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IrieBajan54

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  1. The same cruise now has a Solo Junior Suite for $904 plus port/taxes with Aurea Experience which has better benefits like Dine Anytime You Choose.
  2. Discovery Princess (ship only 3 years old) Los Angeles to Vancouver - 7 days - (ports: San Diego, San Francisco, Astoria and Victoria) April 27, 2024 Solo Inside cabin 50% single supplement $769 + p/t $266
  3. That is nuts! A Studio on the November Escape TA is less than half $1599.
  4. Well, it should be! Back in January, I posted on Solo Bargain Board that Epic had a fire sale. Insides could be had for as low as $399.
  5. As a solo, the best cabin on a ship is the least expensive one (an inside). Sure, it's nice to have sunlight or to have a balcony door for some fresh air. However, I don't have a desire to spend solitary time in a cabin. I like to be out and about and people watching is interesting. I visited the Haven on a couple of cabin crawls. What I saw was nice but have no desire to ever book one. i got better use for my money. I had a mini suite on Princess years ago but did not hang out there.
  6. Me too! I was watching a cruise and up to five days before sailing, NCL wanted $3,100 for an inside. No, way Jose! As alternatives, I have a couple of TA's booked at much more reasonable fares.
  7. Just so happens that the Jewel Class ships are my favs. Been on the Gem(8), Pearl(4), Jade(4) and Jewel once. Don't like Star after one TA and have no intention of getting on the Dawn. Don't think they are similar in that the latter 2 don't have a Great Outdoors which is my fav hangout spot on Jewel Class ships. I had a good time on the Sun for 22 days repositioning from San Antonio, Chile to San Francisco a couple of years before COVID-19.
  8. There are only 4 Jewel Class ships (Jewel, Gem, Jade and Pearl).
  9. MSC Meraviglia - 11 nights - NYC to the Caribbean April 7 - 18, 2024 Solo Oceanview guarantee - Bella Experience - $759 and p/t $194
  10. Supposed there was dust under the bed and he started sneezing. "Did you hear something? 😷
  11. Sure! Alaska has most of the deals for solos because the market is saturated with too many ships. Sample: NCL Jewel - 7 days - Seward to Vancouver - May 6th Solo Inside Guarantee $638 plus $302 port/taxes bare bones. If you want the UBP & one specialty dinner, the all-in total is $1,104. If a balcony is needed, the all-in total is $2,972. Royal Princess - May 11 - 7 days - Anchorage (Whittier) to Vancouver - May 11th Solo Inside $559 plus $234 port/taxes
  12. Similar here although my parameter is $100 a night (cruise fare/base fare only). I also only book insides because I have no need/desire for solitary time in a cabin. Sleep and shower there and the balance out and about someplace on the ship. I had my share of balconies at less than $100 a night (base fare only) but those were all before the pandemic. Prices are very high now.
  13. I went once several years ago with other solos. The show was better than the food. Once and done!
  14. Interesting comments about difficulty attempting to use the coffee machine in the Studio Lounge. I would say that I am average with machines/technology but I had absolutely no problem pressing the right buttons to get a cappuccino and other coffees. When I was on the Prima, I was in a regular inside. However, we met for the solo gathering in the Studio Lounge. I noticed other solo using the coffee machine and certainly enjoying the cookies. Pretty much every evening, I saw a crew member refreshing the snacks and coffee machine supplies.
  15. Last year on a Panama Canal cruise, a solo in our group had to get up around 4 a.m. for an early NCL excursion. We were docked in Panama City and I think part of that tour was to experience the canal and locks by boat (as opposed to a gigantic cruise ship). When I saw him at the Solo Gathering later that day, he told the group that it was a good experience but very hot and exhausting. Seems odd that so many who are supposedly regular cruisers are skeptical that there are super early excursions. However, I don't recall what he said pertaining to getting breakfast. With a bunch of passengers on that tour, I'm would bet that something was done by NCL for breakfast.
  16. If having access to the Studio Lounge is important to you, then don't take the chance of being awarded a regular balcony bidding. It's unfortunate that they don't offer an upgrade bid to a solo balcony.
  17. I think ship security at ports of call are more intent on looking for things like bottles and weapons. If your food is not visible (regular bag vs clear bag), it just goes unnoticed by the person doing the screening.
  18. Well, then I guess NCL will have to include those industrious passengers in the DSC distribution. Got to reward hard work and service.
  19. I guess everybody can play that game. I don't use the pool or slides so if they were to be removed, it wouldn't bother me. Just saying! I like the afternoon snacks and enjoy reading stretched out on a sofa. Oh well, the penny pinchers in Miami are working overtime on the next cutback.👎
  20. BINGO! I did a TA once on the Star and would not book it to the most exotic locations regardless of how low a fare NCL charges.
  21. Don't know the email address but I'm curious to know if the ship was at capacity? Seems that regardless of how many times NCL screws up, people are still rushing to book.
  22. I would love to try VV but the Caribbean cruises are too short. I only do 10 days or more complete cruises. I don't care for B2B (5/7 or 7/7 days).
  23. Only if an alternative on a Jewel Class (itinerary/price) was not available.
  24. It's basically bleached white flour which is very cheap but anything is possible with NCL cutting back on the cruise experience.
  25. Junieh, thanks for your comprehensive review. Cruises aren't what they used to be, especially since the pandemic. Cruise lines are charging more while cutting services and food quality continually. Best to go in with low expectations and hopefully your cruise experience will turnout at least average.
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