bliss? If you have any of cabin #'s 14282, 14284 and 14286 that would be a bonus!). I'm specifically looking to see what the storage situation is like. Where are the drawers (I heard there are some under the couch?), shelves etc.

Thanks!

7 minutes ago, trivimp said:

Yes & yes.  Bon voyage!  

The walls AND doors are metal?

Is there storage under the bed on NCL Bliss? The closet looks SUPER tiny (compared to our ginormous one last year on Princess!) so hoping we can store our luggage under the bed 🙂 

Also, are the walls magnetic so we can use magnetic hooks? What about the doors? Can we bring magnetic write on/off boards to use on the doors?

5 hours ago, Rick&Jeannie said:

It might add something to the conversation if you shared exactly *when* you were able to get this done.  I have been able to get it done on both Princess and Carnival...but it was at least 5 or 6 years ago.  I may be wrong...but I *believe* the rules changed for ALL cruise lines after the Star Princess fire (2006) that was worsened by many dividers being opened.  Fire was supposedly started by smoking on a balcony.  That's also when that was nixed.

It was Norwegian Pearl in July of 2013

19 minutes ago, complawyer said:

ncl policy is strictly a "no" on opening the balcony dividers if your steward opened them for you, he jeopardized his job, and you lucked out!

Interesting. Well, I HOPE he didn't lose his job! But also, he didn't seem like it was a big deal, didn't feel like he was sneaking around to do it.

Just now, JGmf said:

There's already relatively, really long string on this.

 

In short, the answer is NO.  NCL doesn't allow it.

Oops, sorry.  However, NCL does allow it because we've had it done before (by our cabin steward). I just wasn't sure if the AFT facing balconies allowed for it, was possible or may be bolted in.