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21 hours ago, CinciBaby said:

I have been looking at the NCL Getaway 10 day cruise that departs June 6th from Southampton. The price is great for my husband and two older teens. I am hesitant to book because it’s such a good deal. 🤣 It’s been a bit since we cruised - is there something I’m missing about the ship, itinerary, weather, NCL, ports, something else?? Or is it just a great deal and we should go for it? Thanks!!

We’re on this cruise that you mentioned!  We booked way back last June, and I don’t think the prices are that much more different.  We also got the Free at Sea promotion.  My husband’s bucket list includes Gibraltar and this was the easiest way to get there.  We went to Portugal two years ago and we can’t wait to go back to our favorite restaurants in Porto and Lisbon.  Plus, we’re planning spending two days in Barcelona at the end.  In my opinion, the itinerary is amazing!  Just book it 🙂 

On 3/4/2024 at 3:05 PM, Qball714 said:

We're in Dallas. Driving on Saturday.

How long of a drive is that?  Safe travels!

On 3/5/2024 at 11:45 AM, slavens_09 said:

Flying in from Kansas City.

🙂 safe travels!

1 hour ago, Qball714 said:

Excellent. So it looks like we have this cruise next week with:

 

@slavens_09 @aggie182 @dominicr @Qball714

 

Anyone else?

 

Interested to see how it goes next week. Looks like the cruise is completely sold out. 😬

 

Yup.  We're on the 3/10 sailing.  Where are y'all coming in from?  From where I am, in Charlotte, we're getting tons of rain, hopefully our flight can make it out.  Our back plan is to just hop in a car if the flight is canceled.

3 hours ago, davencl said:

FWIW this was San Pedro but we used NCL transport from the airport. We flew in same day(I  would not do this but had no choice for this cruise}. Didn't have an option to fly in earlier the same day.   The NCL transport had to circle LAX twice which took 2 hours or so.  Didn't get to the ship until 4PM, ship sailed at 5PM.  Yes they say must be on ship 2 hours before but then there are exceptions.  However I would not count on it...   You'll be fine either way.  Big advantages of a later checkin: No line, you get right on the ship.   You can go directly to your room.

thanks so much!

3 hours ago, KSSS2013 said:

 

 At that time you'll walk right on.

 

 We showed up in January at 11:30 and they had called boarding group 3 when we walked in. Security took 5 minutes, the priority check in took 5 minutes and we breezed right now. We had a 10:30 check in time, but nobody was checking.

  If you ever read the fine print, you can check in as late as 1 hour before sailing if you e-checked in.

 

great, thanks for the reassurance!

Just now, zqvol said:

Unless New Orleans is different than every other US port, they don’t pay any attention to check in times, just go when you want. 

🙂 thanks!

2 minutes ago, Distinctive-Destinations said:

 

 

2:30 is two and half hours before 5?

Yes but you’re supposed to be on the ship two hours before departure so we would have to make it through everything and be on the ship by 3.  

1 hour ago, hallux said:

Checking in at 2:30 should be fine.  it's not like they make you sit in a 2 hour 'quarantine' before boarding, once you're checked in you should be able to go right up the gangway and still have 30+ minutes to spare before all-aboard.

Ok Thanks so much 🙂 

1 hour ago, FPMoosally said:

 

If your daughter is ordering items a la carte, and you give her 1/2 your steak, it is unlikely to be an issue. If she sits down, orders nothing, you ask for an extra plate, and then give her 1/2 of your appetizer, salad, steak and side -- that would be a problem.

 

But regardless, the rules apply to you too, so don't be shocked if you don't get what you want if it's against the rules.

 

That was the plan, she would probably want her own appetizer and some other things.  Not trying to cheat the system 🙂 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.  We're sailing on the Breakaway 3/10 out of NOLA, and I completely spaced and didn't do the online check-in until a week after it had opened.  As a result, the only check-in time was 2:30 p.m.  We usually check in around 10-11 for all other cruises.

I'm a little nervous about this because the departure time is 5pm and I thought we were supposed to all be on the ship two hours before departure.  I feel like it doesn't make sense that they would have a check-in time so late. 

Does anyone know if we can arrive a bit earlier, say around 1pm?  Norwegian said we can arrive at 1:30 pm but not any earlier.  For anyone who has sailed out of NOLA, is that enough time to get through security and board?  Thanks in advance!

On 2/29/2024 at 2:07 PM, WITraveler37 said:

My husband and I are traveling with our 2 teenagers. I know they don't get the specialty meals. But I'm wondering if it's possible to have one of us take one one of our kids to dinner instead of both of us going and leaving them both behind. For instance my husband and daughter go one night and she takes my card, then my son and I go the other night and he takes my husbands card. I nkow this is technically against the rules so please don't jump down my throat about breaking the rules. I'm just wondering if people have done it and it is feasible. Thank you.

I have the same situation.  We will be on the Breakaway this up coming Sunday, and then the Getaway in June.  Our DD is 12, but she is a foodie.  She loves to experience different cuisines, and when we travel, we splurge on restaurant experiences.  I plan on just paying for her a la carte.  But at Cagney's, I can't imagine eating a 16oz rib eye by myself so I might just give her half.  If the wait staff says anything, I'll deal with it...like you're telling a mother not to give her kid a bite of her food?  LOL When we were on a RCL cruise two years ago, DH couldn't go because he got COVID, so they allowed DD to use DH's meals.  It's a different cruise line, but like other people said, it might be a case by case basis.  

31 minutes ago, FLAHAM said:

I was on this cruise and got Veuve Cliquot by the glass in both Cagney’s and Le Bistro.

That’s cool!  I didn’t know about Cagney’s because we couldn’t get a reservation there.  

Here are some picture of food and drinks from the cruise. 

22 hours ago, Mimi_Snave said:

How was the food?  Which restaurants did you try?

We had lunch on embarkation day at Grand Pacific, and the food was really good! 
 

It was a short cruise so we ate at all specialty dining restaurants since we upgraded to the FAS +, so Moderno, Le Bistro, and La Cucina.  I’ll post some pictures

22 hours ago, tundra1 said:

Do you have any of the Dailies?  TIA!

 

Hi I took picture of the daily from day 2, hope it helps

On 2/18/2024 at 12:15 PM, www3traveler said:

Could someone post who the Beverage Manager and Assistant Beverage Manager are??  Please and Thank You.

Hey I actually did find this info!  I’m attaching the photo I took of a daily from Day 2 and on the front it has all the officers info!

Let me know if I can answer any questions.  I’ll try my best!

I just got off the Gem two days ago in Miami, and going through customs was a breeze.  We had a later flight out of FLL so there was no big rush to get to the airport.  We carried our own bag off the ship around 8:30 after breakfast, and customs had a facial recognition thing like @cruiseny4lifesaid.  It was super easy, didn’t even have to show passport.  We had no issues getting a Uber outside terminal B, and was at the FLL airport 45 minutes later.  I think you will have plenty of time to get to the airport if you carry your own bags off.  They started letting people off around 7:30am.  Hope this helps.

On 2/19/2024 at 9:48 AM, zqvol said:

All I can say is that I sailed Epic out of Port Canaveral in mid January and was not charged tax on drinks before sail away. YMMV

Interesting! I’ll be sailing on the Breakaway in two weeks out of NOLA so will see what the situation is there.  Thanks!  

10 hours ago, moviegal said:

This is VERY helpful, especially the MDR wine menu. I really appreciate you taking the time to post those! (If you have any other wine menus from other venues, please share them). Signed, a fellow champagne and fine wine lover. 🙂

Darn it I didn’t take pictures of other menus.  Are you going on the Gem specifically?  I can  post some from the Breakaway I’ll be on in three weeks.  

2 hours ago, www3traveler said:

Could someone post who the Beverage Manager and Assistant Beverage Manager are??  Please and Thank You.

Oh shoot I saw that info on the daily yesterday but threw it out this morning.  I’ll see if I can find out for you

18 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

Have a great day at GSC. The Encore is there today. 
 

We decided to just stay on the boat and enjoy the less crowded pool lol 

Went to Le Bistro and ordered Veuve by the glass and they just ended up giving us the bottle probably knowing we would have more than one glass anyway.  

14 hours ago, SakeDad said:

Ah. I'm Silver but also get the Premium Plus package so it was included. Thanks

Oh maybe I was told wrong info.  We went to Le Bistro last night the waitress just gave us the bottle so maybe that’s it.