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That is the issue. If you click on View Price Breakdown, the T&PF are not included in that breakdown. I was showing that screen in my post above. Other items such as Free at Sea Gratuities and the specific room rates for each passenger, but the T&PF do not show...it specifically states it will show those at check out....

The line item of Taxes and port fees disappeared from that breakdown list months ago (for me, at least). It no longer shows up in that screen and notes that they are excluded from the sub-total shown. Are you seeing something different than those of us who no longer see the T&PF in that screen?

You can see the Taxes and Port Fees when you first pull up the list of cruises. it is in the lower right hand corner in fine print. It's been a bit annoying since they removed that line item from the price breakdown page.

I have always submitted the benefit request form before final payment. Never been an issue and usually shows up within a few days even when we owe everything but our deposit still.

Sure, but no SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL! 😈

When they post the disembarkation schedule and put out the disembarkation luggage tags (typically day before the end of the cruise), there will be varied colors for your "desired disembarkation time window". Do not take any of the colors provided on the rack. Instead, go to the Guest Services desk and request the "Yellow" luggage tags from them. They will confirm you are indeed Gold or above by looking at your keycard, and then hand you however many tags you need. You can then disembark when they call "Yellow Priority Disembarkation". If you get off AFTER that announcement, your bags will be there when you get to the claim area. In all our cruises, we've never had that fail.

Add some whip cream and viola....Specialty Iced Coffee! 🙂

We enjoy the Dogliotti Borolo and the Duckhorn Merlot.

Bid for whatever cabin class you are interested in. Keep in mind you are bidding the price per person for the first two in the cabin. The system will only award one bid (if it is awarded at all). Your other bids will be rejected if you win one of them.

Hmmm. My most recent addition was right around Christmas for a December '24 cruise that had been booked several months prior and only had 1 CN on it. Perhaps I picked a good time to plunk my last CN cert in my account down.

We have done that multiple times over the past years. 5+ years. In fact, we currently have no CN"s in our hopper. We have three cruises booked currently with one CN applied on each of those even though they qualify for 2. Our next cruise we will buy more and immediately apply those to the existing reservations.

There's a bunch already in the thread, but to make it simple, 1. Essentially it is a private area with key-card access, on the upper deck of the ship with a bar and servers, cushioned loungers, and one (or two) hot tubs for 18+ only. Search for your Youtube videos about "Vibe on NCL (name of ship)" and you can usually find a good video. 2. We just paid $229pp for a 7-day cruise. 3. I don't think both people in cabin need to purchase, although we always do the two of us. 4. You purchase the "full cruise" pass. I have not seen/heard of daily passes offered of late. We've been in Vibe on Escape, Encore, Joy, Getaway and love it every time. For us, it is a reasonable price to pay for the dedicated service, cushioned loungers, non-crowded hot tubs, and wonderful views all away from the craziness and crowds of the main pool decks.

When you login to your MYNCL account, the "My Coupons and Credits" is below the list of any future cruise reservations. This is where you will see any Cruise Next, FCC's, or special coupons..

I can answer two of these: Zeebrugge - You disembark inside a commercial port area. There are local shuttle busses that take you out of this "active" port area to a local area where excursions and other modes of transport can begin. You can easily get to the trains to Bruges or Brussels from there. LeHavre - You disembark the ship in a port area where the ship excursions busses are waiting. You can also walk just outside the main port gates where taxis and private transport is waiting to pickup clients. Or, you can walk 1.5 miles to the LeHavre train station. We did that 30min walk and trained to Rouen

Good luck to you! We would similarly be upset with such a last minute cancellation of that specific perk as it is a component of our vacation we plan on. As mentioned, seek out the General Manager and work to either get the passes back (maybe the glitch was a glitch?) I would request a comped Spa Pass - or an OBC of similar value to the vibe that was taken away. Just cancelling the pass and refunding it is not an apology for their "glitch"

@bcolliWe have been on the Escape several times and always get the Vibe pass, regardless of ship. We agree it's totally worth the $'s for us. Escape is only 1/2 the size of other ship as you noted, so there are less passes to go around. Regarding time to pier, get there as early as feasible for you. You can wait in line and be one of the first to enter the terminal, ensuring you get "boarding group 1". You will then board after Haven, disabled, and platinum and above, or those that "purchased the priority boarding". Personally, I would not spend the extra for "priority boarding" if you are simply hoping to get the chance for a vibe pass You will board on 7. Go directly down to 6. IF there are passes to sell, they will either be at Headliners or Guest Services. We used to buy them at Headliners on Escape prior to the online pre-sell days. Of course, keep looking online each day to see if you can buy online. Cancellations happen. Good luck!

If you are going to Roatan, check to see if the Discover Scuba shore excursion is offered for your cruise in that port. We did it last year when on the Joy and it was AMAZING. It is run by "Anthony's Key Resort" so if it is not shown on NCL as active, perhaps you can book it directly. Roatan port is very simple on/off and small.

There was no "hard sell" at all, from our opinion. We did the short tasting, then did the cooking demo/lunch with plenty of pours and then we had 15 minutes or so to walk through the retail shop with all the various tequilas and other item (seasonings, glassware, shirts, etc.). There was a constant flow of other buses doing tastings only coming through, so there was no time for the hard sell. Nothing like trying to navigate through the hard sell at the Mandera spa after a massage!!!!!🤪

We did the excursion last March on the Joy. It was a short bus drive to a tequila tasting room/shop where they walked through the process of making tequila and the various "grades" with sips of each. The tequila was ok, but nothing remarkable in our opinion. After the short tasking, they then walked us around the property to a private dining/open kitchen area where two women demonstrated various traditional tacos that were paired with the various tequilas. They even provided each guest with a small ball of masa that we each hand pressed into our own tortilla, which they cooked and then used for one of the tacos. They were not short with the food or pours. The guide is pouring the tequilas and knows frequent pours lead to better tips.🤣 All in all we enjoyed the excursion and thought it was a good deal with our $50 shorex credit and platinum discount.

The go-carts are fun and definitely worth a spin that the kids will like. My 21+ yo kids enjoyed the track and all the slides. The Local has several games (pop-a-shot and such) that they also took advantage of for a fee. mini-golf in the aft as well. There's no ropes course on the Joy.. The "jogging track" is much like all ships, on 17 going around the upper level overlooking the main sun deck. It's easy to get a good jog in the early mornings, but after that, it will be filled with sunbathers. The fitness center on the Joy is good with plenty of treadmills.

@expectthebestThe Bermuda run is fanastic. Did it on the Joy in June 2022 with our grown (20's) kids and had a blast! (Also in 2019 on the Escape). The Joy is a great ship. The boys will love the race track. The refurbishing is adding a thermal spa (which NCL has great ones on their other ship) and yes, stealing some space from the Observation lounge. IMHO, unless the weather is bad, the OL is not a big deal on warm weather cruises) The days docked in Bermuda are wonderful since you are free to come and go as you please throughout the stay. Getting around the island is very easy with either shared vans, private taxis, or ferries. Definitely take the NCL Ferry to St. George's for a day out on that end of the island. (Tobacco bay beach on that end is a small beach) There is a shared van (when filled it goes) to Horseshoe Bay. Very simple and efficient. If you want chairs and umbrellas, just bring some cash. We always just brought beach towels and sat on sand. There is a great (although expensive) excursion called "hidden gems" that takes you on a hike through the woods, and through sections of the Bermuda caves including swimming in a cave cliff (small) jumping, lunch, and some snorkeling. This is different than just going to the public "crystal caves". "Active Boys" will love that. Also there are 1/2 dozen or more snorkel excursions and as someone mentioned fun Jetski tours available right on the dock by the ship. Wednesday nights in Hamilton is their little street festival; a mix of entertainment, street vendors, and street foods. Again, the kids would probably enjoy the scene. All in all, there is tons to do in Bermuda and being there for three days with a floating hotel is a wonderful vacation!

LOL...I often make the same mistake, but typically that's after spending way too much of the day drinking in the Vibe! :🤪

The vibe on the Getaway has a double hot tube that is covered on the starboard side of the ship. These do not cantilever off the side like they do on the Plus ships. The port side of the vibe (since it's been expanded) just has loungers.

We always give our bags to the porters outside and simply each carry a backpack with essentials (including swimsuits and lotion) to enjoy the 1st afternoon on-ship. We have no desire to drag our bags all over creation or even look to find a place to store them while we wait for our room. In all our cruises we've never waited past 5pm for our bags and never needed anything until showering and changing for dinner the first night.

That stinks....I hate continuous shuffle and the $50 table on the Joy in March (It was next to the craps table) was 8-deck hand shuffle. I understand NCL's motivation to speed up play (and their revenues) but it was nice having at least one table as an option.