My favorite is becoming Le Bistro. I have a pretty set order when I go there. Cagney's is good, but many think it's becoming overrated. I'm trying Los Lobos for the first time in a week (actually, next Sunday!!), we'll see how it is. I wouldn't spend a dining credit on Q, the food was good but there just isn't the value in using the credit there that you have at other restaurants (meals aren't AS expensive). I might visit Q on my cruise the solo meal there doesn't conflict with another scheduled item and just pay out of pocket.
At the top of the topic list in the NCL forum is a drop-down with a list of the ships. There are pre-configured searches to find all the topics mentioning the ship name. Use that to narrow the list of topics you need to filter through.
As for the MDR menu - NCL has 21 menus, the head chef can pick any menus from that for which to provision the ship for the sailing. There's no knowing which of those menus will be on that sailing (or on which day) until the menu is posted each afternoon.
There is a small section of this area where smoking is allowed - Starboard side, tucked in next to the bar. It shouldn't be a huge disruption. If you go to the NCL FAQ you can see where the smoking area is for most of the ships in the fleet.
And Sapphire on NCL.
I agree - it was a difficult read due to the lack of paragraph spacing. Sounds like it was a full (double-occupancy and then some) ship, that's part of the issue.
Even more interesting - the Seascape debarks from another terminal in Miami next weekend. I'm on the Bliss boarding next Saturday, the port schedule has us boarding in NCL's terminal B. If I'm reading correctly - Bliss will be facing East, I may not have good views of the Icon at Terminal A...
or find a bank account that will refund that fee. Yes, my bank account not only doesn't charge fees for out of network ATM withdrawals but will also refund the fees charged by the other bank...
and you'll notice people advised of that if you continued past the post you quoted. Actually - they started booking them prior to that but the first sailings were Jan 2, 2024...
lol, I've never had a conversation with mine! I booked with one PCC, who then got promoted, my currently-assigned PCC hasn't called me AT ALL to see if I need any assistance with anything for my upcoming cruise (I board a week from tomorrow)
The pre-cruise availability of dining reservations is quite limited. You can call or chat to make a change but the possibility of getting what you desire is quite slim. If you need to make a change your best bet is to do it as soon as you board.
I just don't understand the logic behind who gets tags and who doesn't. I'm a solo in a regular inside cabin (on one cruise, but it's a 15-night) and I didn't get them...
The T&C's say this -
$50 Shore Excursion Credit is applicable to all tours, including debarkation tours.
I believe it has to be a tour listed in the excursions section for the credit to be applicable.
Link for reference - https://www.ncl.com/about/terms-and-conditions/promotions
I'm fairly certain there was discussion of this earlier in the thread, including photos of the menus. Shoot - the new menu was right at the top of this very page!!
NCL FAQ Entertainment -
https://www.ncl.com/ca/en/cruise-faq/when-can-i-pre-book-entertainment
Dining -
https://www.ncl.com/ca/en/cruise-faq/when-can-i-pre-book-dining
In your cruise planner.
Dining reservations are made by one person for the size party that's needed. Entertainment reservations need to be made by at least one person in each cabin (they can book for all in that cabin).
These types of threads are helpful if the title includes the ship name. I thought at first that the trip I'm on was changed (since I also sail on the 27th but on a different ship)...
Depending on the ship, some don't have cabins with doors across the hall even if there are cabins in that space. Look at the BA+ ships (Escape, Bliss, Joy, Encore), the inside cabins are accessed from a central hall rather than where the balcony cabins are accessed.