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I'd prefer to carry mine because it makes it so much easier to get to the next port to rejoin the ship if for some reason I got left behind.

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My favoured route would to be to have all charges covered in the price you pay for the cruise, rather than dividing it out, but that not being the case I have prepaid mine so that the back-room staff get some too. We've seen it all too often where bar staff get tipped hundreds over the course of the holiday whereas the laundry get nothing as they're not around where customers are spending.

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Unless you live in the UK where we name everything differently just to confuse overseas visitors :-)

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Also my first trip to the States so everything will feel new.

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I get emails showing the daily rate. I guess it's to pull you into clicking through for more details

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I'm booked for NCL Jewel. Should I be worried? (First Cruise)

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I'd be surprised if they messed about buying different grades for different venues.

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Different lines would give your holiday a different identity to the last and make it more memorable I think. Also you might be missing something great that another line does that yours doesn't if you fix with one. Just need to research well to make sure you're still buying what suits your needs.

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With NCL I think you you pay 18% within the upgrade in addition to your normal prepay (same for drinks packages) so you don't need to tip extra.

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Such is life... even at sea eh? :-)

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Unless you're the people stuck on the bottom rung of the ladder.

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I guess if they sold as many as were wanted you'd all be FTTF and therefore back in the same queue position had none of you had them. I'm not sure I like it as a concept. Creates an additional class system on board. Nice earner for the cruise line I guess!

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