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Some of us have had a forced (and still evolving) hair style change since school. Genetics are a b(*&&

For my cruise in January I don't recall getting bombarded for the videos like I did for my cruise in 2022 (my 2023 cruise was during the short time we had in-person muster drills). But think about this regarding having to visit the muster station when you board - what about first-time cruisers? Sure, for those of us that have sailed a few times it's relatively easy to figure out, but for a first-timer it's a good idea to guide them to a place they can become familiar with as THE place to go when those whistles go off. It's all of 2 or 3 minutes, get over it...

This EXACT thing happened to me and my sister in 2019. We had transfers booked and paid for (sailing from LA), we should have been on the list. The agent took names and cabin numbers when we checked in for the transfer and the next day we had charges to our cabins for the transfer. It took a couple visits to GS to get the charges reversed.

I considered responding with this information, but this is where the confusion lies - it doesn't specify if this is for drivers only or for all including riders in the doubles (which wouldn't make a ton of sense)

I guess you missed the post right after the one you quoted?

They could also fly you to FLL. It's not a HORRIBLE trip to Miami from there, it took a little over an hour in an Uber between 3 and 4 PM (so HEAVY traffic).

Bookmark these NCL FAQ pages for future reference - https://www.ncl.com/ca/en/cruise-faq/when-can-i-pre-book-entertainment https://www.ncl.com/ca/en/cruise-faq/when-can-i-pre-book-dining

@fredflint the OP received advice from people that understand the policies for their country, in the duplicate thread...

It's not so much a huge discount as it is that you're not paying for a couple of the days so it's cheaper.

I just did a mock booking for a Mexican Riviera cruise on the Bliss, a balcony for 2 is the same as a balcony for 3, except for the port fees and taxes for the 3rd guest. Heres for 3 - The price breakdown for 3 even shows $0 for the 3rd guest - Here's for 2

Escape has ship-wide coverage, except for maybe the occasional dead-zone as can happen with any WiFi network. Yes, I did this with my phone and tablet. Additionally - SOME devices (I have a Pixel 7 and it can do this) can share the WiFi connection using the hotspot feature, so I could connect my Pixel to the ship's WiFi and log in to the internet then enable hotspot on the phone and share it to my tablet. Funny enough - on my cruise this year on the Bliss, in the area of the internet cafe was the one place I had the MOST trouble getting a connection as it's in the Atrium and it can be a popular spot sometimes.

Yup, discussed in this other thread that was started more recently -

When I sailed with my sister and her BF on the Bliss in 2019 (3 of us) we were told at Le Bistro that they could NOT have given us a 2-top table and add a chair. They're SUPPOSED to 'up-size' the table to the next higher party size when an odd number is dining.

Looks like the FAQ may have been updated with recent changes on ships (Joy and Escape I believe), BA still has Spice listed as an option - https://www.ncl.com/ca/en/cruise-faq/smoking

Sure does! I was on the Escape last year - they had the rock variety show, the "prom night" show and (best of all) Rumours!

That shouldn't matter, all the DR needs to know is that someone wants a table for X number of people, they don't need to know WHO is dining...

One is noted on the deck plans, deck 15... https://www.ncl.com/cruise-ship/joy/deck-plans I don't see any post-renovation video tours, not sure if it changed when they made the OL smaller. I was on the ship in 2022, any pics I might have may no longer apply.

This is the way. If you want to prevent connecting to the CellularAtSea 'tower' on the ship or any land-based towers that may be in range, airplane mode is your friend @SAmome

Well... I didn't catch it when it happened to me. I figured I had a little OBC to use and any replacement excursion wasn't going to use most of it so I decided, maybe a little sooner in the cruise than I would have otherwise, to upgrade to unlimited internet since my net cost would have been quite low. THEN the $50 charge to recoup the shorex credit I was given when I pre-booked the excursion hit my account. OOPS

A table for 13 is probably going to be several smaller tables moved together, making a long banquet-style table. Talking from one end to the other is going to be difficult but not impossible. Definitely see the maitre'd in advance. If you want to dine as a group all trip you might consider seeing them on embarkation day and setting something up.

I booked a couple of my excursions online before my last cruise, all received the Latitudes discount without issue. Another word of warning - if you pre-booked an excursion and it ends up canceled on-board (by you or NCL) the $50 credit is not initially factored in the refund, the FULL PRICE (or Latitudes-discounted price) of the excursion is credited and then there's a $50 charge the next day to account for the $50 shorex credit you received when you pre-booked the excursion.

LOL, I was 'misplaced' one time on Mackinac Island when I was a very young lad, apparently a group of college-age ladies made sure I was reunited with my family...

Luggage might not, though. There's a cut-off for luggage drop-off at the desk, after that they can't assure the bags will make the flight.

It's not explicitly on the prohibited items list - https://www.ncl.com/prohibited-items However, it does contain a fan and it's not battery-powered so it may be subject to scrutiny and possible confiscation depending on who is evaluating it and their interpretation of the rules.

Fingers crossed! However - Bliss holds those same parties on the pool deck despite having Spice...