Something fun!

My T.A. has birthday cake and extra pillows marked on our next reservation. No additional charge.

Who says that everyone on a cruise is on a VACATION. I myself am a entrepreneur. I cruise because I can. I cruise whenever I want. And my cruising lifestyle is nothing like the people I have met. Meaning they all cruise way more often than I do. I was even introduced to two Ambassadors this season on top of the cruisers I have bumped into before on past cruises. I will be taking my 12th seven day cruise in the last year on NCL next week on the Bliss. Another great price with no supplement. Able to book one week out if that is where I want to go at the best price. And any extra perks are welcomed. Maybe one day you will be able to cruise and not be on VACATION because your life needs a break.

MY LIFE IS A VACATION:D

Ok :rolleyes:

3 free perks for an obstructed oceanview

:p:D:cool:27 days. Just practiced The Wobble!

It seems like a creepy magician would be the perfect entertainment for the theater show.

Forget the kids! Sign me up for adult Halloween candy fun. It should be adult trick or treat.

Bumping. And I am bringing costumes. Oh yeah!

What if you reserved the reservation without paying bc you have the dining package? If you don't cancel, do they charge you $15 or a dining credit? Does it depend on if it is a la carte?

I think it is perfect for a new cruiser. It is like a 50% cruise and a 50% land based vacation.

The midship dining room is Freeforall dress code and ripped jeans are allowed. For the aft dining room, she should choose a different outfit.

Go to the shore excursions page, not myNCL, and research the offerings listed for each port.

Your sailing will populate excursions at any possible time, with the majority around 130-120 days out. But more may be added later as well.

I was checking three times a day. It paid off when I was able to direct upgrade from a MS w/lrg balcony to a Haven Courtyard PH for half of what I had bid. The price dropped $500pp on the afternoon of July 4th, I upgraded first thing on July 5th, and the price went back up $300pp on July 7th. Timing is everything.

My coworker checks airline ticket prices every day. If the price goes down she calls and receives credit toward a future flight (with Jet Blue).

:cool:Almost daily, I compulsively check the shore excursions offered for every port. In fact, I think I will check them now. :')

A doctor yrs ago told me sugar suppresses the immune system; for me it's true. More desserts, more, alcohol, less rest, more time in crowds, when cruising/flying ?

All of this. Your body has been overloaded.

And the mystery is now solved.

 

Just had a call from NCL from the person they emailed yesterday. She hotfooted into the office once she saw the email. Apparently she was doing some testing with my TA (the largest "cruise" TA in the UK) on a booking some time in the next few months, and they happened to pick mine, and they "forgot" to undo the purchases that they made during the testing.

 

Mrs Frog upset she's not now getting the 75 minute Bamboo Massage.

It seems like you should get some OBC for being the lucky winner.

Dang, all I wanted was the past guest offer of double Latitudes rewards points. I was declined when I called. Possibly because I already snagged 3 free at sea choices for an obstructed ocean view price tag.

I may keep calling until I get the desired response.

Go back to HR and make them check what happens if you get sick "on the high seas". The employee getting the bends was in a covered country when the problem happened. It is common for the few regular medical insurance policies that cover you "in other countries" to exclude any claim that happens "on the high seas" and out of the jurisdiction of any of their partner countries.

Wouldn't you be under the jurisdiction of the flag the ship is sailing under, i.e. the Bahamas?

Thanks for all the info everyone. I think I will buy it for my partner. His health insurance has higher copays and he is more likely to need it.

I don't understand why people are so worried about the cancellation and interruptions part of the travel insurance. The worst that will happen is that you don't go the cruise and you lose the money. Don't get me wrong, you should have insurance that covers the cost of the cruise and some sort of trip interruption. Losing the cost of the cruse is just losing money you've already spent.

 

What is going make an impact into the family fortune are the medical and repatriation. These costs can hit six figures depending on what your condition is and where you need to be evacuated from. I became severely ill in Mexico and the wonderful doctors made it even worse. I had a five day hospital bill of $28,000 and repatriation of $40,000. Luckily, I didn't need a private plane or it would have been close to $100,000. My Allianz policy covered everything.

 

Foreign hospitals charge you full price and most do not negotiate so you better have travel insurance.

 

I've said for years that anyone traveling outside of the country is a fool for not having travel insurance with at least $100,000 in medical and repatriation and I stand by that.

 

BTW: Most credit card travel insurance, including Chase Sapphire Preferred and Reserve and Amex Platinum do not cover pre-existing conditions. I have Chase Preferred and Amex Platinum and just today when I called Chase for another issue, they went over the benefits of Reserve and it doesn't cover pre-existing.

 

Take care,

Mike

If you truly received repatriation, you would not be here to tell us about it.

Who sells this?

 

Also, why not post more info about this on the CC travel insurance sub-forum?

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=635

 

There might be others who already know about it, and there will no doubt be others who would like to!

 

Thanks.

 

GC

This is an NCL offer.

http://affinitytravelcert.com/document/pdfs/NCL-LandingPage-ESSENTIALS-7-2017.html

This is being offered at online check-in.

So I don't typically buy travel insurance because I don't have health issues and only make travel reservations with money that I can afford to lose if an extreme emergency happened.

This new offer is pretty cheap and has a decent chunk of coverage for medical/evacuation. My Blue Cross plan supposedly works when out of the country, however I am considering buying for added protection in case of a freak accident or medical event.

What are your thoughts on this new offer?

Maybe there is someone on your sailing with the same first and last name who called in these reservations. When I can't find my reservation number fast enough. I just give them my first and last name.

As the wife of a chief engineer I never got the interest in the officers. They are just regular people who happened to go to school to run a ship. Trust me, they put their pants on one leg at a time just like everyone else. And leave them on the floor to be picked up. :)

A man in uniform for a woman is like a woman in lingerie for a man. :D Or maybe it's just me? ;p

But seriously, they do have jobs which the average person doesn't encounter too often and that makes them interesting.

Idk, but I keep getting reminder emails to make an upgrade bid. All set, thanks.