Russiamomm

I do think NCL is getting stingier with their comps. I was on back to backs in April for a total of 11 nights. I know I played more on that trip than the previous October’s B2B where I earned a comped inside. But my CAS guy said I didn’t earn a comp, but he could give me 20% off another booking. I passed. A few weeks later I got a “scratch off” in the mail from CAS where I “hit the jackpot” and won a free 4-10 night cruise, so I booked the Canada cruise in September with it and upgraded to a balcony. All that being said, I used that scratch off to sign up with another site and have now booked comped cabins in November on RCCL and Virgin. It includes some perks, like free drinks in the casino. I haven’t been on RCCL for decades and have never been on Virgin. We’re looking forward to trying them out.

Nope on the Joy out of NY to NE and Canada. Our flights are even more confusing because we’re flying out of two different airports. My friend is flying from DC. 45 minute flights every hour and they put on a 10 PM flight. Frustrating. Hoping the actual flights are better.

It’s all very confusing. I’m sailing out on September 6 and last week I got an email from NCL with my flights. Similar situation - a 10PM flight home. The email had confirmation numbers and everything, but it never showed on NCL.com and AA.com didn’t recognize the confirmation number. I talked to NCL (had no trouble getting a representative). She was very confused. Nothing showed in her system. She told me that someone was probably just “playing around” with options and hit the “send” button by mistake. I’m hoping the actual flights are better. If they’re not, I certainly hope AA will work with me. I’m Platinum on AA. Worse comes to worse I can do a same day flight change at no charge.

Not a bad thought. Need to think about it. We’re on a ten night on the Joy on September 6. Would love to be in the Haven.

I agree with others that say it’s really what you’re looking for, and most importantly, how much are you going to drink? For us, it’s a no-brainer. We easily drink more than two drinks a day, starting with a Bloody Mary or mimosa at breakfast. It pays for itself very quickly. But if you don’t drink, or drink very little, you’re probably better off without it.

This is a peeve of mine. I’d love to bid for an upgrade to a basic cabin in the Haven, but I’m traveling with a friend. We really want our own beds. We’ll stick with our balcony cabin.

Thank you!

Hi there. I haven’t been on RCCL in a very long time. We’ve been sailing NCL for the last several years and always get the beverage package as a perk. For $20/day it’s a no brained. My husband and I got a “free” Jr. Suite for a 4 night sailing on the Independence in November through a casino offer and I’m debating whether to buy the beverage package. I tend to drink more alcohol than my husband and really like my specialty coffees. I think it will be worth it for me, but not for my husband. Do we both have to buy the package?

I submitted mine on the 8th, followed up yesterday. It’s still not posted. There doesn’t seem to be much rhyme or reason here.

Flight miles. I’m Platinum AA.

Yup. I understand how the airlines work. Just want to see what the Platinum desk can do for us. It doesn’t matter now anyway since it turns out nothing is booked. I do know at a minimum I can make a same day flight change for no charge. We’ll see what happens.

Quoting my own post. I called NCL. I have no air reservations yet. Apparently someone was working on it and pushed the button and the email came to me, but the flights were not booked. We don’t leave until September 5. She said it likely won’t be for another few weeks. That (kind of) explains why AA didn’t recognize the reservation number. Hopefully the next set of reservations will be better than what I thought they put us on! We’re only going to NY with multiple flights every day. Why make us stick around NYC until 10PM on debarkation day? LOL

We got the email with our flights last night, but they haven’t shown up in my account with NCL. The confirmation numbers are also not recognized by American Airlines. I really don’t like the return flights and want to work with AA to change them (I have status with AA). Does anyone know how long it takes to get this all to sync?

Thank you! I just sent a note to my casino guy. We’d much rather be on this than the five nighter!

I have a stupid question. Where exactly on the app or the website does this show up? How long does it take. A friend booked using my link earlier today and I’m not seeing anything.

Thank you all! At least we have some answers. Will keep following it.

Does anyone know if and where this ship is going when it reaches Miami? It’s so bizarre. On URComped it’s showing eight night sailings to the Eastern Caribbean, but the Virgin site isn’t showing anything. Most travel agent sites don’t show anything either, but some do. I’m so confused. LOL