alanstarr

I'm on the Bliss TA in January and used NCL BOGO (actually 50% off, as I'm solo). Got great flights, same as I would have booked for myself, but at half the cost. Others on the Roll Call also seem happy with their flights. 

I think most of the time they're fine, but there's always crappy connections or times, and those are the ones you hear about most.

Best part of doing the Behind the Scenes tour is seeing all two weeks worth of meals posted on the kitchen wall. It's a great sneak preview of what's to come! (I usually take a photo of it.)

Princess 18-day South American cruise, departing Los Angeles on Dec. 1st.

Solo balcony is $2044 ($113/night).

(Not including Princess Plus drink/wifi/dining package.)

On 6/12/2024 at 9:23 AM, alanstarr said:

13 nights TA on the NCL Bliss on January. $899 for a solo balcony, $1445 all-in with drink package. Runs Miami to Southampton, with stops in Portugal, Spain and France.

You can also choose the "free" airfare, which gives you 50% off. It was $519 from Boston. 

After a big price jump for a couple months, this deal is back. Price is just a bit higher now - $1645 all-in for Solo Balcony, which gives access to the lounge as well. Not bad for 13-nights.

HA just a whole bunch of cruises to their standby list, mostly from San Diego and Ft. Lauderdale. Some are as long as 56 days! 

If you prepaid for excursions, re-book once onboard and you can use your OBC, and you'll get refundable credit (cash) back.

17 minutes ago, Mr_Indecisive said:

At risk of being classified discussion, can I if these rates are with or without taxes, and if/where they are still available?
I've been keeping a keen eye on the NCL website, but haven't seen the balcony come back down into the 0 single supplement range.

These were all direct on the NCL website. I'm guessing they're just doing some very dynamic pricing, tying to fill up a cruise that would traditionally be pretty empty (TA in January, right before dry dock).

I was lucky to pull the trigger when I did; the only reason I did was that I wanted to take advantage of the expiring double-up offer for CruiseNext. I honestly didn't expect it to jump back up so high.
 

Just now, dahirsh said:

well that's no longer a wonderful deal

Yeah. Although in fairness, after posting this, I read over in the HAL forum that its likely because of the new CA pricing laws, and so it now includes port fees/taxes. 

Looks like HAL doubled the prices for standby. Inside/Oceanview are now 99/day, Veranda is 129/day. 

On 6/28/2024 at 3:29 PM, Asawi said:

They have had a bit of yoyo pricing though. Up/down/up/down...

Totally! I booked this last month when it dropped to 899 for a solo balcony. Wasn't sure I wanted to pull the trigger, but the Double Cruise Next promotion was ending, so I had a deadline. Glad I did, because then it shot up to like 2500. Then down to about 1100. Now back up to 2500. Crazy! 

If you follow the bargains thread in the Solo Cruisers forum, you'll see several posts about this.
 

On 6/12/2024 at 9:23 AM, alanstarr said:

13 nights TA on the NCL Bliss on January. $899 for a solo balcony, $1445 all-in with drink package. Runs Miami to Southampton, with stops in Portugal, Spain and France.

You can also choose the "free" airfare, which gives you 50% off. It was $519 from Boston. 

This had jumped way up in price, but now has come back down to almost the same amount. Balcony is currently $1029, OV $849 and Inside is $749. 

6 hours ago, Asawi said:

I have done that. I did FCC+CN  and then added another CN later. I don't know if that is the way it's supposed to work, but it worked for me.

Thank you!! I did exactly that, and worked like a charm! Just called in to add the 2nd CN, took less than 2 minutes. 

Can you use two CN during DoubleUp and a FCC on a single reservation? Tried to book online, but the options grayed out once I chose two credits (either FCC or CNC).

Could I book online using two credits, and then add the third afterward? 
 

13 nights TA on the NCL Bliss on January. $899 for a solo balcony, $1445 all-in with drink package. Runs Miami to Southampton, with stops in Portugal, Spain and France.

You can also choose the "free" airfare, which gives you 50% off. It was $519 from Boston. 

12 hours ago, dbrown84 said:

Awesome 

And it says this specifically on my boarding pass:

LATITUDES REWARDS. As a Latitudes Rewards member, you will receive special offers and promotions, onboard benefits and Norwegian Cruise Line news. No action is required on your part. 

32 minutes ago, dbrown84 said:

I also suggest double checking to see if the platinum perks will apply.  seems like NCL is still treating this sailing as a charter

I don't believe its a charter anymore, its an interline cruise. And from the NCL website:

 

Just now, Russiamomm said:

And how does one book this magical cruise?  😃

No longer available to book, expired earlier this week. If you search for NCL Breakaway and Perx, I'm sure you'll find the info.

49 minutes ago, Sailing12Away said:

I think you need to double check your actual cruise documents because there's a lot of conflicting and incorrect information all over this thread. You do NOT get an automatic drink package just because you're in the Haven - not sure where you heard that from. 

 

Actually, on this particular cruise you DO automatically get the drink package with the Haven. Its one of the reasons why the Haven rooms were 2k while the balconies were 10% of that.

And I think that specialty dining will be VERY empty. Combination of few passengers, and also fewer elites than usual. 

As an aside, there's no FAS for this cruise. It's an oddity - a cancelled charter that was being resold through a single website. Super cheap deals ($129 + fees for a solo balcony), but no FAS offered.

(You can buy the drink package, but it's like $85/day.)

1 hour ago, reeinaz said:

Were cookies that significant of a line item on the budget to justify the cut? 

As I mentioned above, it wasn't necessarily about budget. It was about food waste. (Although I guess you could argue they're related.)

36 minutes ago, mg93901 said:

I had a brain burp. It's not Sail Away, but with the wifi, specialty dining, and drink package included. For the life of me, I can't recall what NCL calls it. 

"Free At Sea" 

At the Viva officer's Q&A yesterday,we were told the lack of cookies was a corporate decision. Biggest reason is that, by far, cookies were the food most often found left uneaten on plates in dining rooms and cabins. Contributed greatly to food waste.

They also mentioned that if you ask for them specifically, in any dining facility, they are happy to provide them.

Currently on the Viva, and haven't found cookies anywhere yet. Not in Observation Lounge in the afternoon, and no late evening snacks in the casino either.

Try app.ncl.com, I've used that trick in the past. 

NCL just dropped the price on the Viva TA on April 7th, San Juan to Lisbon. Its 19 nights, and I just booked a balcony all-in (with drink package) for $4057. Not the cheapest, but  $2k less than it was yesterday. I really want to check out NCL's newest ship, and its a great itinerary for me (only been to one of the 12 ports). Of course, Inside and OV are available for less as well.