smokeykat

If my final payment isn't until May 2024 and I want to charge Amex $1000.00 towards payment for the cruise fare to get the $200 back deal, what happens if I cancel the cruise before the final payment is due? Anyone know?

Look at MSC and Royal Caribbean. Either one would work for you. MSC also offers included drink packages and free wifi per person. Royal you would need to purchase these. Pricing is better with MSC.

You may be able to request a coffee machine in your room. This may depend on the cabin you are in. We were in a balcony and had one setup and replenished daily. I would do this and grab the day before the excursion at the buffet some muffins or pastries fruit etc. and bring it back to your cabin to have in the morning.

Does club balcony cabins get one free laundry bag? I think I read that somewhere.

Thanks for the information! I would hate for that to happen especially when you want to make a flight. When we were on the Joy and I bought something in one of the shops. Well this happened to me because my credit card did not go through because we were at the time in international waters. Got sent to customer service after standing on the long carry your luggage off line and they ran the card and I was good to go.

If it goes to refundable OBC how do you get it if you do not use it?

Has anyone ever received a refund back to their credit card after cancelling an excursion that you booked through the NCL website? Is it easy to get refunded if you change your mind before the cruise? I know on RCCL its very easy to cancel a booked excursion before the cruise leaves. Is NCL easy also? Thanks

Anyone know if NCL follows suit? This would be a good reason to book with NCL premium air service.

Anthem of the Seas!! It checks all your boxes off. This ship is made for cooler weather with a lot to do indoors. The free at sea is tempting but Anthem's solarium and pool will win me over. Cruised two times on Anthem, one of my favorites!

BINGO!!!! That's what I wanted to hear. Thank you I will give them a call and report back. Is there anyone in particular that you speak to with NCL Premium Air ?

It is an administrative fee that is per person that is non refundable. Looks like a commission charge to me for handling the booking.

I am looking for any feedback on using NCL premium air service. Was it easy to book through them? Are you able to pick your own flights and seats? We are going in September 2024 on the Escape Mediterranean cruise out of Barcelona. I want to fly in and spend 2 nights precruise and possibly stay one night post cruise. I know I can book this by myself. Just curious about this NCL service and if it is worth the $50.00 per person fee. Any feedback will be much appreciated!

I saw that ☺️ We are already booked in a club balcony so that won't work this time. I won't be running around canceling and re booking an excursion just to use the on board credit. Makes more sense to either hold off for our next cruise or just use it as statement credit depending on how many excursions I book for our Escape Mediterranean cruise next year.

Hi all Just applied for the NCL BOA card which has the $200 on board credit. My question is can you use this $200 on board credit towards pre booking excursions before your cruise actually starts like Royal Caribbean allows you to do, or do you need to be on the cruise to actually use it. I tried to find the answer and don't see this question anywhere. Thanks!

Still down in NY..ugh

I booked it because of the ratings online and free cancellation. I like the location too.

These 2 hotels are on the top of my list too. I just booked H10 Metropolitan for 2 nights pre cruise and 1 night after our cruise. I did cancel at any time and the free breakfast. Hotel Jazz is not taking reservations for when we are going yet. When the reservations open up for September 2024 I will check then. It looks like Hotel Jazz is a less expensive hotel.

We used Dial 7 they were great ☺️ We have used them from Suffolk County many times.

The 2 paid Carousel shows are really good. We enjoyed them both. I purchased the tickets for $12 per person before the cruise. Once onboard we made reservations easily when we went to reserve our specialty dinners. Both shows have great dancing and the singers. Houdini is about the magician and Rock Circus is well rock music. The same actors/singers/dancers are in both shows. Anywhere you sit is good in the theater as the stage is in the round. You can't go wrong with either show if picking just one.

Wow good to know about the additional discount! I guess I will be checking for this to come back! Now I am wondering if the front balcony room will be noisy because of the street.

Was this your fist stay with H10 hotels? I signed up with Club H10 before I made my online booking. This will be our first time so I am curious if we still qualify for the free breakfast. I reserved the room with the breakfast now.

I looked online and all the reviews were great. I booked the H10 Metropolitan for our September 2024 cruise 2 nights pre cruise and one night post cruise. I only saw the 5% discount. How did you upgrade the booking when you saw the additional discount? Also what type of rooms did you book? I booked the Rambla double room with the balcony for our first 2 nights and then the double for the one night after the cruise. Thanks

I am looking at this hotel for next year. Would love to hear any reviews also!

We had Fantastica with a balcony on Meraviglia. Love the balcony as we do use it almost daily. In the summer out of NY it is usable right away. During the winter leaving NY the first day I do not use it but I love the view. Usually in a day you are fine in the winter to enjoy it outside on your balcony as you are approaching the Carolinas.

You do not need a drink package to get the soft serve at the pool. Just walk up to the counter and tell them what you want. Chocolate, Vanilla, Twist with both, rainbow sprinkles or chocolate sprinkles 🙂 We did not upgrade to the streaming package. The wifi worked great for emails, texting back home and our apps.