KarlChilders

13 minutes ago, laurarenee said:

Is it possible for someone on a Cruise to purchase CN for another person to use on their upcoming cruise?

 

not certain, but as there is no physical certificate (it just goes on your latitude account) I think they would have to get it and then transfer it to you. That process is really easy and painless however.  A quick call to the CN desk and the transfer is done in minutes.

We cruised the Getaway in early December. For the week we ate dinner 3 times in the MDR, once in O’shehanns and Ocean Blue, La Cuchina and Cagneys. Despite all we had heard La Cuchina was probably my favorite, the Osso Bucco was outstanding. Ocean Blue was also very good. All three MDR meals were tasty, we had a terrible server in osheehans so that kinda tainted that meal, and our steaks in Cagney, ordered MR came medium to well, we sent them back and the second ones were rare. Not gonna be the guy who sends one back a second time so we made do. I think that is better odds than I get at land based restaurants (1 or 1.5 out of seven)

5 minutes ago, bigjcruiser said:

Is this the same on cruises booked in the UK? I’ve just booked a package deal with an agent and added the free at sea perks on including drinks and dining. I did not see any additional costs for gratuities? The regular gratuities were not included I was told that and that they weren’t compulsory (I will pay them don’t worry) but no mention of any on the free at sea things?

No! hopefully one of our UK cruisers can answer exactly, but I believe due to laws in the UK you can't charge service charge on something and call it free, so they just do a flat fee for all inclusive or something like that. 

It most likely means you booked a sail away oceanview cabin.

9 minutes ago, Nebr.cruiser said:

Thanks, that is what I thought and expected from numerous other cruises.  It just is not stated that way on the website, or at least I didn't read it that way.

 

Two hours in every port would be a bit much!

 

I was confused by the same thing on our first cruise.  NCL could really word that more clearly.  It is a frequent source of confusion, but as stated by the previous posters, embarkation only. Most ports are 30 minutes prior.

I believe Six is replacing one of the shows on Getaway starting in late April.

6 minutes ago, Royals Carol said:

I don’t see Jamaica. Does anyone know if Jamaica is a tender port?

When we called at Falmouth, Escape and Sun were pier side.

5 minutes ago, janetootsie said:

Thank you very much for the info. One other question, if you don't mind me pick your brains some more.... I don't really get much of an OBC bill, but if I do tot up a few dollars can I just pay, and keep the full value of the CruiseNext vouchers? Thank you all, Jane

Your on board account has no bearing on the value of your certificates, they are worth $250 each. If you purchase 2 or more, you will be charged the price of each certificate, with a corresponding credit for half the value of each certificate applied to your on board account. 

On our Dec Getaway cruise we each got $8. I inquired and was told it had to do with changes to the port fees due to exchange rates.

21 minutes ago, framboesa said:

Thank you for your update. Can we walk to the main places as soon we desimbark the ferry or do we have to take a tour? Can we acess beaches in Placencia n a walking distance from the ferry? (I was looking in google maps but it seems that everything is farway to walk...)

Depends on what you consider far. It wasn’t for us but we walk regularly. Search YouTube for Tipsy Tuna, we walked up there and if you buy a drink or food you can hang on their beach. Very reasonable. If it’s Wednesday it is wing special day. $1 wings (Belize) so $.50 is. They were delicious. 

Escape

Getaway (x2)

Escape’s District Brew House gives it a slight edge. Would like to try one of the smaller ships but really love the waterfront so much I have a hard time imagining sailing without it.

On 12/11/2019 at 8:14 PM, tvlworm said:

Who did you book through and was arranged transportation included? 

Sorry to take so long to get back.  I emailed the hotel directly.   activities@infinitybay.com They told me who to ask for for transportation just outside the port, and they were expecting me.  $20 each for the day pass and $20 each for transportation.  The driver/booking guy did try to upsell us on a tour before hitting the resort, but we just told them we wanted to go straight there and it was fine.  They were back 10 minutes before we arranged for the trip back to the ship.  transportation needed to be paid in cash.

Only about 25% of dining times are available to pre-reserve.  When you board, all the other times will be released. As you are in the Haven, the concierge should be able to get you the times you wish.

All the complimentary restaurants offer standard brewed coffee free of charge.

so was your IF sold as a guarantee?  If so, any higher cabin class is considered an upgrade by NCL and is a possibility to be assigned.

Can't offer any help on that but you may want to search for the thread on those gift cards that was on hear a month or so ago.  They have pretty hefty dormancy fees, so if your relatives aren't planning a cruise in the next few months, you may want to rethink and just give them cash.

1 hour ago, mugtech said:

Sailing out of where?

New Orleans. The ship was full of LSU fans (And some Georgia)who wanted the game. No luck.

We were on the Getaway on Championship Saturday and none of the games were shown. No SEC, no Big 10, nothing.

We just did Infinity Bay last week.  I would highly recommend it.  Great pool, literally feet from wading out to snorkel the reef.  They also can hook you up if you want other stuff, like parasailing or a boat to take you out further for snorkeling. There are lots of vendors wandering the beach, but that is the case everywhere it seems.  They were ever present but not too annoying. 

Update, we took the ferry last week, the cost was $25 each, booked thru the excursion desk on board.  The $50 excursion credit did apply, making our cost zero.  Had a great day seeing the village.  They will give you a set return time, or you can go standby on the others.  On our trip, 3 pm was the last option.  Hope this helps.

We were in Placencia last week.  At the end of the dock where the ferry drops you off, there were a couple of vendors offering tours.  Don't remember exactly what however, we were just looking to explore the village.

Enjoyed chatting with you and The Fred at the meet and greet (I'm Art).  Sorry your cruise wasn't as good as you hoped.  The smoke in the casino did seem worse than our previous trip on the Getaway.  

Had the grilled mahi  sandwich today on Getaway, the other 2 were on the menu as well.

We were boarding group 12 today on the Getaway, at 12:45 they still had about 15 passes left. We did not purchase but I checked just to see for those interested.

I board Sunday. I’ll be happy to check.