PhillyTravelBug

This itinerary is a bucket list trip of mine. Can’t wait to hear how it goes for you.

Onda and Paloma are part of the three dining package. We ate at Onda, Los Lobos (which exceeded all expectations and was our favorite), and the hibachi. Onda included an app, entree, and dessert.

These are all good improvements , especially Syd’s.

We had a large party. If it weren’t for that, definitely not necessary.

We were able to reserve in the MDR on our recent Prima sailing.

I have sailed its sister ship, the Getaway, and I would recommend the thermal spa. It is an upcharge, but I find it the best way to relax as I'm not one for sitting in the sun.

I'm hoping they offer it during Black Friday/ cyber Monday. we shall see. I had triple points on my ten day cruise this year and it's the only way I'll book from now on.

I thoroughly enjoyed the prima. Since you are sailing in a warm climate, the outdoor space will be utilized more than our sailing in Iceland and Norway. You can glimpse through my detailed trip report if you want to see photos and commentary to get a feel. I would prefer to sail the new aqua ship, but I would sail the primary or viva again. August 2023 Prima sailing

we walked off the ship. It was a breeze.

May be nice to do the round trip from Rome and have the two days before and after sailing.

thank you. We will do time before and after, but may only be a day on each end. It would make sense to do the Rome arrival and departure, but would be nice to see Croatia too. Appreciate the advice.

I get the offers too and I never use my Amex. capital one has better benefits but keep my Amex just to reach the 25 year mark soon for credit rating.

We managed to narrow it down to two. Epic and Breakaway. Changed slightly from original.

we were on Icelandic air and connected in Boston. On the way back we were on air Canada and connected in Montreal. Both parts were delayed, but thankfully we had a long enough layover it actually was a benefit.

We would be using NCL air if that makes any difference. We flew into Reykjavik and left out of London using NCL and didn’t encounter any issues.

We did the 11 day Iceland / Norway and it was helpful just winging it at some ports.

I do not go on vacation to dress up in a suit. Would dress pants and a button down be enough?

Our group had an amazing cruise doing Northern Europe over the summer and now looking to book the Mediterranean for September 2025 cruise. Anyone that has experience have any advice, greatly appreciated. I’m open to the entire region and have nowhere I specifically need to see. We are trying to decide between the following three, sailing on the Breakaway and the Pearl. The most important feature of a ship we care about is the thermal spa. I’ve sailed the getaway and think it’s identical to the breakaway spa. Appreciate all opinions.

Finally got the email for the triple up ! I’m going to take advantage of the Amex order and then put three of my certificates towards my 2025 cruise. The email doesn’t specifically say when they offer expires though.

I have it on my blue card. I only use my Capital one for the travel points, but keep the amex for the NCL offers. woo-hoo!

Thank you all!

This must be an onboard offer only. You would think with their daily emails, weekly mailings, and constant calls, they would want to proceed with all three avenues to their customers. I’ll wait for Black Friday.

Pretty certain they just fluctuate the prices to match the percentage off. They continually switch between 70% off first passenger on double occupancy to 35% off both. In years past they have offered a pretty decent Veterans Day offer (US bookings). If not, I’m waiting for Black Friday / cyber Monday.

I’m wondering if they will switch up the thermal spa area at all. It was nice, but the hot tubs weren’t as enjoyable as the ones on the away class.

It’s strange, I noticed my dates are gone too. It seems like this is something NCL would put out as a sales tactic email.