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How does this work with a TA that offers a discount (I assume from their commission)?? Is there a way to know that the discount was processed on NCL's side and make sure you don't run into a situation similar to OP where NCL cancels your cruise due to a remaining balance?

I didn't have issues at Spice in December when we were on the Escape. It wasn't empty, but there were chairs available. Bar service wasn't too busy during the times we were there.

Correct.

I found it to be fine and drank it throughout my cruise.

If you hold the shares in a brokerage, they actually have no "registry of shareholders" that would have your name. It's all held in the name of the brokerage (thus why they ask for a statement/proof of ownership).

You'd get 4 points per night with this promo. First point per night is the one everyone gets, 1 extra point per night for Haven/Suite, 2 extra points per night from the promo.

Was this a recent change? I see the booking window in the T&Cs started 11/9. If it's been in effect for bookings since then, that's a nice surprise!

We found that iMessage worked even when "logged out" on our cruise a few weeks back (connected to Wifi but not using minutes). I was surprised to see that and suspect it wasn't supposed to be working, but it did throughout our entire cruise.

We received about $130 refund as OBC when they switched out Taino Bay for Amber Cove at Puerto Plata on our last cruise. That was a surprise for us, so I assumed they'd likely refund port fees for a removed port.

Just got this note as well. Does anyone know how port fee adjustments work when they're made prior to final payment? I'm curious if they'll remove them prior to payment or if they'd be an OBC.

That's really disappointing. I was just on the Escape a few weeks ago and got the Porterhouse with no supplement.

I submitted mine on 12/30 and got a response yesterday (1/4).

We stayed in an O5 on the Escape (large Oceanview room). It wasn't bad with 3 younger kids. There's a curtain that separates the two sleeping areas and it worked well enough for us.

Thanks, everyone. I read it as satisfying the full deposit requirement as well. That's a nice bonus of using a certificate when sailing with a group of 5-- the cash deposit would have been much higher than what I paid for the CruiseFirst certificate! Good to know about losing the bonus value of a CruiseFirst certificate if I cancel/rebook. If prices come down and I upgrade categories would that also be considered a cancel/rebook or would I retain the value of the certificate? Just curious so I know my options.

@mking8288 That’s great news, thanks! If I do get the offer to bid, it assumes 2 passengers regardless of my party, correct? That was my read of the terms, but wanted to verify since we are a party of 5!