Mermaid1952

Do the balconies still have coffee makers since the Jade has been refurbished?

We had a balcony mini suite and yes! It did have a coffeemaker in it.

We never experienced sea sickness... in fact I needed to check to make sure we were still moving, most of the time!

A friend of mine told me to start taking Dramamine 3 days before our cruise started, plus I bought these wrist bands that also stop the vertigo feeling of sea sickness.

However we never needed anything.

Happy Smooth Sailing!

Ken and MaryAnn

What if your steward's religion does not do X-mas?

I think it's a lovely idea.

These are hard-working people who are away from their family, and any kind of little gift is appreciated no matter what part of the world you are from!

I also do not agree with someone saying that you should never tip before hand.

As soon as I'm on the ship, I'm handing out five dollar bills for anybody helps us.

If you want to call it a bribe, go ahead.😁 You won't hurt my feelings, but it sure gets me seated a bit quicker at times !

And I also found I rarely had to ask for anything twice after giving someone a gratuity.

I don't think they make a lot of money working on the ships, and if I can afford a cruise, I can afford showing someone my appreciation .

Just my thoughts! :*

I had cabin number 11090 aboard the Jade, and specifically requested a bathtub. I just had a total hip replacement done less than four months ago and after a day of sightseeing or on my feet I need to soak my muscles in a hot bubble bath.

I loved the tub, and I'm really not in good physical shape but was easily able to lift my leg to get into the bathtub. They also had grab bars inside the tub area I used to get in and out of the tub.

The only improvement would've been some type of nonskid bathmat, but all in all I loved having the tub in our cabin.

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We left our cabin steward a $10 bill every two days/ nights.

She earned it... she kept our cabin so nice!

It was so nice to walk in it every night and find the towel animals and everything straightened up!

Ice bucket always filled with fresh ice, cups, coffee and condiments.....

I wish " real life " was like cruising!

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This ship looks unbelievable! We attended the seminar with Paquita introducing it, and my jaw literally dropped!

We didn't book for her Inauguration Cruise, but anyone on that cruise is going to have a great time!

Cruise On!❤️

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Hi -

Yes the Jade has a great coffeemaker in the room, and I used it daily.

Plus our cabin steward made sure it was stocked with decaff coffee!

I loved having it in the room.

It was a single serving of coffee

 

 

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Hi -

Yes the Jade has a great coffeemaker in the room, and I used it daily.

Plus our cabin steward made sure it was stocked with decaff coffee!

I loved having it in the room.

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I hope your Hip recovery continues well. And, I hope your DH's surgery goes well later!

October 1, 2017

GG you and others have helped us so much! Thank you!

Only a few days left....

We will all be sailing under sunny blue skies ( keeping fingers crossed) in less than 5 days!

We will be spending the night (Thursday, the 5th) at the Holiday Inn Manhattan Financial district.

Maybe some of you will be there, too!

Regards- Ken and Mar

You should have an excellent starboard view. I cannot tell you if you will be along the pier at any of your ports (mostly because you didn't state your cruise date).

Because you booked a mini-suite (NO full suite amenities or privileges), your bathroom will have a tub/shower, with a liquid soap and shampoo dispenser (sliding glass door). The sink has a liquid soap dispenser. A hairdryer will be in the room (often in a drawer).

As for the MA-MX category... it would seem that you booked either the Sale Away rate (no perks?), or an MA (highest mini-suite category) Guaranteed (with Perks?... you didn't state).

If you tell us the words or letters listed next to PROMO CODES (upper right hand corner of your invoice), almost any CC regular poster can explain those to you.

The great thing about deck 11, and your location mid-ship, is how quickly you can get to the pool deck, Garden Cafe, and/or the fitness center/Spa areas. O'Sheahan's (casual dining) is a quick 3 decks below you!

I hope I have helped some. Feel free to ask more specific questions if you need!

You did help!

Thank you TexasGal!

Unfortunately I have more questions, and hopefully answered some questions you asked me.💞

You should have an excellent starboard view. I cannot tell you if you will be along the pier at any of your ports (mostly because you didn't state your cruise date).

Because you booked a mini-suite (NO full suite amenities or privileges), your bathroom will have a tub/shower, with a liquid soap and shampoo dispenser (sliding glass door). The sink has a liquid soap dispenser. A hairdryer will be in the room (often in a drawer).

As for the MA-MX category... it would seem that you booked either the Sale Away rate (no perks?), or an MA (highest mini-suite category) Guaranteed (with Perks?... you didn't state).

If you tell us the words or letters listed next to PROMO CODES (upper right hand corner of your invoice), almost any CC regular poster can explain those to you.

The great thing about deck 11, and your location mid-ship, is how quickly you can get to the pool deck, Garden Cafe, and/or the fitness center/Spa areas. O'Sheahan's (casual dining) is a quick 3 decks below you!

I hope I have helped some. Feel free to ask more specific questions if you need!

Our sail date is October 6th for the 10 day New England/ Canada cruise. We originally booked a " sail away " guaranteed cabin, but called back and upgraded. So... I'm thinking possibly my reservation started out as a MA reservation but we then called back and paid more and it upgraded ( I think) to a MX reservation. A bathtub was very important to me. Lol!

I'm also finding I'm unable to book any spa reservations, as they are saying to book when we are on the ship.

I'm also finding that the excursions that would coincide with the time our ship is in port...especially prince Edward Island......are all at max capacity.

I was unable to get on several excursions I wanted due to no availability, and wondered why Norwegian did not offer a second group tour if it was so popular ?

anyway-

I'm also wondering if there is a possibility that we can bring our luggage to the ship and have them transfer it to our rooms, instead of us waiting in line to embark and dragging it along with us?

I am recovering from a total hip replacement, and my husband is having surgery on his foot after the cruise so neither of us are in shape to drag our luggage along.

We tried to get transfers at the designated hotel that Norwegian works with, but once again we were unable to because they had reached max capacity.

We were very disappointed we were unable to secure transfers.

I apologize for the length of my message-we've never sailed with Norwegian and things are very different with this cruise line then with any other one we have sailed with.

Thank you for any input you can assist us with!

Regards Mary Ann

We have never sailed with Norwegian, and we were told we booked the last cabin available, due to we booked our cruise just a couple weeks ago.

We booked a mini suite balcony, and was just recently given the cabin number.

Does anyone know anything about this cabin, meaning good view, noise, bathroom amenities especially the toiletries provided? Do I need to bring my own hair blow dryer?

Cabin 11090 on the 11th deck of the Jade.

Why is our category MA- MX? What does this mean?

I appreciate any input anyone can give us!

Regards, ken and Mary Ann