complawyer

ive worn jeans and tennis shoes to le bistro, with no problems, their only real requirement for men is a "collared shirt". ive always brought along 1 collared shirt (in case we decide to go to le bistro), but im much happier and more comfortable in cagney's

tennis shoes are perfectly acceptable, as are jeans. no need whatsoever to pack nice shoes. be a port and get him a new pair of tennies!

you should get the same service/treatment from your butler, regardless of being in a courtyard suite, or non- courtyard suite. even on ships with both haven and non haven suites (ie the ncl gem) the perks and the service are the same even if your cabin is just listed as a "suite". i have been advised, that the only real difference on ships that have both haven suites and suites, is the price and access to the courtyard area pool. the cabins are virtually identical and on our last cruise (gem in early november) i saved around $3000 just booking the 2 bedroom suite, as opposed to the haven 2 bedroom. i dont need access to the pool for an extra 3 grand

book a suite or haven and youll get double points

UNBELIEVABLE !!!! other posts ask about getting an extra drink for friends that dont buy the package, you're trying to scam the whole thing. really i'm LOL

read my lips: there is no dress code,(of course, within reason) only minor exception is le bistro requires men to have collared shirts. we have had dinner in the mdr, and i was wearing jeans, no one said a word. besides, there are ususally 2 mdr's with essentially the same menus. so if one doesnt work, go to the other.

i have often ordered 2 drinks at a time, with no problems whatsoever. ididnt feel like it was stealing, my wife and our travel companion were lounging in t he sun, so i went and got the drinks. after i got them their 2, i immediately went back and got mine. i notice that some of these posters consider it stealing, and taking away from their package, but even with the bottom line drink package, you can get as much alcohol as you can consume, so an extra drink here and there probably doesnt matter to the cruise line, and certainly doesnt warrant being removed from the cruise, or losing your drink package. by the way, all 3 of us had the drink package anyway, so really, no harm no foul

not only did they raise the price, they jacked them up sky high. the costs for 2 people are higher then they were before the sale. i find consistently, ncl has a bad habit of doing this and calling it a "sale"

groundloop. why dont you go on the ncl website, check out their prices and destinations, and go ahead and book what looks appealing to you. if it's within your travel budget, book a haven suite. if you do, you may never consider carnival again.

hockeymum. since you can check in on line 21 days before sailing, didnt you get your cruise docs? your luggage tags would have been available to print with the docs. if you didnt get your cruise docs, didnt you think it was kind of strange that 21 days out you had not as yet received them. and how long did you wait before you contacted ncl or your travel agent. in any event, i certainly sympathize with your problem and hope all works out. please let us all know what happens

if you cancel before the final payment is due, )usually 120 days out, you will be refunded whatever you have already paid. just make sure if you do wish to cancel, its prior to the final payment date

while i've never sailed on carnival (22 on ncl). it seems historically, when something goes wrong on a cruise ship, or there is bad press, it's usually a carnival ship. i think the cabin sizes, and the itineraries are better on ncl

why cant you have fun and enjoy doing both? ancient ruins, temples, are still amazing that they're still standing. ive mentioned before, i choose ncl primarily for it's itineraries. sometimes we're in ports that dont interest me, so i stay on board. we've differed in the past, and also agreed in the past. but why stay aboard and play bingo, when you can see the leaning tower of pisa, all the sights in rome, old castles and forts etc. maybe you should venture out of steerage once in a while LOL!

we were on the bliss to alaska in july. there was a gentleman who's job it was to greet people into the buffet area. he was always singing, smiling etc. i had to comment to him, that in my entire life, i have never met anyone who took so much joy and pride in their work, even if his job was just to greet people. after over 20 cruises with ncl, i have never been more impressed than i was with that individual. he is a blessing and a godsend to the company (imho, ncl could use some more blessings, godsends, and more employees like him)!!!

63, jewel out of panama

so you ended up paying almost $2500. let us know when you get back if it was worth the difference in $$$

chiefmatejrk. you always seem to have the most logical, common sense answers. some people just cant or wont accept or see the obvious. they are affectionately referred to as "CLUELESS"

there are many times and different ports where my wife and i choose to stay on the ship. i wont bother with GSC, Harvest caye or Nassau. we were on bliss in july,to alaska and only took the whale watching tour (waste of time an $$$) i see more fish in my aquarium. having been to alaska before and seen these ports, we just watched the scenery, vegged out in the observation lounge, had leisurely lunches at the buffet and/or mdr. if youre wondering why we bothered to take this cruise and not leave the ship, (1) wanted to experience the NCL Bliss (2) the cruise was a freebie)

as the dawn offers no haven, the "suites" get all the perks that you would normally receive , butler, concierge breakfast/lunch in cagney's and moderno. your only drawback is no balcony. (personally, i cant live without one) but to each his own.

or go onto google and check for the shuttles. a few years back, we booked a shuttle from ft lauderdale to our hotel in miami, we stayed a few days prior to sailing, the hotel has a shuttle directly to the ship. when we got back, the same shuttle we had booked from ft lauderdale was waiting to take us back to the lauderdale airport

been to aruba and curacao. as far as im concerned there is nothing to do in aruba but shop, gamble or go to the beach. never been to bonaire, but i understand its great if you scuba dive or snorkel curacao is by far the most picturesque and worth just wandering around the city. we were there many years ago, and it's beautiful.coming into the harbor, all the shops/buildings are all pastel colors. out of all the ports on the cruise, im most looking forward to seeing curacao once again. actually the only reason i booked this cruise is for the canal transit

i dont know if this will truly help, but it's similar. we're on the jewel from jan 26th thru feb 4th in panama. there are either inconvenient flights (we live in los angeles) or the need to overnight in panama. i did some research, and copa airlines has a 6 hr non-stop flight from l.a. to panama city, but coming home, there are only 2 flights. one is slightly after 8 a.m. which i know will be impossible to to take, and the 2nd is just before 7 p.m. which will necessitate spending 7 hrs in the airport. As i have no overwhelming desire to see panama for the day. so we got a hotel and take the 8 am flight out on the 5th. i booked the airport crowne plaza hotel,it has 24 (allegedly) shuttle service to the airport, and the room was $75. even if you dont want to tour new york, i'd still get a good nights sleep and take a flight out the next day

sorry, magnolia, obc is use it or lose it. think about it. if they refunded any unused obc, personally, i wouldnt use any of it and just get my money back at the end of the cruise

gratefully, we were on the gem for the back to back, and pepsi was still available by the glass or can. it was around 3 per can, but by the glass it was free with the original drink package. i has a terrific butler, however, who brought me cans of pepsi for my room at no charge

you are not missing anything. this is very common for whenever ncl runs a "sale" . to me when advertising the 2nd person sails free, you look at the price quoted and that should be the price paid . ncl quotes prices per person when you check out the cabins. i have written on this topic many times. i admit to being very, very anal about checking prices. in my opinion, my opinion only (at this time) is that at final checkout, what ncl has done, is jack the prices way, way up, allegedly cut them in half, leaving you with still and inflated price. hey must think we're dumb. i've sailed with ncl over 20 times since 2010 and i think im aware of how their sales really work. if youre wondering why i stick with ncl, when they're not running their sales, i find the prices reasonable and the ports outstanding. when it comes to booking during an ncl monstrous sale, "CAVEAT EMPTOR"