julig22

Assuming you mean Quebec. Those flights are a nightmare to schedule. Even when they fly to Montreal, it's not easy. When I was looking at booking on my own (my cruise ends in Quebec), the flight times to Oregon were terrible, with long layovers. One reason I specifically chose to end my cruise in Quebec not start there. It may be unavoidable.

Well, 8 international cruises/flights through NCL and I have yet to pay any baggage fees. And I usually am able to pick my seats, sometimes for a fee if I want to upgrade. NCL, in my experience, books economy, not basic if there is a difference. And I do pay baggage fees for domestic flights at the prices I'm willing to pay - because I do take the basic option.

Yes, access to CruiseCritic is free but can be somewhat limited. And no, I don't think they would reimburse you if you used your minutes, as the site can be reached without using your login. However, I have had issues with maintaining my login while on CC - so no notifications, access to roll calls or ability to respond to comments when that happens. At that point, I've had to use my wifi account to login to CC, then logout of the wifi. Inconvenient, yes but it works.

Of course you are getting different answers because there are hundreds of different outcomes, depending on your itinerary and airline chosen. You can't generalize. NCL does NOT pay baggage fees. That is easily said. And they book economy flights. MOST domestic carriers, SW excluded, charge baggage fees for domestic if you book economy. Your mileage will vary depending on the ticket you choose and the airline carrier, your status with the airline, etc. Most of the larger airlines include 1 or 2 bags for international flights, depending on the destination. Has nothing to do with who booked the ticket, it's the policy of the airline.

You have to ask at Guest Services if you are eligible and need a priority tag. If you have a NCL transfer or post-cruise excursion, they will deliver the tags to your stateroom. Otherwise, the tags are usually available in the lobby, if not you get them from guest services.

As opposed to leaving your bags with the porters when you embark and then expecting to find them in the hallway. Or at the airport when you check your bags and expect to find them at your destination? And unless I'm mistaken, there are surveillance cameras in the hallways. I for one don't want to lug my suitcase around anymore than required - let someone else get it up/down the stairs, down the gangway and into the terminal. Anything of value is in the carryon that I keep with me.

I was on the Sun a few months ago and I took both tours. Staff may have changed by now but the staff doing the tour were for the most part super passionate about their jobs, so both tours were interesting and fun IMHO. Each ship is different so I'll probably keep going on the latitudes tours, but maybe pay for the longer tour on some as well. The theater arrangement is probably the biggest difference and very interesting. And it was comforting to me to see that there was an official "whale watcher" on duty on the bridge. Now if we could only convince them to make an announcement when they spot whales...

If you do get a line of credit, I would think that you could put money onto a slot machine, then just cash in the voucher.

NCL couldn't care less who sleeps where, assuming you aren't talking about a suite/Haven upgrade. You can just get access cards to the other rooms but you would have to watch room charges. Any possibility that you can gift the upgrade to your friend? I'm considering using my NCL points to give an upgrade to family going on a cruise with me, and I don't see why I wouldn't be able to upgrade their room.

Getting off the ship isn't much different than getting off in a port - and I've never waited long to get off the ship. You scan your card or they use facial recognition - and off you go. And no, they aren't checking to see if you are trying to leave early. However, if you have to go through customs or immigration there can be a hold up. And NCL has absolutely no control over how that works. Passengers can't get off of the ship until the port authority says so. So pretty much any backup on the ship would be due to delays with passenger processing at the terminal, not because the ship is disorganized. On my last cruise the dock workers were having a work slowdown so yes, it was a mess. Got off the ship no problem but had to wait for our luggage. And they did enforce the tag colors as a means to control the crowds. You could get in line but you couldn't get to your luggage.

Been cruising with NCL since 2018 and have gotten the same set of instructions on every cruise (19), modified of course to match the specifics for that port. The instructions are in your stateroom a couple of days before the end of your cruise. They limit the number of tags so no, a huge number can't just choose 10am. The colored tags are for sorting the luggage - it does take some time to get all the luggage from the ship to the terminal. If you go to early (they probably won't stop you) your luggage won't be waiting. If you self assist remember that there are others waiting for the elevators, unless you can carry your luggage up or down the stairs -so that usually means a lot more waiting. Choosing a time won't prevent lines, it just helps to try to spread out the crowds. No matter what the venue, a ship, a concert - there are going to be lines while a few thousand people try to do the same thing.

I take the "I did it" posts on that one with a grain of salt. I was doing some rearranging of cruises the other day and discussed using CF with my PCC for a cruise I've already booked, although I was prepared to remove the CN that's already there. Decided it probably wouldn't work, but more on the idea that it wasn't a new booking and they seem to be holding to that much more than they do with CNs. What the system allows you to do and what the system allows you to keep are 2 different things. If you try to add a CN when you don't qualify for the 2nd one they just return it later. The system appears to do post-payment checks, not pre-payment. And it also might depend on the value of the CF that you originally used. Highly doubtful they would allow any combination that's over $500.

$399 each for adults, child $299 before any discounts. If you go to the NCL web page and scroll to the bottom, there is a link to the different ports. The list of excursions isn't necessarily complete but it gives you an idea of what might be available and the current cost.

If it's just one of the sky trams (Juneau and IcyStraitPoint), it is an open ticket, you can use at any time. If there is something attached to it like a tour, then you'd have to go at the time listed.

Yes, the credit is per excursion - so there's no harm/no foul in booking the "free" trams, city tours, etc. that are in the $50 range and aren't time specific. No loss if you decide you don't want to go. But you can't overlap timewise.

I have always gotten at least 1 checked bag free for any international flight that has been booked through NCL air. Sometimes 2, it depends on the destination. You can google the international baggage allowances by airline & destination. London from the US would be 1 bag for most airlines, although some of the smaller independent ones may have other policies. Domestic, I've had to pay - although I'm booked on Southwest for my next cruise, so no baggage fees.

A balcony or a Club Balcony? They are different.

The 30-day email is not uncommon. I've been told that the flights are done by cruise, with 1 or more individuals responsible for flights for a specific cruise. But it's complicated when you're flying people from all over the world to other places all over the world. Got the same letter for my last cruise, flying to Buenos Aires. Flights came in at about 44 days. I also got the 30-day email for my upcoming Baltimore to Quebec sailing. And that one is a difficult one, especially linking my small regional airport in Oregon to Quebec. I called at day 35 and asked - based on the info I got, my flights had just been booked the day before, and so they sent me the flight info - not sure when they would have sent it to me otherwise. And it still doesn't appear on my reservation in MyNCL. But the flights are good and I'm happy with them.

Yes, I also have that card and sometimes use it for non-NCL related travel expenses. But my NCL points are routinely worth upwards of 10x when used toward a NCL cruise. So when I collect 30,000 in points (equal to $300 in statement credit) I can get a free cabin upgrade. Upgrades worth $2-3K. Bringing cash to the casino doesn't give me any perks (I don't gamble enough to get any real status in the casino) but using my NCL card actually gives something back.

That's where my NCL credit card comes in. The 3% fee is offset by points that I use to upgrade my room on another cruise.

I do get it. No, your 2nd person is NOT allowed to eat with you in the haven at no additional charge, unless you can sweet talk the Haven staff. What you bid has nothing to do with it. Nor does how you got to your original cabin status, so not an BofA question. Your question is regarding winning a bid to the Haven, which would be better addressed in a forum on bidding. I only mentioned getting a refund because asking about combining cabins into a Haven cabin has been discussed in the various bid threads and people wanted cancel the non-winning cabin. Sorry if additional information was confusing to you.

I think the answer is yes, you can easily be more than 6 hours from a US port. Depending on the itinerary. It takes over a day to get from Ketchikan to Victoria and I was once told that if you are late in Ketchikan the ship can't wait because they don't have extra time. And once you leave Ketchikan the closest land is Canada.

Still a no, I understood the gist of your original question, just not whether or not you were expecting to cancel the other reservation. Person #2 is not on the reservation, they cannot officially use the haven cabin that you might have won. Now, you might be able to plead your case with the Haven staff but no guarantees. But basically the Haven has no relevance to the NCL MC, so not sure why you are asking about bids in this thread?

My point was why would someone contact NCL premium air if they have a TA.

Repeat. There is a difference between what your TA is most likely calling "NCL air" and the premium air service. NCL air is not flexible, premium air works with you to book what you want booked. But if you are already working with a TA, I don't see why you wouldn't just use them to book your airfare.