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Yes, they were! Too bad no one is going to St. Petersburg on a cruise ship anytime soon or maybe forever. In Scotland we were able to see the Scottish Military Tattoo, and not have to worry about getting back to the ship on time. For Athens, we were there on a Monday which meant the New Acropolis Museum was closed. Another day there would have been great.

We have had 2 overnights. The first was in St. Petersburg, Russia. The second (I forget the specific port name) was for Edinburgh, Scotland. I really wish we had had one in Piraeus, the port for Athens.

You can also get to Nice from that port stop. It was our very first ever port, and still one of the best DIY days we ever had on a cruise. We went to Nice and to both the Matisse and Chagall Museums. Later DW swam in the Mediterranean while I watched our stuff. She sat us by some topless (I assume) French women so I would not be bored. 😊 The second time we were there, we explored Cannes. I agree it is an interesting port.

On our very first cruise, my DW swam at that beach. She loved it, but she said the place she changed into her swimsuit (a bathroom I think) was the most disgusting place she had ever been. 😢

I asked my TA after the InsureMyTrip guy could not answer if any other state had this protection, and he said only NY State. The InsureMyTrip guy actually did not realize NY state did this as when I posted that in addition to my refundable deposit, I received my insurance premium back. He said he had never heard of Travel Guard doing this.

Actually, sometimes the "hotel" stays in the same port, and you have an overnight. And that is also good.

So, if you do not want to call it Norwegian Cruise Line, what would you rename it? 🤣

We really enjoyed Halifax the times we were there, so I hope you are right that the Prima will get you there. 👌 for you.

I realize that there is no proof beyond a reasonable doubt that a cigarette carelessly discarded started the fire on the Star Princess, but has there been any other credible theory as to how it started?

Do you think it is ok for people to smoke (legal or not federally legal substances) on their balcony?

We did the excursion with the Giant Fiddle on a Boston to Montreal cruise on HAL in 2018. It was a wonderful, very enjoyable show. I would recommend it.

We did the excursion with the Giant Fiddle on a Boston to Montreal cruise on HAL in 2018. It was a wonderful, very enjoyable show. I would recommend it.

Yes, no one pays the full book rate.

I would add Fodors to that list of sources you can explore

Yes, I did read your post. But, I do believe our TA was talking about any monetary problem, not just OBC. And I realize what you wrote about your TA's response, but was implying that instead he should have said he would take care of it for you.

Does not matter if your TA marks it no upgrade. As I said in my post just previous to this, our TA had assured us we would not be moved as he had done everything necessary for that. But Princess can do what they want to do, no upgrade marked or not.

Yes, as I posted earlier (post #37), this is what happened to us (2014 Ocean Princess British Isles cruise.) And I had been reading at the time about Princess just moving passengers and expressed my concern to our TA. He assured me it would not happen to us. Which really shows Princess can do whatever they want according to the cruise contract you sign.

If you have a TA, does he or she know anything on the subject? The reason I say this is we booked a cruise in 2020 that of course never sailed. (We actually cancelled it before Princess did.) We had a refundable deposit and paid for insurance. Our TA mentioned that for NY residents even the insurance was refundable if we cancelled. When we cancelled and got back our insurance, even the guy (I forget his name from InsureMyTrip) did not know about this ruling from the NY State Insurance Commision). I wondered if any other state did this, and he said he would try to find out. He later posted that none of the states insurance commisions would really answer him. I late by e-mail asked my TA, and he said this only applied to NY state. So, really there is nothing to buy. NY has ruled that if you cancel, there was really nothing at risk, so they have insured nothing and must refund the insurance.

Our TA had told me in the past that if we ever had a problem with OBC not being there or not applied, instead of stressing about it, call him after the cruise and let him deal with it. I would assume your TA has more experience dealing with NCL than you and even possibly a contact he or she regularly deals with. I would have asked the TA to deal with this.

We have done a land trip to Iceland, and I would recommend it especially if it is during the time of the year that you can see the Northern Lights.

That's an excellent reason.

Actually, this will be our 3rd. Our past cruises were one round trip NYC to Bermuda and a Western Mediterranean from Barcelona. The booked one for next year is from London (Southampton) to Reykjavik, Iceland. I think we are the second category, whatever that is.

They are supposed to e-mail you or if you use a TA, your TA. But, sometimes things get lost in cyberspace. I know once we were upgraded to a cabin I did not want as instead of having cabins above and below us it was below the casino bar. I found out only by looking at the personalizer. Our TA said he never got the email; Princess said they sent it. (I sort of believe both, but especially our TA.) It was too late to get our original cabin back, but after much hassle and time consumed, he got us one near where we had originally booked.

What is the discount for Latitude status, and at what point does it start? We have the $50 for first person credit on our future booking on the Prima. As for Latitude, we each are on our 3rd NCL cruise.

DW and I get to spend time beforehand planning what we will do in each port. And then spend a lot of quality time together. And at the same time on the actual cruise we each get to do things we really enjoy alone (for instance swimming for her and trivia for me.) So as a vacation we get a both a lot to do together and a lot we can do separately. Add this to what others have said about getting to a lot of different places and not having to pack and repack, makes cruising unique.