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I'm planning a graduation cruise for next June. I originally was going to do the 8 day Southern on Horizon. Now I see that the Magic does an 8 day also and costs less. Just wondering if the Horizon is worth $1000 or more extra for the new ship experience. It seems like Magic has some of the same extras as Horizon. I'm looking at a suite so we can do 1 cabin for the 4 of us. Thoughts?

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We booked our NCL excursions online and got the 10% discount for being silver.

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We're in South Florida and our Spring Break starts March 17. In fact, we are taking our two teens on the Getaway that week.

We are booked on Getaway March 18th and we were able to book everything at 90 days.

Thanks for your response. It really sounds like a fun excursion!

We wanted to book this excursion from NCL. It has all very positive reviews. Our two teens will be with us. The description says 14 and over. Has anyone taken their kids on this excursion? I know there is no guarantee that there will be other kids but I wanted to know if this was more of an "adult" excursion.

Thanks!

I've seen pictures of the floor seating with the long tables. Does anyone have pictures of the seating in the back? Do you sit with others like the floor seating?

Thanks,

Joy

We have the same cabin for March 2018. It seems to be in a quiet location looking at the deck plans. Looking forward to the large balcony...103 sq ft versus 32 sq ft for a regular balcony. Hopefully someone who has sailed already can tell us more.

Thanks for the advice...I decided to wait a bit since I would lose my $240 obc in addition to paying $300 more.

We are currently booked on the Getaway in a midship minisuite. I see that 2 minisuites with large balconies have become available. Is it worth $300 to move? I like the idea of the large balcony with the 4 of us but not sure if it's worth it? Anyone stayed in one of these cabins? Is the balcony that much bigger?

Thanks!

We stayed in an SF suite in January. We had a butler, concierge, priority boarding ( sat with the Haven guests), and breakfast and lunch in the specialty restaurants. The only things we didn't have were special seating in the theater or Haven access. We also got all of the free at sea perks.

Joy

You might want to call. We are in a suite on the Pearl and at 100 days, I couldn't get a pass. I called and was told that they couldn't access it either so I should wait til 90 days. At 88 days, I still couldn't purchase a pass so I called again and they told me there was a problem with their system so a supervisor would take care of it and call me. Two days later I had my passes. $79 for 4 day pass.

We have sailed both and preferred the Getaway. My kids currently 12 and 15 loved the waterslides on the Getaway and the Oasis doesn't have any. They also weren't into the flowrider or rock climbing so that limited their deck activities.We also felt overall that we liked the food on Getaway better. There are definitely more late night food choices on Getaway too. Don't get me wrong, we had a great time on the Oasis, and really enjoyed the aqua shows and ice shows but if I had to pick a favorite, it would be Getaway.

We are doing a 4 day on the Pearl and I only paid $79 total.

I had the same issue...100 days out and only restaurant reservations available.When I called about spa passes,I was told to wait until 90 days because they couldn't book it either.At 90 days, I still couldn't book spa so I called again and they still couldn't access it so they escalated to a supervisor and she took care of it and called me the next day. So definitely call.

We are 99 days out for 1/25 Pearl sailing in a suite and no spa passes available yet either just specialty restaurants.

Under the tab that says "explore and plan" after you log in.I just made my reservations today...quick and easy.

We sail on the Pearl in 100 days. I was able to book specialty dining today but not spa passes. Is that normal for the spa not to be available on the same day? We are in our first suite.

Thanks.

Joy

Sailing on a 4 day on the Pearl.I would like to get a spa pass for 1 day. I know this is hit or miss depending on the ship but I was wondering if this is something I could request from our butler/concierge?

Thanks.

Does anyone know the cost of a spa pass for a 4night cruise? Also, can the passes be purchased in advance? We are in a suite if that matters.

Thanks.

Thanks so much. I have 10664 on hold. Since I've never had a suite, just wondering what a decent price would be in Jan for a 4 day. Right now the suite is a total of $600 more than a midship balcony. It seems like a good deal.

I'm thinking of surprising my DH for his 50th birthday with a Penthouse Suite. Any recommendations as to location? It is the Pearl Jan 25th 4 night sailing to Western Caribbean.

Thanks!

Joy

Are there options for late night snacks on Independence aside from pizza and room service? We were just on Oasis and DH was disappointed that there were no late night snacks at the Windjammer.

We received the same message 3weeks ago. We still arrived at 10:30 and were on board at 11:35. Guess they want to spread out arrivals. Busy in the terminal but not packed.

We were in Oasis 7/2 in a Boardwalk Balcony and thought the beds were extremely comfy.It actually felt as if there was some sort of topper on the mattress even though we didn't ask for one. I told my husband I was taking the bed home!