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My parents are on the Edge. They emailed, they are skipping it to due to high seas.

Is the wife, capable of helping him with his day to day stuff? Bathing, dressing, pushing wheelchair? Does he currently have a home health aide come to their home so he is practicing these tasks on his own?

Sounds like you decided right away to not get back on the Ferry. That's on you, not them.

2 hours ago, KarlChilders said:

I think they meant travelling, alone, as in the act of travelling in and of itself can lead to sickness.

Yes, as in just travelling, being in public places.

Travelling alone can cause various degrees of illness. Airports, tourist areas, any sort of mode of travel.

I didn't think sepsis was contagious either. Its usually from some sort of infection. So did they start to feel sick and then it turned into sepsis.

13 minutes ago, Philob said:

Sounds plausible, didn't even knew where mine was for 30+ years.  Found it in my mom's stuff when we moved.   

When you get married you need your Birth Certificate. NO one ever caught. Legally both of their names are wrong if the wife took what she thought was his name!

He made it to 40 without ever looking at his BC?

Keep in mind, your cabin location may not be the greatest booking last minute.

Colleges are mostly March. Schools....in Wisconsin it can vary, last week in march, 1st week in april or week after Easter.

12 minutes ago, Sara250 said:

We have 2 hours between flights. We also plan on taking carry on. My husband thinks we will be ok but I’m just not sure.

 

 Any sort of delay, you could miss the ship. I would be way to nervous to fly in the day of.

And if you miss the ship and don't have travel insurance, don't expect a refund either.

Google the temperature at your ports

If she is older, I would get her the passport. What if she has an emergency? It will delay her in getting home. And you said the cruise is next year? So she has plenty of time to get it. If cost is a big concern, is she aware of the spending money she will need?

Go to the very back at the Garden Café. Check out the crepe station.

If you have a balcony, there are USB ports for your phones underneath the lights by the bed.

19 hours ago, gerif said:

No, you don’t but you do need to call, cannot do it online. As long as they are your children, they can be across the hall or next door. You can get an extra key to their cabin. 

Norwegian has these requirements. I know you can switch rooms at time of boarding and get keys etc but technically you have to book an adult in the cabin. So it had to be adjoining, you can't book down the hall

https://www.ncl.com/cruise-faq/age-requirements

My kid went on a Washington DC trip at age 11 and it was only kids in a room. As long as they are super close I think they would be fine. But I do think you technically have to book an adult in that room when making a reservation.

We had a Pullman for our cruise and my then, 11 year old used. So much easier to have him sleep on that and have the sofa free so we could sit down etc while he was in bed. There was a railing on the side to not fall out.

10 minutes ago, phillyguy31 said:

Go to the airport the day before and stay in a hotel, that way you don't have to worry about getting there, just the plane taking off. Better still fly down 2 days early and enjoy the local scene and not worry about the snow.

Yep, this ^

My son was 11 when we went on the Norwegian Escape. He loved all the activities including the ropes course, arcade and slides. He only attended 1 kids club event.

3 hours ago, joannmarie53 said:

We are well aware we may have had the same situation with another cruise line, but that doesn't make this right.  We also had trip insurance, but if you check the policy it does not cover this situation.  We understood that having read the policy.

 

The whole point is that Norwegian sent us a notice that they will reimburse us for 2 of the 7 days of cruise fare because they were unable to provide the service for those 2 days.  They did not state in their letter any requirements to receive the refund, such as having to arrive in a hurricane and several days later.

No but instead of just being a NO -Show you should have called them to say you weren't coming at all.

14 hours ago, Cruise Master 55 said:

I would personally NEVER book to arrive the same day as embarkation.  Too risky, especially during the winter.  IF everything goes EXACTLY as planned you will be probably OK.  One glitch along the way, any sort of delay, you will be missing the ship.

Flying from Toronto in March.........yeah, no way I am taking a same day flight, It would make me too nervous.

The guests around you will also appreciate you not pushing a double stroller. too many narrow spaces

38 minutes ago, broberts said:

 

Definitely not the only way. In other incidents, the cruise line has booked passage on other ships, (competition included), returning to Miami.

But you can't count on that either.

2 hours ago, Tatiana84 said:

Are you serious?! The reason I cruise is because I DONT FLY! I have family all the way in Cali, NY, Boston, Australia and I only stick to Caribbean cruises to avoid flying. I didn’t go with my husband and kids on a Cali vacation because of the flight. I STAYED BEHIND. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever see myself in a flight from PR to Miami. It’s why I cruise... no flights involved. Regardless... I’m alive and my family is alive and well and on ground. I’m making the most of it now. All my complaint is about the short notice... lack of communication by NCL, I wasn’t able to get my cruise photos and crappy airline.... but all in all I’m thankful that we got here in one piece. I’m a platinum with NCL... I’m loyal.... but things could have been communicated a lot more smoothly ESPECIALLY when traveling with kids. 

I think its because the only way to get back to Miami in an emergency from a Caribbean is pretty much flying. You took the chance and gambled. I get it, you don't think something like that will happen until it does though.

On ‎11‎/‎20‎/‎2018 at 10:47 AM, IPlayWithString said:

DH is the same way. We put all of our travel docs, including our passports, in one big manila envelope which he makes me check EVERY SINGLE TIME we stop for gas or bathroom or to eat and again in the morning before we leave to go to the terminal (we usually drive down the day before). And then again when we park the car before we get all our luggage

This is me. I am constantly checking my documents. I also brought copies of our passports with me and packed then in our carry one's. I checked when we got in the car, out of the car, at the terminal, etc. I do this flying too. Just paranoid I would be stuck somewhere without it. Even at 3am leaving, its like the only thing I think about. LOL

I wouldn't do it if I had kids/teens that could potentially be on their own. Great way for a perv to find your kids.