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Just received an email that "Your offer was not selected but you may still be selected by the onboard team up to 0 hours before sailing." Has anyone every got their bid after this type of email? Should we carry on our bags instead of checking them at the dock, just in case there is a last minute change?

Since all the towels are exactly the same, who's to say who they belong too. Sit down and say it was your towel. 😂

Is it one or two flights between decks, then at the bottom what does it do, branch out in the direction of the area of the ship you need? This might have to be seen in person. I will certainly be lost on this ship 😂

I remember always leaving $40-$60 to our room stewards on past cruises except for one, we barely saw him, he barely interacted with us when we did, and he wasn't around the morning of debarkation. We like to personally hand an envelope to them and thank them. We are planning again to do the same, depending on the service. We have one specialty dining which we will leave $10-$15, again depending on the service. If we stay at one bar for a while, we'll tip, if we're just getting a drink and moving on, we don't. I do like an occasional towel animal, but don't need one every day.

My cruise is showing sold out in all categories when I do a mock booking, but I can still bid for an upgrade. Is this possible to do and still win?

I have Vionic flip flops (yes very expensive) and was starting to panic thinking I can't wear them to the specialty dining restaurants so now what am I to do? Glad you have seemed to reassure me. Has anyone really gotten turned away for their footwear, especially if the rest of their attire is ok?

Since the Noise Boys will no longer be offered, are they offering a replacement? Where can we find the days and times of the rest of the shows on the upcoming Prima sailings?

Is this perk of 150 free minutes per cabin or per guest? I have seen it written both ways. Is it worth it to upgrade for just being able to check in at home every other day and read or delete emails? Can you text between phones with this perk? Once on the ship, do you put your phone in airplane mode, turn off roaming (which it always is anyway), and turn on Wi-Fi? Do the ports still have free Wi-Fi available in certain areas? It's been a few years since we cruised, we're a little rusty 😷 I am not interested in social media, streaming, web browsing, etc. I'll be on vacation, FINALLY!! 🚢 🌴 🍹

I am curious about this too. Also, way off topic, but have they switched to paper straws for drinks or do we need to bring our own stainless steel if we want to use a straw?

My flights have been booked by NCL for a few weeks now. When will they show up on my vacation summery when I log in?

We also got great flights, early AM same day of cruise and early afternoon day of return. I booked our cruise under 75 days so I couldn't get the deviation. Fingers crossed all goes well. If I had booked this myself the cost would have been a thousand dollars more!

We just got our flights emailed this weekend and it’s departure is 12:15pm. I am wondering if this is even possible myself! What time is the first transfer bus to MCO. Can I request a flight time change?

Why would they book that time? You would need to be there at 7am and its 45 minutes away from the ship. Much luck to you on getting this changed!

No, I meant when they book the flights, how do you get notified what they are.

How do you find out about your airfare when you do the BOGO from NCL? I assume they email you, or does it show up on your reservation first? Do the airlines also send an email? What's the earliest anyone has gotten their flights booked?

Hey Bird, loving your review so far! What is the cost of the Thermal Suite pass for the week. I am thinking of upgrading to a Spa Balcony and want to compare. Are men and women able to use the same area?

How were the flight times? Were you able to choose your own seats? I have a strong feeling this is who I will get, at least for one of the legs of the itinerary. I agree. I have flown each once myself. With all the add ons, lack of available flights and other issues, I am glad they aren't included. I was hoping they were for the 2 free checked bags! I love flying Southwest.

I saw the list on NCL's website, but they don't list Frontier, JetBlue, Spirit or Southwest Airlines. Has anyone that ever used the air promo gotten any of these airlines as their carrier? With some of the low fares the promo offers, I would think these would be the companies that they would be using.

I priced out what we would pay on our own and what the promo is and there is a huge difference, even when pricing the cheapest fares. I am not sure how they even manage this promo. We're going to bite the bullet and hope for the best, while expecting we will probably be disappointed at the same time. Just want to get on the ship 🤞

Do you have to reserve dining in the MDR's as well on the Prima or just the Specialty Dining restaurants? On embarkation day, is there one MDR open like there used to be on other ships and does that have to be reserved if it is open on the first day?

In the smoking area on Deck 18, is there anywhere to sit or just a little huddle area? How closely is the Cigar Bar monitored to be sure you are only smoking Cigars (i.e., party of 2 one has a cigar, the other a cigarette, is that a problem?). Is the Casino monitored to be sure you are playing and smoking? Can you be watching a player and smoking? Sorry, just trying to cover all probable situations.

Thanks for such a great review, honest opinions, sense of humor and amazing pictures. I hope the embarkation process gets the kinks worked out by our cruise next year.

Thanks so much for this great review. This will help tremendously in our sailing for next year. Great information and pictures. Safe travels back home.

Cruising out of Pan American Pier next year and looking into a precruise hotel. Does anyone have any preference between these two. They both seem reasonably priced and close by.

Just have never been to St Thomas and thought it was a good itinerary combined with San Juan.