JandC_Cruising

Yes. It starts the moment you board. While in Port of NY until you get out into Int'l waters you will be subject to the NY State sales tax on the value of any drink. The taxes will be charged to your onboard account.

In fact, if their return is exactly the opposite, you will actually pass through US customs in the Toronto airport. I live in Chicago and have flown to Toronto many times over the years. You actually go through US customs at Pearson International Airport and are then do not pass through any more US customs once back at the US airports.

Honestly, we've never had an issue. There has always been enough options on each of the menus (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) that we can vary our eating over the 7 days. Add in the 4 specialty dinners we typically have, then there are really no issues even on a 10 day cruise IMHO.... I'll add, since becoming platinum and with an upgrade to Free at Sea plus we get 6 meals on a 7-day cruise so we've actually stopped pricing Haven rooms. We do Haven Lite for the most part now.

This is assuming that you are booked on one airline (or alliance) for the entire trip. If so, your home airport in the US should be able to check your luggage all the way to Athens. Therefore you will not need to pickup your baggage until you get to Athens. You will do nothing in Chicago other than move from arrival gate to the departing gate. In Toronto however, you will need to go through Canadian customs, even though you are not planning to leave the airport. (Keep in mind, the authorities cannot "rely" upon that). But again, all you will need to do is go through Canadian customs and then proceed to your departing gate for Athens. Have fun!

We've been in connecting cabins in the past and have never had issues. The double door insulates just as well as the walls.

No....If you simply walk away and never contact them to cancel or make final payment, you will lose your CN certificates. It works identically to if you had simply paid cash as the deposit and failed to cancel or make final payment.

Did you look at the trains? Livorno to Firenze is about $11 Euro each way and only 1-1/2 hrs or so? Schedule usually has a couple of trains per hour in each direction.

And hence the change....if you realize it's not a "small change", then it's reasonable for NCL's accountants to feel the same way. Remember...they are trying to make money. I think they could still just allow diners to have any combination of two soup, salads, or appetizers to best cater to people's tastes. However, I'm not overly concerned with limiting it to the two... I think this is the perfect way to handle it...you let the server know you understand the rules and then let that server make the choice. Just don't be upset if you get a small bill for and extra $15 or so....

Every time for us...it is always split $50 to me (shareholder) and $50 to DW....Of course DW successfully use all $100 every time with a pedicure on embarkation day! LOL!

Well I bet that ruffled the "Bird's" feathers!!!!!

Thanks for confirming Bird...I knew that something must have changed at some point since I knew things like Clam Shells used to qualify.

Yes. They still offer that excursion on their website. https://www.ncl.com/shore-excursions/MIA_03/Everglades-By-Airboat-Ft-Lauderdale-International-Airport?destination=Bahamas+Cruises%2CCaribbean+Cruises%2CExtraordinary+Journeys%2CMediterranean+Cruises%2CNorthern+Europe+Cruises%2CPanama+Canal+Cruises%2CTransatlantic+Cruises%2CWeekend+Cruises&port=MIA&sort=searchWeight&sortOrder=asc&perPage=12

Based on what I am now seeing online, it seems that is the case. Kayaks and Paddleboards at Harvest Caye do not get the discount. It is funny, however, that I can do a 1hr guided Pedalboard Manatee Watch at the exact same time and they will apply the $50 credit. With our Platinum discount, it is only $17.10 pp. I guess we will do that, rather than spend $31.50pp for the Kayak...

We actually have a very good PCC that we just hooked up with so I may just message him. As I said, it's not a big deal if we end up with OBC. Hmmm....We've gotten clam shells and things (day of) for free with the $50 ShoreEx credit at other sites. However, now that I'm looking online, the Kayaks and Paddleboard rentals do not indicate that they will give the credit, while all the others do indicate it will be applied

Yes. You are correct with the basic free at sea. Although we have Free at Sea Plus, which does provide $50 credit to both passenger #1 and #2. In either case, the Retail value of these (and other excursions and activities) are less than $50, and it seems for those, the system doesn't take the $50 off when you are pre-booking as it does for any excursion or activity that is more than $50.