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This is how I'm sure our cruise will feel lol.. Seems like just yesterday I saw your first post and here we are on day 6!!! Goes too fast! Unless you are waiting for it to start 🙂

After our upcoming trip I'll know more if I want it in the future or not.

Where can I find out, what ships at this point and time have the vibe? This is the list I found, but not sure if it's complete. Thanks Breakaway, Getaway, Bliss, Joy, Encore, Escape, and Prima

Thanks, that make a lot of sense! So the vibe isnt bad, but compared to the HAL it's not nearly as full service it sounds like?

What dont you like about the vibe compared to HAL Retreat?

yes.. from a letter they issued.. "CATEGORY RECLASSIFICATONS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2, 2023: - Spa Balcony category B9 will be reclassified to Balcony category BA - Spa Club Balcony category M9 will be reclassified to Club Balcony category MA - The Haven Spa Suite category H9 will be reclassified to The Haven Penthouse Suite with Balcony HI"

Holy crap, the escape only has 75 passes? That's insane!! (coming from a couple that has vibe passes lol)

allergies and peanut dust concerns?

I'm shocked they still waste their money on mailings like that..

WHAT?!?!?!? When did that start?!?

We booked a spa club balcony on the escape and of course since then NCL has discon'd the "spa rooms". So we basically now have a club balcony with a comp'd spa pass. I inquired about just changing to a club balcony room on a different deck (kinda worried about noise on deck 15 rooms, but that's where the spa club balc's were) as the club balcony rooms are much less now. Since we were around 60-70 days at that point, if we changed we'd have had a huge penalty because even though they have changed it, the room is still an M9 (i think) and a normal club balcony isnt.. So.. it would have been a change even though exactly the same room.. I'm bummed, but hey, I chose to upgrade when it was actually cheaper to upgrade instead of buying the spa passes. So I'm not getting all upset about it. It's the rules I chose to play by, don't like them, but gonna go and have a great time, and have learned.

Thanks, I tend to over analyze everything, sometimes that’s good sometimes bad. But I don’t like surprises, so I TRY to find all the possible “gotchas” that pop up..

K! Sounds like a plan.

We've never gone on a cruise, so NCL will be our first.. As far as trying to figure out what I need to pay, to get what I want, and be able to walk off the ship without having any charges, NCL seemed to be IMO the easiest to figure out.. I'm still trying to figure out how much a drinks package will cost me on RCI if I wanted to book there. It may be between $59 and $105 pp/day.. ***** kind of price is that? I also never ever thought the "free at sea" was actually "free" I saw when I was pricing that it included the gratuity pp/day that would be charged. Told how much the "free" specialty dining was. None of that was hidden. I think the only "add on" that is expected was the pre paid daily service charge.. And maybe I just missed that on the initial booking. Sure since then I've upgraded and bought the vibe and went to FAS+, but because I just want it. Not that I needed it, had to buy it etc etc.. From trying to compare as close apples to apples in my newbie to cruising mind, NCL just seems simplest to see what the whole cruise will cost me. Obviously not talking about stuff that used to be included to what's not blah blah blah.. It is what it is now.. Since i never had it, I cant miss it..

Right, weather is ALWAYS the kicker isnt it?

Title says it all. Only post I found was from about 7 years ago and had people saying it was open and people saying it was closed. Just curious. Thanks!

Well we are using it for our Dec 2-9, 2023 Escape cruise. I guess it is sold out (the vibe, not the cruise) so we'll see what we think when we get back!! I dont really care about the pool area, but dont want to have to try to fight for a chair in the sun. Who knows if it'll actually be busy on the ship or not. We pretty much went all out on this cruise, being our 1st one. Got the club spa balcony room and the vibe and upgraded to the premium plus free at sea or whatever it's called. Honestly, have zero excursions planned, MAY get off and go look at some of the "hand made" stuff that says made in china on it at a couple of the ports, but may not even do that.. 🙂 We almost always do vacations where we have lots planned and while enjoyable, not exactly relaxing.. We are planning on RELAXING this vacation 🙂

I'm just curious where you are seeing so many negative reviews? I mean you'll have fan bois and haters on anything so you just have to pretty much ignore "can do no wrong" and "can do nothing at all right". We're booked for our 1st ever cruise on the Escape and when doing research I didnt find anything like what it seems you did. Just curious.

Dunno, a google search of "NCL club balcony suite" brought up the 1st thing an NCL page that listed what you get? Only thing I'm not sure about and maybe IS hidden in the access to first tender in the AM.. Heck on the same page shows the differences between club and normal. Calling certain things "exclusive" is kinda funny... like TV, safe, hair dryer.. Dont think that kind of stuff is exactly exclusive.. Exclusive Club Balcony Suite Amenities Distinctive Purple Keycard Pre-book onboard dining as early as 125 days prior to sailing Pre-book entertainment as early as 21 days prior to sailing 1 complimentary valet laundry 1 bottle of sparkling wine upon embarkation Treats delivered to your stateroom twice per week. Bliss Collection by Norwegian™ featuring fine linens and pillows Lemongrass bathroom products Bathrobes TV, refrigerator, safe, and hair dryer Sitting area Lower beds arranged as a queen-size bed. Coffee maker & ice bucket available upon request. 24-hour standard room service menu Continental breakfast menu Exclusive Balcony Stateroom Amenities Bliss Collection by Norwegian™ featuring fine linens and pillows Lemongrass bathroom products Bathrobes available upon request. TV, refrigerator, safe, and hair dryer Sitting area Lower beds arranged as a queen-size bed. Coffee maker & ice bucket available upon request. 24-hour standard room service menu Continental breakfast menu

LOL I know they could only possibly offer FCC as the difference, and since we arent 100% sure we'll even enjoy cruising, I was wondering if it would be worth it to actually change back to a club balcony, on a deck or 2 lower to get away from being right under the pool area and just paying for the spa..

Some people probably like it and you’ll post how you like, but that font was pretty much impossible to read. It’s light and hard to read on a mobile device

Still not real thrilled that I cannot find my room number listed at all on my reservations right now lol..

here is the actual PDF file change.pdf

Just checked and got this from my cruise dude... " CATEGORY RECLASSIFICATONS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 2, 2023: - Spa Balcony category B9 will be reclassified to Balcony category BA - Spa Club Balcony category M9 will be reclassified to Club Balcony category MA - The Haven Spa Suite category H9 will be reclassified to The Haven Penthouse Suite with Balcony HI SPA STATEROOM RESERVATIONS BOOKED PRIOR TO OCTOBER 2, 2023: If you made a reservation prior to October 2, 2023 for one of our spa category staterooms, your reservation will be updated to reflect the new category as listed above, and, your Thermal Suite access will be protected. Please note, a change in stateroom number or any reservation changes made on or after October 2, 2023 that adjust your voyage fare will void your complimentary Thermal Suite passes. "

🙄 you know what i mean... 😄