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Helijet from Canada Place to Victoria is amazing!

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The Devil's Death Drink! Each bubble is a vanquished kitten soul.

It couldn't last forever.

They changed the link URL. Confused me at first when I had to re-login.

This is pretty awesome. I just got $200 USD for $222.22.

Questions:

1. How is this actually delivered? When I bought it, it said "certificates" and I selected the first day of the cruise. Does it get added to your account, or do you actually get some certificate you have to take somewhere?

2. We are on a 7-day cruise, which means if we pay with cash for our OBC, we need $300pp. Can we use these pre-purchases toward that? So, if I bought $900 (for 3 of us), can this fund our OBC account, without needing a credit card or more cash? (And if we don't spend it all, wait 4 weeks for it to be mailed back to us, apparently.)

3. Does the $300pp minimum to fund an OBC include kids, or just adults?

4. We have the UDP and UBP, so I'm not thinking we'll spend a whole lot on board. Even with the 3% service charge, we're miles ahead. Is the casino run with actual US cash? I'm thinking we just cash it out in the casino on the last day, rather than wait 4 weeks for the money to arrive.

At $4k in OBC, you could turn over $1k in profit... and pay for your cruise. Sadly, I won't have $4k to tie up.

If there is a guy in the cabin next to you , 99.99% sure he will have a fishing rod!

As long as he shares his catch. I guess it's better than overhearing a Balcony Club initiation.

If there's some jerk with a fishing rod next to me on my next cruise, I am blaming all of you! ;)

Thanks so much! Demonyte - thanks for the picture. I was afraid that's what it would be... he can eat the fruit, and that's it.

I'll definitely talk to my travel agent to see what we can do. I'm inclined to just opt out of the UDP (even though it's "free", since in my case it won't be "free" at all).

We are planning our first NCL cruise on Getaway in May. These boards have been so amazing for finding information! Thank you everyone who contributes!

I have some questions regarding kids dining I haven't seen addressed elsewhere - maybe the answers are in a thread I couldn't find.

Question 1: We have the UDP. Do the "kids menus" at these optional restaurants have "real" food on them, in keeping with the theme of the restaurant, or is it the standard junk you'd find on a typical "kids menu"?

Question 2: Are there any threads that have pictures of these menus that somebody could kindly point me to?

Question 3: In our family, soft drinks are a very rare treat (maybe once a month). Given we are on vacation, we are thinking our son will want the odd root beer with dinner. Is this included in these venues, or do you pay extra. (My son will not be getting the all-you-can-drink soft drink package - when I mentioned it to him, he described the idea as "horrifying.")

I don't mean to come across as pretentious, or judging of parents who have picky kids that only eat fries and hot dogs (which is not my intention).

We are traveling with our 11-year-old son who has a serious wheat allergy. He hasn't eaten wheat for about 8 years, and was very sickly before we discovered the source - a lifetime supply of hospital visits before age 3.

As such, the "kids menu" has never been "a thing" for him - standard "kids food" usually includes macaroni, grilled cheese, hot dogs, pizza and pretty much an entire menu of stuff my kid can't eat. We occasionally find one or two items he can actually eat, but it's rare.

Thanks. I was looking for more info. Why don't they include any of this info on their websites?

Is the $7.95 per meal, or per delivery? If we order breakfast for 3, do we pay $8 or $24?