cruiseny4life

SCHMOOOOOOPIE!!!!! Excuse you! I want my soccer, thank you very much. ⚽I'll allow one hockey game a day in lieu of that oval-shaped ball that's not much kicked with a foot. 🏒 I'm so sad to read this...as I suspect you may be correct. Yep...color me surprised.

Hmmmmm, I think not. I neither love, nor hate NCL. I will absolutely point out the flaws in NCL's product and (especially) shoreside teams (but not my PCC). I will also always state how much I love whatever I currently love about NCL. I'll also look at arguments both for/against NCL. In this case, on this specific thread, I 100% believe the OP and their experience which is backed up by another poster, as well as others in different spaces. NCL's IT (as I believe we ALL agree one) is atrocious. Why wouldn't the frock something up? And then, of course a multinational billions of dollars corporation will try to screw the passenger. Ever been taken advantage of? Yea, I believe it happened here. It's not that I want anyone to hate NCL. Matter of fact I hope people keep enjoying it so they remain floating their boats as I want to ride on them. But, gosh darn, folx can have challenges with the company. Some are outlandish. This one isn't. So, I suppose you can keep on loving NCL with all your heart and soul no matter their faults. They can do nothing wrong. I'll keep on enjoying NCL and hope they continually improve based upon guest's experiences (good, bad, amazing, terrible - queue another current topic). NCL here I come in February!! Warts, frayed ends, and more!

Non-paywall article (though the Barron's article is also accessible to me): https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/why-royal-caribbean-and-norwegian-cruise-stocks-are-sailing-higher-today/ar-AA1rYAHt pretty sure OP was joshing around and doesn't really believe the NHL had such an impact on NCL's stock price....

Best news ever!

If you're into it, would love to hear what you ordered at Cagney's! I had buckwheat tonight, so am sure your dinner will beat mine!

Meh. NCL is a company. If they screw you over while making money, the monolith doesn't really care.

Same story here. Additionally, on Joy the doors were unable to be opened. We pulled hard, but weren't able to open them. But, we just turned around and wandered off to the courtyard for a dip in the pool.

Are you able to enjoy the Haven hot tubs in the courtyard (guessing since pool is closed, these are too) and the sauna in the Haven area?

Thank you both for the confirmation and to set expectations clearly for new Haven cruisers!

Other posters on these boards have reported success by directly email the inbox of Katty Byrd. Don't worry, you won't actually talk to her, you'll just get one of her email minions. It may take several days, up to 30'ish, from various reports on these here boards to get a response which may or may not be satisfactory. Past results do not imply future...blah blah kbyrd@ncl.com Good luck! EDIT: just saw the same info was posted inside of @The Traveling Man's narrative. Sorry for the double post! Ugh and I even thought I was first with the real info. 🙂

YAY!!!

Not necessarily true. We haven't been able to access our room on four of our five cruises until the rooms were ready. Except on Pr1ma we don't sail in the Haven "complex," so it's possible there's a difference between being "in" the Haven and having a Haven suite outside. We also don't press the issue as we only carry on one backpack with our swimsuits as we have lunch, then swim/hang on the sundeck until we're ready to go to our room.

In April 2022, as NCL/Bermuda dealt with the travel authorization, we waited for three hours, while others waited eight hours in Manhattan. After that experience, we've always been able to breeze through in Barcelona, NY, and Miami. It's definitely not the norm, but happens every so often. I remember last year when posters were reporting that LA was a total cluster#*$@. Glad you got on the ship and hopefully you will forget this and enjoy your sailing!

Well, I'm wishing you the best! And good luck getting what you paid for (we all know that can sometimes be an issue with NCL - I'd suspect other lines too, but don't cruise them).

We definitely saved a few bucks waiting until day two to upgrade our internet onboard. It'll be interesting to see what, if any, changes are made now that Free at Sea is going bye bye, like my youth.

Like I said to DeniseT, have a wonderful and enjoyable trip. I'm still excited to hear more about the St. Lawrence and the ports!! Slow walking - that's my department in our marriage. My husband gallops. I appreciate my surroundings by walking slow and steady (and portly). Whatever NCL throws at you for lunch, enjoy!! Your proposed order sounds tasty (minus the orange).

Have a lovely trip!! It's going to be so great to read all about this trip as I don't recall ever seeing a live from the St. Lawrence/Fleuve Saint-Laurent!

We've been to Cartagena, Spain, so it's only right that we visit the other Cartagena. Based on your description, this southern one sounds much more my style! Martin Luther King Day....maybe, maybe not. My team and our counsel are redesigning our time off policy. Currently, I get a floating (use whenever I want) holiday for this day. Our counsel is leaning toward providing federal holidays off on the day, as it's easiser to comply with a panoply of state laws regarding holiday usage. I do, and will continue to get President's Day off, so I count on that one. Tl:dr yes I do, in a convoluted way. Oh my....here's to hoping (are prayers required) your cheeseheads are in. By the way (blasphemy coming), tried Wisconsin cheese. What's with all the yellow? Finally found some white cheese cards which were good. I do prefer my Vermont cheese though.

Save it! Could be a collector's item....or not. Personally, it would be added to my burn pile.

I wish everyone went into their cruise like this! I might notice things (and mention them in my live), but I've never had anything ruin my cruise. Or make it not feel like a grand, opulent time! Your attitude is the best. Have a wonderful embarkation day tomorrow!!!!

You really want to play port roulette with NCL, don't you! Like Sugar @Sugar Magnolia, I could be swayed. I do like Great Stirrup Cay more than Harvest Caye (included food and bev), but lunch is just a long walk back to the ship. I'd actually use less PTO for this 14 day cruise thanks to President's Day. Thank you! Ok....Fire & Ice is absolutely on my radar for that lottery/retirement win! I've seen those and totally wanted to do them. Don't you worry - we'd likely be booking outside the Haven, but in the Haven. We're not inside Haven people! They'd kick us out, for sure!

We might be able to pull off the V!va January cruise. As we were driving through Ohio I pestered my husband about it and started selling him on this one. It's only 11'ish days away from work, given the holiday, so might work for us working folx. I really like that we've only been to two of the ports and we love Great Stirrup Cay! We won't cruise on small NCL ships as they don't have a real Haven (I think Spirit doesn't even offer this), so we'd be out on whatever the Fire & Ice cruises are.

Ooooh! I wonder if they source different coffee in certain parts of Europe, or if their cost-cutting cultural committee decided Tostoa is a better value in bulk? If cost cutting, i am very happy to see no Starbucks for breakfast! Hope you enjoyed the alternate coffee...in a cut I can celebrate.

I'm finally catching your love! I'm late to the party, but so glad I'm here!! You've finally given me a reason to consider staying inside the Haven, instead of outside!! Also, oh my gosh! Happy retirement - amazing!

Agreed. I am extremely grateful that I'm able to travel as often as I do! It's not lost on me that so many people I know aren't able to and a cruise truly could be their one in a dozen year adventure. Finishing up a trip today where I have that blesses feeling!