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I totally agree, and I do have a spreadsheet, but sadly I still get a little creep. Some cruises are easier than others to prep for, a full Caribbean during the summer is harder than a winter coming from the PNW ( We do not like to freeze on the way home) is I was a flying crewmember so most of the time it was how many green bags to take. Good thing my DW is understanding, but I still get to bag drag her stuff. But there have been some ideas that I will use. Thanks to all

I used to do this for military deployments and past cruises, but for some reason I always experience something called "clothes creep". If I do this too soon before I actually leave, I always seem to think "what if....." and add something. Could be an OCD thing, but don't think so. Oh, just thought of something I might need on my next cruise.............

Pool desk starboard side just in front of the slide. Plus the starboard side of the casino. Also one small area at the starboard front of the Haven sundeck. ( I get the feeling it is a Starboard thingy) These are the only areas I know of.

We use them from time to time for our longer cruises. I like the fact that they can keep clothes organized, semi wrinkle free and they are easy to pack. On the other hand, they can make it very easy to over pack and mess with airline weight limits. I say this especially for guys as it seems our clothes weigh more. Rolling clothes and packing the cube to the max are pretty easy at time. We use a hand held scale to ensure there is not a 55 lb elephant in our realm. Bottom line for me is, as a chronic overpacker, my DW helps me utilize a reasonable combination of cubes and a side with gently packed items for weight control. Hope this helps some from that has a love/hate relation with them. >grins< Jay

It is always good to ask your TA or NCL contact. We have friends that use walking sticks and cannot walk far in one go. They always ask for an accessible cabin if available, and request wheelchair assistance embarking and disembarking. It is a long walk for those that need some help. As far as I know, they have never been challenged and the room is a little/lot more open for them. All they can do is say "no", and I doubt that would happen if there are accessible cabins open.

@GOARMY do they take the guests to the ship in any particular order? Suites, concierge, etc? Or is it first come blah blah blah....? Not that I am worried, I figure if they are transporting us, then they will wait for us. thanks Jay

Is this the way stateside also? We will be in the herd of cats at the Biltmore. Thanks Jay (go Air Force.... hehehe)

Congrats on your advancing tier status! I learned the hard way that you have to go to the Latitudes desk on embarkation day and sign up for this tour. I missed our first couple chances by waiting for them to let us know and then they were full. They will tell you when the tour is - most typically a sea day. It usually entails a trip to the main galley, the laundry, and along I-95(as they call it). We found it very interesting, but once or perhaps on different ships, a couple times. Ours did entail some stair climbing longer walks. To see the engine room or perhaps the bridge you need to pay for that tour which was a good use of my non-refundable OBC from world points. So they are a little different. Hope this helps a little. Jay

Donna, We love the Encore Haven! Please tell Genina and Paul that Jay and Nina (pronounced nine-ah) say hello. We sailed with them on a back to back Seattle-Alaska - Seattle to Miami last year. They are both great. Take care Jay

Not sure about Tournaments, but from the Regent website they have virtual tours of the casinos most if not all look like they have Blackjack and poker. Along with Roulette and craps. Hope this helps some.

Question, we will be on the Mariner in Nov 2024. The last room review was from 2021. If we do a review from our cruise, will that replace or augment the existing one? thanks Jay

I am getting Periodic website unavailable when I try to access. But I was able to initially get in and see my information from the "My Account Home" tab. I was able to click on my "Manage this booking" from there. Perhaps the website issue is hindering you. If you are working with a Regent cruise consultant, I might suggest reaching out to them vs the generic (if you will) online staff.

@Kwaj girl - thanks so much! I appreciate the information.

HI, just to reawaken this string. Does the Mariner have comp classes? Spin? yoga? Whatever? I am curious, looking for 2024 cruisers that may have noticed or participated. This old guy needs to "earn" his evening "imbibe-acation" (I made up that word, I think). Thanks Jay

I hear you, so many nuances across the NCLH brandings. Kind of like when I was in the USAF, "consistently inconsistent" is the motto.

Catherine, About 2 days after I sent mine in and got the automated reply I saw it show up on my cruise account "Manage this booking". It appears Under cruise details "Shipboard Credits. It was automatically divided between my wife and I. click on "View details". Hope this helps. Jay

@mudhen When is your Miami Biltmore stay? Very curious as we are scheduled to be there in mid-November 2024. First time with Regent and looking forward to it! Thanks Jay

This is fantastic news! I have advocated for this for a couple years with NCL. I am a US Veteran and have met several "Northern" Vets and we have shared a few cocktails discussing this. I will be reaching out to them and letting them know. Thanks

I just check the Sleep Apnea and in the "Other" section at the bottom, I put "Request Distilled water in room for CPAP. Been on 10 NCL cruises and always had the gallon jug waiting for me.

While I have not had to use my TFL (knocking on wood) while on a cruise. I have talked to the benefits people at TFL. I would highly recommend a call to them, as they explained it to me pretty well, but I am not sure that my fingers can thoroughly repeat everything. A couple takeaways from my call were once you leave the US port you are no longer covered by Medicare. However you are covered by the overseas portion of TFL, so while you may have to pay upfront and then submit for reimbursement, you would need to reach out to them within a 24 hr period (? please check this timing per time zone variance) . They actually now have a TFL Overseas app you can download - the MyCare Overseas™ mobile app and to learn more, visit tricare-overseas.com/beneficiary-app I hope this helps some, The explanation I got was much more detailed. Jay

I stand corrected and apologize, I forgot that there are both a Cruise First and a CruiseNext. However, I also found out that you can use either in conjunction with your Military discount. Enjoy! Hope to see you at one of the Military appreciation functions. So far I have 5 different NCL ship patches.

I think you meant "CruiseNext" if so then - You bet! I do it all the time. Once you get "certified" (for lack of a better word) as Military, it will automatically give you the military pricing, then you just apply the CruiseNext to your reservation and voila'.

I read that you have to give NCL about 15 days to be able to process your request. When we bought our shares it was through our financial advisor and it was actually 2 days later that we had "officially" owned the stock. This may not be the normal delay as my request was late in the day and I was in no immediate hurry. After we confirmed our purchase and got the shareholders proof of ownership, I scanned in the completed request form, scanned in a sanitized shareholder document (they tell you to mark out the account #) . Our experience is that they take about 5-7 working days to see it on my account, but could be longer. This is the link to the benefits page. https://www.nclhltd.com/investors/shareholder-benefits Bottom line is I think that if your cruise is later in July, then you have a very good chance of getting this if you move soon. Hope this helps

I have never been turned down because of a promotional conflict. My biggest issue is my own mistakes, last several times on both NCL and Regent I attached an outdated shareholder document. First time, I did not know that they needed the "current" statement. Last couple times I had my personal "senior moment" and grabbed an older statement. I now have a checklist, ask my financial to send me a current statement, scan it, attach it and once I get the acknowledgement, I delete it. Guess I need bullet proof shoes to stop shooting myself in the foot.