CruizinKittie40

As a mother and grandmother, I will never understand why people bring young kids on a cruise.  Why would you do that to yourself lol 

So weird to me that you all even complain about water.  We just bring back glasses of water from the dining room.  Nothing wrong with NCL water.  Carnival was another story.  Even the NCL Solo Lounge has free water available, just not bottled water.  

On 1/15/2022 at 3:54 PM, GreenValleyDogWalker said:

(Friday, August 26) 

 

LOL Disney in August.  Good luck with that.  You couldn't pay me to go to Orlando in the summer

20 hours ago, ramdoggiesmom said:

Thank you for your review! I am assuming this was 1/3/21 cruise?

lol trying to correct someone and you still got it wrong

Weird.  We were on Escape 12/18 and all staff was wearing masks and I didn't really notice any cruisers being grossly out of compliance with the mask requirements.  We had a wonderful time and the staff and food were excellent 

Maybe you were just against this cruise from the get go because of the cancelled port?

8 hours ago, BennyBrun said:

The prices for NCLs cruises later in the year is a bit high for my taste.  Some dates are like double especially on the bigger ships.  When you take FCC you are losing value but if you are not comfortable going then it’s worth it since they are waiving the penalty until 1/31/2022 for sailings until 5/31/22

wow that sucks.  I was actually going to look for bookings for October because I thought the price would go down and they would at least want the reservation money to float for a while.  Guess I won't waste my time 

Funny how a few weeks changes things, huh? Now what I suggested is being implemented (re-instating POM).  

I ended up going on the cruise, had a great time.  No cancellations, no COVID and no regrets. 

It's funny because I posted last month saying they should allow no penalty cancellations due to omicron and got slaughtered on here.  Now everyone is for it

This week was our second cruise with NCL and second time using the NCL BOGO air.  I see a lot of naysayers on here and let me give you our experience. 

We were booked with American Airlines.  When we got to Orlando, my mom's luggage could not be found.  The shuttle operator waited as long as they could, but we had to go on without it.  When we got on board my mom went to Guest Services and told them what happened.  They gave her a bag with a XXL T shirt (she's a medium) and a few toiletries.  Her bag was eventually found and forwarded to Cozumel where someone from the ship drove directly to the airport and hand delivered it to my mom back on the ship.  NCL also gave her $200 in OBC for clothing and other necessity purchases.  She actually ended up getting cash back because she didn't spend it all.  She is still filing a claim with AA and will hopefully be compensated from them as well. 

Had we booked these flights on our own, we would most likely be SOL.  NCL went above and beyond for us and it has made us customers for life!

4 minutes ago, flapr said:

I find it odd that folks on board are not posting to this Forum — just saying!

Internet is too expensive lol 

Epic is the worst ship I've ever been on.  That bathroom design is atrocious

2 hours ago, Middleager said:

You want full refund

 

I didn't say I wanted a full refund. In my OP I stated I would be happy with FCC

If this goes into effect they may not have a choice

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/11/30/omicron-stricter-travel-rules-us-entry/?utm_source=reddit.com

53 minutes ago, phillygwm said:

there are still a lot of unknowns.

 

Exactly my point

13 hours ago, exgman said:

Thats what got us to NCL too. 

Be careful with that.  We were on Epic in October and had to wear masks on the ship due to European protocols.  It will depend on where you are going

Honestly it would have been better to go before October so you could cancel any time.  I wouldn't book a cruise for another year now, at least with NCL

19 hours ago, craig01020 said:

 

 

Can we just go back to talking about chair hogs or gratuities?

But this is WAY more fun.  I knew this would get you guys riled up

On 11/29/2021 at 12:28 PM, craig01020 said:

Sounds more like agoraphobia than cruising.

lol no I just don't like being around people 

14 minutes ago, Crazy planning mom said:

Well, maybe your best bet then is to spend as much time in your cabin as possible.

You can order room service.

lol that's exactly what I do! I download Steam games to play and Netflix series to watch and only go on excursions.  

2 hours ago, craig01020 said:

How could they make it safer, by cancelling all cruises?!

 

If you don't want to be around even vaxxed people, then you might as well stay at home, order everything online, and watch tv.

I know this isn't directed at me but I don't think they should cancel all cruises, I just think I should be given the option of a refund.  

I actually do the above, I work from home, binge Hulu and do most of my shopping online 🙂

10 minutes ago, mjkacmom said:

You lost the amount you spent of travel insurance the day you bought it, but in this case only cancel for any reason insurance, which is more expensive and doesn’t refund it all, would work in this case.

If NCL cancels the cruise I should get a refund for my travel insurance as well as it is through them

Just now, Yesimapirate said:

This is a great example of why you need travel insurance. 

 

We're on the Epic in 6 days.  They dropped a port and added another sea day.  They also cut some entertainment.   We're thinking of canceling today and booking an Oceania cruise instead.   We have cancel for any reason insurance so we're able to be flexible. 

 

I wouldn't have spent the additional money for the "any reason " insurance but until the world is completely normal,  everyone should. 

I do have travel insurance but I don't feel like I should also lose the money I paid for travel insurance

28 minutes ago, detwings said:

They also changed their cancellation policy.  You will only receive 75% refund, they keep 25% for penalty.  Not happy about that.

 

Yeah it's really unfortunate.  They should have kept the Peace of Mind policy in effect through the end of the year

I'm sure this is an unpopular opinion but I wish we could! I would be fine with FCC instead of a full refund.  I have a cruise booked for Dec 18 and am very nervous about traveling now.  ugh!

I was on the Epic last month and didn't see or any smoking in the casino.  my mom is a smoker and was told she had to smoke in designated areas on the deck