Samstress

Welcome back!  I'm looking forward to reading your latest review.  I don't see why you shouldn't post your review here....that's what CC is for.

What an amazing adventure you're embarking upon.  Looking forward to following!

1 hour ago, MAC220251 said:

I am on the same cruise and did get the same message from Air Canada.   I did book on my own but if you have the Air Canada reference number and call them they will move you to January 28th.

This is exactly the right action to take.  Better to be proactive than sorry.  I wouldn't wait for NCL to fix the problem.  

I agree with the previous poster that NCL doesn't book one cruise for a B2B.  We deal with the same NCL rep & he worked with us to get us in the same cabin.  But it was still two separate cruises.  If you can keep the same room it will avoid having to pack everything up between cruises.

But however it ends up....happy sailing! 

I love ours.  My main concern when travelling through a busy airport is knowing my luggage has made it onto the plane.  And my Air Tags let me know that I can sit back and relax on the flight because my luggage is onboard!

Sometimes the cruise Gods smile upon us.  This was one of those times:-).  

Thanks fellow posters for the prompt replies.  You've made me feel a lot better about our situation!!  

Will NCL allow passenger name changes after booking.  Two of our party are unable to cruise & I want to invite friends that might be able to take their place?  Is this doable? 

Personally I would stay with Allianz.  We have had 2 incidences on two different cruises over the years that required medical care on board the ship (one that occurred before we boarded actually).  And $340 would have just put a very small dent in the bills.  We submitted the receipts and forms when we returned home & were refunded promptly.  They have a good reputation....

You are on my cruise!!  Well in actual fact the cruise we had intended to be on.  Given the world situation and travel restrictions in Canada at the time we made the decision to rebook this cruise (and the next one from Copenhagen thru to Baltics) until 2023.  Both these cruises have now been cancelled:-(

But I am still enjoying your review!  You seem like someone that a lot of us 'seasoned' cruisers would love to meet. Keep posting from your perspective...it's both refreshing and informative.

Sandy

I'll travel with you anytime!!  Your great attitude will serve you well in many situations throughout life.  Hope you get your luggage & $$ returned to you....

21 hours ago, gmbhardy said:

They need to be proctored tests.

Thanks for that info!  Makes perfect sense that the test would need to be monitored.  

The rapid antigen tests are readily available in Ontario.  I would pack some with me just to be on the safe side.  They're easy to use and there are 5 tests in each kit.  I got 2 kits

at my local grocery store.

32 minutes ago, hallux said:

Posted already - 

 

Sorry for the duplicate posting.  I did look before I put this out there & didn't see this.  

Maybe the Mods could delete mine?  

https://www.ncl.com/ca/en/travel-advisory?fbclid=IwAR2tesABKrtSgV0ju0crBVgRk3QcfAq2m_r0B-QFmDHvScqGrt6dqn4pbqg

58 minutes ago, Diane67B said:

I had to cancel my cruise. I was devastated to do it but I already have to quarantine for work and if I got covid, I would not be able to afford that much time off work. I lost pretty much everything. As a Canadian, our government is telling us not to travel. It really sucks, but I didn't feel that I had a choice. 

Did you have insurance?  Since our government has issued a level 3 travel advisory you might be able to claim.  There was also a thread on here where a Canadian had cancelled after final payment & filed a claim with NCL and got FCC's.  It would be worth a try.

Sadly I am going to cancel our upcoming cruise.  Goodbye bucket list trip (for now!).  Final payment is January 8th.  It was back to back Northern Europe & the Baltics (21 days) and since a lot of those countries are changing their rules daily it doesn't make any sense to tie up a large amount of money when the future is so uncertain.  

I wish good luck and happy cruising to all who are brave enough to go ahead!  

Stay safe everyone...

I spoke to our NCL cruise consultant yesterday & voiced our concerns.  As I said in a previous post our cruise was back to back Northern Europe & Baltic in May.  He said he is hoping that NCL will include May cruises in the 60 day final payment plan.  If not, we will cancel.  Too much money to tie up for that length of time with so much uncertainty right now.  

10 minutes ago, Joanne G. said:

From reading these boards, many people have had enjoyable and uneventful cruises in these challenging times, and odds are good that you will, too.  

 

But since you asked . . . .I have concerns about my own May cruise, for which final payment is due in January.   The cruise is in Europe, and I booked as a solo, so it's a lot of money to me - more than I want to tie up in these uncertain times under the current cancelation policies.   I always buy travel insurance, but that won't kick in if I change my mind due to conditions I would find unacceptable at the time of sailing - maybe new covid variants, maybe changed protocols in the port countries or onboard, maybe a changed itinerary.  Sadly, I have decided to cancel before final payment.

 

I have made alternative plans for a land vacation in one of the cities that would have been a port stop.  I have a hotel reservation for which I don't have to pay until the time of the stay.  

 

Best wishes for a great cruise, assuming you go ahead and make that final payment.   

I am feeling the same way about our Northern Europe and Baltics May cruise.  Many of the countries that we were looking forward to visiting are closing their borders due to the new variant.  As much as I realize that this may not be the case in May I do not want to take that chance & make final payment in January.  I am going to contact our cruise consultant to see if NCL will move the payment schedule closer to our sailing date so we will have more time to decide.  Failing that I am prepared (with heavy heart) to cancel.

I must be blind ....but I still don't see anywhere on NCL where there is a 42 day interval limit.  Can you please post a verifiable link?

Armwinder.  Where does this information come from?  I cannot find anything on NCL site that says anything about the time frame between shots?  

29 minutes ago, armwinder said:

 

 

It's not until next Spring so hopefully things will have changed by then.  I'm not too worried...the world is a big place & I'm sure we'll find somewhere to spend our money:-). 

Nowhere does it mention any time span required between the vaccinations.

And as you said this could well change by the time you cruise.

I'm faced with a 19 day cruise out of England for which I will (so far) have to quarantine for 14 days. Which will cause us to cancel.

There's lots of crap going on out there & it's changing on a daily basis.

Cheers,

Sandy

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