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  1. mjkacmom
    The ferry goes to both islands, and then back to Manhattan. You can stay on or get off. Statue cruises is the only company that goes to the islands, and you need to book in advance. When figuring out your timing allow at least an hour for the security line.
  2. mjkacmom
    A MDR is always open at noon on embarkment day.
  3. mjkacmom
    Book it in advance and be prepared for a long security line. I felt it was worth it to book a pedestal ticket for the SOL (I’ve been several times but only went inside the SOL on our last visit).
  4. mjkacmom
    When was that? Was it a charter?
  5. mjkacmom
    I wash my longer thick hair every 3 to 4 days, it’s not greasy or smelly at all. It takes my colorist an hour to put foils in, and the girl who cuts it has to thin it out after she trims it.
  6. mjkacmom
    Salon blowouts are very popular here!
  7. mjkacmom
    Our first cruise was in 2005, 1 pm arrival time.
  8. mjkacmom
    I’m not a massage fan, and I’m too ticklish for pedicures now. I do like facials.
  9. mjkacmom
    I don’t know if NCL ever refunds for missed ports (are there even fees since it’s their own island?). Sea day.
  10. mjkacmom
    I’ve never heard of NCL providing transportation from train stations. Penn station NY is what you want, the next stop is Penn station Newark which takes you away from the MCT.
  11. mjkacmom
    My daughter just saw hadestown on Broadway, really enjoyed it but the lead had an understudy, she was disappointed.
  12. mjkacmom
    Yes, the port staff is not employed by NCL. Ships at full capacity and they can’t just bring on extra staff, nowhere to put them. We don’t travel during peak times, not a fan of crowds and lines.
  13. mjkacmom
    I get it (I don’t drink soda at all so would’ve even pay the gratuities on a soda package if it was eligible for FAS), just pointing out the break even point is 2 alcoholic drinks (or 1 drink 2 sodas or 1 drink 2 mock tails).
  14. mjkacmom
    We live 20 minutes from the Manhattan cruise terminal, family of 7. Car service and parking cost about the same, we’ve done it both ways, we prefer to drive and park.
  15. mjkacmom
    The gratuities on the drink package is $21 pp pd, so two cocktails a day make it worth it. Plus you can bring on unlimited bottles of wine with no corkage if you have the package.
  16. mjkacmom
    Keep in mind GSC is not guaranteed, it gets skipped for weather frequently as it’s a tender port. We are 3 for 4 getting there.
  17. mjkacmom
    Maybe I’m lucky, but never had an issue with cabs in Nassau, took them to cable and cabbage beach. $5 pp (family of 7).
  18. mjkacmom
    I believe that’s the regular one for potty trained kids though.
  19. mjkacmom
    Same here, but it’s not unheard of to still wait hours when you have an appointment, as you move from chair to chair.
  20. mjkacmom
    I think Junkanoo and goodman’s bay are the only public beaches with restrooms, I don’t know if it’s even possible to go to cable beach without a hotel guest pass.
  21. mjkacmom
    I’m going to go out on a limb and say it’s probably less of a hassle to get a drivers license in Texas vs. New Jersey. At one point we had folks offering to sit in line overnight for $ to save spots.
  22. mjkacmom
    Lol I can definitely come up with enough documentation, even the regular one requires a lot (thank goodness I had my health insurance card on me the last time since they couldn’t accept my birth certificate without a bridging document), but I’m not planning on going back until my license expires, and if they allow me to renew it online even better. I’ll just fly with my passport card.
  23. mjkacmom
    I assure you that every single time I’ve booked 2 cabins for my family, I was told by the NCL representative that my husband and I needed to be booked in separate cabins but folks were free to sleep where they wanted. My oldest were 19 and 20 on our last cruise, living independently at college.
  24. mjkacmom
    There is a small splash area for diapered kids.
  25. mjkacmom
    I can, as a parent of 5, it’s not cheap. We got them for our first cruise, 3 day out of port Canaveral, we would’ve been fine with our birth certificates and saved money (we did have insurance). Private island and Nassau. Kids needed new ones before they used them again.

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