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Correct. You would pay the difference between what you paid and the cost of the desired room. Best you could get out of the deal is to ask for your points back and get the $300 statement credit.

I agree. It's not like they can do the rooms in any particular order. Although if all the rooms have a DND sign at some point, that would make getting everything done a little more difficult. Sounds like a steward I recently had, although my room did get cleaned every day. She had to enter my room in order to prominently place the "Hero" card, along with her info, in the middle of my bed every day! Absolutely no contact until I asked for the "your're leaving" instructions because I hadn't gotten them. Got a too bad, so sad, get over it attitude, why are you bothering me, as surely it was my mistake, not hers!

I believe it is currently 110 days prior to your cruise.

I have sailed with NCL quite a bit post-pandemic, including 3 cruises since they went to the 1x/day cleaning routine. On those 3 cruises, I had 1 terrible steward, 1 excellent one, and 1 average. I always use the "make-up-room" marker and that seems to work well with respect to getting my room taken care of at a time when I was out - my cabin was never missed, nor was I ever disturbed when I had the do-not-disturb sign out. (be careful with the DND if you are expecting to have anything delivered, like your laundry tho!). I don't think people are saying it's OK to skip your cabin. Just a little unreasonable to expect your cabin to be cleaned on demand. Or that you have to tip. I do usually tip my steward (even the lousy ones but to a lesser degree) but at the end of the cruise, not in advance and certainly not daily. I tip on the last full day of the cruise, since there is always the possibility that your steward is leaving and wouldn't get tips left in your cabin.

Sigh. I never said you didn't. But good for you that the staff on your cruise was so attentive that they took care of it without you asking. Some of us have had to ask because it's not been an automatic function in the past (as indicated in the t&c's). Which was the intent of the original post - to point out that the old process when booking onboard may be changing.

The "discount" that they charge-back (your terminology) if you cancel a pre-booked excursion onboard is the $50 FAS credit. Not a latitudes % discount.

No, they moved him to the flight notifications. I've gotten 6 now for my December cruise - every time I see one, I panic, wondering what has changed. So far, nothing has changed, as far as I can tell.

The FAS discount is a different process and it is automatically applied after you take your excursion - if you book onboard. However, the Latitudes discount is a manual process - some of the staff are better than others about asking/noticing your latitudes discount. And yes, the refund process is bizzare at best, depending on the ship. They do refund the full amount of what you paid (so excursion amount less $40-$45 depending on your discount), then add back the $50 FAS credit if you had one.

Normal if you prebook, not normal if you book onboard.

If you aren't cruising until January, how do you know that excursions booked onboard will have the latitudes discount applied automatically?

It is actually spelled out in the t&C that if you book onboard you have to let the staff know that you have a latitudes discount. So no, not an outlier by any means. If you prebook, the discount is applied automatically.

Don't count on it and you won't be disappointed. The ability to upgrade lies within the airline itself and is rarely possible. The number of "not able to upgrade" posts far outweigh the number of successful upgrades. And the definition of upgrade is somewhat subjective. Can you pay to "upgrade" to a better seat with more legroom, within the main cabin - probably. Can you upgrade to business or first class - probably not. Does having elite status with the airline help - very possibly.

I was in Sydney around Christmas a couple years ago and it was in the upper 90's, maybe over 100. Definitely pack for SUMMER.

Upon review of your request, we are unable to provide any offer for a future cruise credit, unfortunately. Please note, on the date of your request: 07/31/23, the AIRPROM3 promotion was no longer available, so your reservation did not qualify for the price drop within penalty FCC. Please remember, the air promotion is CLOSED @ 75 days prior to the cruise. Your request was submitted 47 days prior to the cruise. Per terms and conditions: The voyage fare for all guests on the reservation will be used to determine the total value of the price drop, if applicable. Reservations with NCL AIR will be compared to air pricing on day of the price drop request (if available). If not available Air pricing will be compared with non promotional rate at time of booking. Reservations, where the promotions differ from what was originally booked to what is available at the time of price drop, are not eligible for consideration. Your air priced higher without the promotion. Apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused. Thank you for choosing Norwegian Cruise Line, we look forward to welcoming you aboard soon!

SH OBC is non-refundable, although your mileage may vary ship to ship with respect to using it for CruiseNext certificates.

Funny, WP said no problem when I asked, so I tried, no go. See post 5923.

No can do. Read my post 5923.

Solos pay half. If you have 2 people from different cities, each would pay half the ticket price from their respective city.

It's simply USB. The A, C designation is the part you plug into your device, the USB end is the plug part you plug into the outlet.

So far, no details.

If it's really important - I know nothing about this site, just found it while browsing and there is a fee for the service. Historic Database of All Past Cruise Ship Itineraries | CruiseDig

You are correct. People who are unhappy are more apt to complain than someone who had a successful experience. And also factor in the number of "failures" that have nothing to do with NCL in the first place. NCL has no control over flight schedules, cancellations, delays, etc. The BOGO promo isn't for everyone and it is important to manage your expectations if you are using it. I usually travel solo, so many of the complaints I see wouldn't affect me - if you're a family, there are other considerations. It may save you money, it might not - that depends on your location and destination. And it pays to know your options/rights if things go south - I've had a few close calls making connecting flights - because of the airlines, not NCL. Getting home has been more of an issue than getting to my cruise, I've rarely gotten home when planned! An overnight hotel stay in Reykjavik, overnight hotel stay in Capetown (which could have been 6 days, fully paid, If I wanted) +$200 airline credit, overnight stay in Seattle (no hotel, ugh) but $750 rebate. And SW gave me a $100 credit for a delayed flight, even though I still made my connection. So if things do go wrong, make sure you work with the airline ASAP to make it right. Ask for vouchers for food/hotels and have the airline rebook your flight if at all possible. If you ask for a refund, I believe that goes back to NCL and you'll never see it.

Casino is usually open when the ship is in international waters. No way to specify hours, it depends on your port times.

I totally agree. And they can always add more inventory if they feel the need, nothing stopping that if they fill up the initial cabins and see more demand. And since it is a pseudo category, it's not eligible for upgrades using world points (NCL credit card). Hard to say what bidding eligibility will be. Or payment drops, if they decide to pull inventory.