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We are! And very exited. Will see you there!

All of the Haven perks (e.g., butler, priority embarkation and disembarkation) are the same regardless of room. Differences are in size and location of room. If you search the Board, there's a lot out there about whether people prefer to stay in the haven proper (i.e., in the key access section) or elsewhere on the ship. Seems to depend how much you want to be in the haven. We love it so we booked a haven courtyard room on the Joy for August. Oh, and there are also Haven spa suites outside the haven if you're interested spa access and have a double occupancy.

Going back to FR for a minute... when did you make your reservation? I can't online; think it's saying to book on the ship... TIA!

Does look like the buffet pizza! FWIW, my son highly preferred the buffet pizza to the Haven kids pizza in March. (Gotta love the Haven servers - they would bring for him buffet pizza as soon as they saw us after the first couple of meals!!). Excited to see that's what they served at Food Republic since I want to try it in a couple of weeks! Hope that's the standard!

Well, well... I followed you on the Getaway this spring b/c we were doing the same trip a couple weeks later... and now I get to follow you on the Joy to Bermuda. Thanks again for doing this. I really appreciate it and look forward to reading!

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Well, this comports with our experience. Thanks for the update! Not like we won't have a good time anyhow! Oh well!

Understood and agreed, conceptually. Obviously, per my post, my husband and I did not think the "healthier" wings (I'm pretty sure that's an oxymoron, though I guess everything can be comparative) were as good as fried. I also disagree with the suggestion that this change to a WILDLY popular option was a result of "health" concerns so much as one of the MANY changes for NCL's bottom line as of late. Do you have any evidence of this statement? Not to be rude, but what exactly did you think this comment added? It's not at all responsive to the question I asked which stated a personal preference.

Looking at 2 bds on a couple of ships for spring break (March/Easter week 2024), particularly the Breakaway and the Epic. My (much) younger brother and his wife would be in the second bedroom. How does one request the egg crate? How big is the bed (double? queen?)? While my husband and I are established professionals, they are young teachers who are just thrilled about being in the haven, but I (obviously!) want them to be comfortable. (They seem MUCH less concerned about this than DH and I are.) FWIW, my 8 year old will also be in the room. (We are also considering the Celebrity Apex, but would probably need to go to Concierge class to do that for comparative prices.... and, well, we loved the Haven in the Getaway in March.) Thoughts, suggestions, comments appreciated. 😉

Good to know! Thank you!

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I know I'm treading into controversy here, but I thought I saw something that suggested NCL reversed course on the baked wings. (And, yes, I searched the board to no avail.) Anyhow, recent cruisers, how were the wings? We had some on the Getaway in March and my husband thought they were disgusting. Fwiw, I thought they were fine, but nowhere as good as our previous NCL cruise (pre-pandemic). They almost seemed like they had been made in an instant pot, texture-wise. Apologies if I've missed recent posts I should have seen. TIA!

We did a FF Penthouse on 9 on the Getaway in March and regretted not being in the Haven proper. We spent almost all of our time in the Haven and didn't feel we needed the extra space in the room, but obviously others disagree. All a matter of personal preference. The Getaway doesn't have dedicated elevators and getting back and forth wasn't hard, but the elevators were often very busy. We did find it to be a bit of a "hike" with our little one.

Someone was posting from the haven and also reported the wifi was useless (premium upgrade). I hope they get it figured out soon!

Thanks for these! We sail this itinerary on the 10th so your updates were really helpful!