davencl

We were just in 13208 April 5-16 and loved it. We like the SJ suites so much that I would book one even with the double slide going thru part of the balconey. The slides don't affect the deck off the living room, only the deck off the bedroom. The room layout is so great it feels like home. Large mount of space on both sides of the bed. Bathroom has one sink which suits us fine. Also having the suite amenities like butler, plus breakfast and lunch in Cagney's etc. are a real plus. Our room is shown in BirdTravels photo. It was the one in front of the clear spot on the slide. Also note in that picture the deck most effected by the slide is not the SJ suite but the balcony room next to it.

Yes I guess in this context I did trade in my minutes as the new package deleted these minutes. In my case I already had used minutes so didn't think of it this way.

I have not experienced a case where you can trade in your minutes. On my just completed Prima cruise I upgraded on day three of an 11 day cruise. I had used 60 of my 150 minutes. The upgrade offer I accepted at day three was: $100 off of $269 so paid $169 for premium WIFI for 8 days. Upgraded only one of our accounts. The cost goes down each day. Note on day 1 the offer was $100 off whatever the full price was. Aslo Prima has starlink so the streaming WIFI was always usable.

Yes the emphasis is "If your meeting point is in the Theater" there is no Haven benefit. However on our Trieste to Rome cruise last summer on the GEM the meeting point for Haven was always in Magnum's which allowed Haven guests to board the buses first.

I'd be very interested in which airline refunds money for flights not taken. Neither Delta, United, American, Alasakan or any airline I've ever flown refunds money like this.

Yes there are some excursions with various start times throughout the day. Not many however.

I'm assuming the extra pounds were for a seat upgrade given the high cost. If so seat upgrades are non-refundable. So I am carefull when I do upgrade to be sure it's a trip I really expect to make.

I should clarify I've found booking directly is much less expensive than booking thru Oceania. So Oceania would have charged $2080 for the night in Tokyo per your example. However I wouldn't book at either of those prices...

I had checked one cruise friday for a PH1 that was included in this promotion. It did not change today. It was Singapore to Auckland leaving Nov. 14,2024. Were there any other promotions ending March 31 that could affect pricing? FWIW I have always found booking the same hotel as Oceania offered was roughly half the price if I booked on my own. Since Oceania is a business I wonder if Oceania can offset with air savings. Just speculating...

That might work if you phone has wifi-calling as a feature and it's enabled. Texting is generally cell based(at least with my Verizon plan).

I would love to know how much it would cost to charter the entire Jade or Gem... 🙂 Yes I realize if I have to ask I can't afford it. My wild quess is about $10,000,000 for 7 days. Here's a nice brochure with usefull info for all the ships, chartered or not. https://www.ncl.com/sites/default/files/826201_CMI_Brochure_Web2_4_26_2023.pdf

The press release notes it doesn't start until April 1. None of the sample cruises listed in the press release reflects this deal. It would be good to note price today and then price on April 1 to see if this really is "free".

Was on the Gem last August. Saw none of the issues reported. Ship is in great shape. Wouldn't hesitate to sail again.

Yes Disney just did this. Added a 5 year timeframe then credits expire.

Yes meant San Pedro...