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  1. mjkacmom
    I think it’s expensive for what you get, $100 for beach and pool access (paid $15 for this pass 15+ years ago). Plus it’s walking distance, minus it’s a harbor beach, same beach as Junkanoo for free (but no pool).
  2. mjkacmom
    But if you take the free at sea alcohol package you can bring on unlimited bottles with no corkage fee and drink them anywhere.
  3. mjkacmom
    It doesn’t include water or specialty coffees, or fresh juices. You can pay extra for the next level package. I do appreciate being able to bring on all of the wine I want, and I’m fine with the ship’s water.
  4. mjkacmom
    I’d say stick to after noon to be safe. We live in NJ about 20 minutes from the MCT if no traffic. We’ve been home by 8 am, but one Sunday disembarkment was a mess with the port short staffed, and we didn’t get off of the ship until 10:45 (after lining up before 7 am).
  5. mjkacmom
    The health center is owned and run by a 3rd party, they are in charge of determining if medical care is better provided on board or off. It’s a for profit business, I’m sure they’d have loved to collect money from the patient if it were safe to do so.
  6. mjkacmom
    Only those who book haven suites have access to the haven proper (on some ships there are suites that have access who aren’t adjacent to the haven, but can use the facilities and have a butler and concierge). Stays doesn’t give access. Haven guests do not have access to the the spa or vibe, that us still extra.
  7. mjkacmom
    Those are not cruise ship employees, I’ve had good and bad experiences at the MCT.
  8. mjkacmom
    New to cruising? They can change or eliminate ports for any reason, not allow cancellations (with the amount of times cruise lines change ports they’d be out of business, sometimes there is something on the ship needing repairs, sometimes weather, some time political unrest, sometimes tides…). How many times do passengers board warm weather cruises and end up in Canada?
  9. mjkacmom
    If they delay a ship, and it gets to the port on time, a lot of money was spent on fuel.
  10. mjkacmom
    You let them know before boarding that you will need help getting on and off the train, they don’t actually check luggage but will put it somewhere.
  11. mjkacmom
    Phil Murphy is not a happy governor.
  12. mjkacmom
    If there is it will be expensive, and there won’t be a shuttle.
  13. mjkacmom
    Paid for them to go from stop #2 (NCL couldn’t dock) to stop,#3. The passengers paid to get to #2.
  14. mjkacmom
    I’m sure their travel insurance will cover those costs.
  15. mjkacmom
    Guest service will give extra key cards.
  16. mjkacmom
    I guess I am too, it was obvious a mistake but I didn’t edit.😂
  17. mjkacmom
    You really do need to eat your sandwiches under towels, all of my kids have learned the hard way.
  18. mjkacmom
    My 5 have been in all age groups on cruises. They loved the little kids clubs, loved the teen clubs (mostly to meet others), every single one of them hated the tween clubs and refused after the first time. I think it’s just an awkward age with vastly different maturity levels.
  19. mjkacmom
    The ship was anchored, it was a tender port, the tender gangway was already away.
  20. mjkacmom
    I live close to nyc, I follow a nyc tourist page on Facebook, almost all report back on how kind and helpful locals are, which I agree with.
  21. mjkacmom
    Our first cruise was NCL in 2016, at the time I had no idea there were two cruise ports less than 20 miles from my home, had zero interest because I thought you had to dress for dinner and eat with strangers. Someone told me about NCL and I was sold.
  22. mjkacmom
    The ship was anchored off shore. All of the tender boats were already secured, as well as the dock the tenders used to get passengers on the ship. The only way to get the passengers on the ship was the dick used by the harbor pilot, one of the most dangerous jobs due to the difficulty and risk of getting on and off ships in that manner.
  23. mjkacmom
    It really doesn’t matter, the ship is very clear that they won’t wait.
  24. mjkacmom
    An island where they chose to take an independent excursion? They weren’t in any danger that I’ve read about. Apparently some felt so safe that they didn’t even bother to bring a credit card, which is crazy.
  25. mjkacmom
    On NCL we pay taxes in NY on drinks, but not in Florida. Not all us ports charge taxes.
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