julig22

Just because the site accepted it doesn't always mean the required deposit amount has been fulfilled. You may find that your reservation is still in pending status, the system had no reason to refuse your payment but that doesn't mean that it's all you need to pay. On the confirmation you received from NCL, what does it say under payment schedule. Should say something like FIRST DEPOSIT due on xxxxx - that's the amount you have to pay now or your reservation will be cancelled.

If the card is late I would suggest you call NCL the day before your payment is due and ask for an extension - I think they might be able to do that - but probably a good idea to get it in writing. Your other option is to call BofA and see if they can give you the info...good luck.

If only...I've put that in my post-cruise survey comments many times. Not everyone drinks. Some by choice, some for medical reasons. It would be nice to have it as an option. I think I've seen some people able to get it substituted with a dr. note. I just get my soda fix by using my OBC to pay on an individual basis (probably good to cut back anyway) - or get my preferred Pepsi while in port.

You can remove the drink package and/or meal package before final payment, it will lower you cost. Other aspects of your reservation should not be affected. Same for BOGO.

This happened to me once, just called my PCC, got a refund to my original form of payment. But you do get the current promos so you could lose points - or gain more. And airfare prices have increased in some cases. Also, if you had a double up CN promo when you booked and you don't have a balcony, they will return the 2nd CNC to your account.

Be careful. If you use a double-up promotion and do a price adjustment, they now take the 2nd CN certificate off of the reservation if there is no applicable double-up at the time. It seems like the triple-up promo from January went under the radar (stayed on reservation even with a price drop) but that could change at any time.

When I was there last August tickets to blue lagoon had been sold out for months - I had checked on it before I even left home. You could take the bus to the area but that was it.

Just did a mock booking, no problem

That's the only one that showed for mine as well. Might just be the app, since it's still showing as available to book...One never knows with NCL.

I was booked for Australia in 2025 - only itinerary that was mostly Australia - it was just cancelled, much later than all the others. So I was holding out hope. Curious, does your Jan 28 cruise have any excursions available?

I'm booked for January 4, 2024 - same itinerary. It is still showing as of now. But, as of now, there is only 1 excursion listed which makes me a little nervous. Also booked for Papeete to Sydney in December 2023 (couldn't make up my mind) and there are plenty of excursions - so it's not like it's too early. But both dates are still showing as available for booking on the website so maybe they are making an itinerary change. If they cancel the Spirit cruise I booked to replace the one they originally cancelled do I get multiple 10 & 20% off coupons? Just joking, that's not how NCL works. And I still haven't gotten a notice for the one they already did cancel...

They can't read either.... I've sent in a number of post-cruise comments, some good, some not so good. And the responses are nearly always totally off subject. For example if you suggest they offer non-alcoholic latitudes benefits - or something other than strawberries for people who are allergic - the response will be something along the lines of how to put in a special needs request.

That's good information to have for future reference. I did my upgrade just before the payment deadline. It's possible that any upgrade (paid or WP) would trigger a flag on the FCC, since after final payment changes are a one-time offering. I did get FCC on a cruise when I also won a bid, so that didn't trigger anything. But it was quite some time ago.

I would not count on being able to use the card the same day - they might assign the number but you still need the security code to use it. I got mine while onboard and was able to use it immediately for my onboard account but hard to say if that's possible in your case.

Best way to get someone to notice your request would be to go to a past roll call and ask there.

Pretty sure the "up to" means the $4.95 for breakfast is still in effect. Especially since that is followed by the statement that guests in the Haven don't have to pay. Only used it once in February and was charged.

Being close to land doesn't mean there are cell towers within range of the ship, especially in non-populated areas. So don't plan on cell service while at sea. WiFi is via satellite, so always variable. I've never used anything but the basic service but I only check emails, no work.

They are something that you buy onboard, in advance. If you don't have any now and you aren't currently on a cruise, your only option is to buy them online from a 3rd party.

Yes, I've done that but the transfer back might not be immediate, so no guarantee that you will get them back in time.

Posted on another site, offer is supposed to be through 6/27.

And just because it always seems to come up. A 1 day deviation means you should be arriving sometime the day prior to your cruise. Could be 6:30 in the morning, could be in the evening - or later. A 2 day deviation means arriving 2 days before your cruise, same arrival window. People seem to sometimes think it means leaving 1 or 2 days before your cruise. When you actually leave depends on how long it will take you to arrive to your destination. That might be just a few hours for a domestic flight, could be 24 hours or more for international.

I thought it was the other way around - you'd get the onboard promos, no different than if you paid. But I don't get the specialty dining so can't say for sure. I know if you upgrade with a bid you don't get some of the onboard promos, although I won an upgrade to club balcony and got the cabin perks (wine, snacks, laundry). As to FCC, I know that's not true. I just got FCC from my last cruise and I used an upgrade. Price adjustment was based on the price change between what I paid and the current price for that category. But as my PCC said, it sometimes depends on who handles your request.

Yea, sadly the Aus/NZ trips aren't cheap. I just want to make sure that any % discounts are applied before anything else, although the upgrade shouldn't affect pricing. My concern about adding the upgrade too soon is that if prices do go down - or they reduce the solo supplement - it's a real mess to try to get the price adjusted. With all the cancellations, it's hard to say if people will be cancelling trips on the Spirit because they just don't trust NCL- or filling the ships to use the 20% discount.

Now that is interesting. I was told that if I used points to upgrade any balcony and up promos were still based on the cabin I paid for. But I don't have anything eligible at this point anyway...

When they offered it in January, the CN manager onboard said it was only for new bookings. But that wasn't true. If you read the T&C's for DoubleUp I think it usually says new bookings also. Either they don't enforce it or "new bookings" just means anything that's not past final payment -which does make some sense. So no reason under that theory that you couldn't cancel and rebook to use multiples - unlike CruiseFirst that has specific no cancel/rebook terms - which just creates more paperwork for NCL.