mjkacmom

The reason is the bigger the dining package, the cheaper each meal is. If they could be shared, I could buy a dining package for 8 nights for myself, and hand them out to my 7 family members, and each would be significantly cheaper than if we paid for each meal oop. So there is no sharing, even if it just 4 dinners. NCL would rather you purchase specialty dining for the 2 who don’t have it than let you share.

They can’t be transferred, you would have to pay for them.

We’ve taken several cruises from nyc to the Bahamas, 3 times in November, once in may, used the balcony a lot. We have a large wrap around porch here at home, if it’s over 60 we are happy to sit out there.

One of my favorite things I use the balcony for it at night, put on my pajamas and sit out there, so peaceful.

Actually you need to use a glass to transfer the beverage to the personal mug (there are signs). We do it all of the time.

We always bring yetis for water and coffee.

Husband’s Uber to NJ from LGA was $160 yesterday around noon. 45 minutes, pretty much the same amount of time it would've taken to get to Newark airport.

If it was Presidents’ Day week that is a major school vacation week in the northeast. March is spring break for colleges and some school districts, and then many school districts have a week off in April, especially butting up to Easter.

The servers run back and forth to the pool bar right there, they don’t have time to go to the atrium to get specialty coffees. It’s bar service.

With your budget I’d try to find a good travel agent. We usually cruise on ncl from manhattan in balconies, about $1000 pp, but we squeeze 7 people into 2 cabins. Sailing locally will save $ on flights and hotels.

Well, that’s how it works, NCL suggests booking the cabins this way and guest services is happy to provide those extra keys.

It’s 22 miles, but traffic can be worse (it’s about an hour right now). It’s funny, EWR is 11 miles, but the traffic tends to be less, there are more ways to get there too.

My daughter recently paid $100 from the east side of manhattan to our home, 10 miles west of nyc, on a Sunday afternoon. My husband is ubering tomorrow around noon home from LGA and the estimate is $100.

I don’t know what port, but while we always get balconies (and are ones who use it a lot, especially with drinks and snacks), sail away is fun up on deck, and you can see both sides.

On cruises, on land vacations, on days we go to the beach, I just throw a swim coverup over my suit, and a pair of flip flops. Guys thrown on a tshirt. I always have a few options. I don’t think I’ve seen many walk around in a bathrobe. You want a snack? Throw on the coverup.

Taxi or jitney would be easy, I don’t think you care allowed on the beach if you’re not a guest.

We live in NJ, 10 miles from the MCT. I’d suggest Amtrak (a bit nicer than NJ transit) or driving and parking. I would not suggest a commuter lot for a week. W eve taken car service, and parked at the pier, costs are close but prefer driving in. There is also parking at a ferry terminal in NJ for half the price, and paying to ferry there and back. Driving to the MCT isn't difficult, especially if you take the GWB and drive south, it takes you right to the parking lot.

Yes but since the UK is so much smaller than the US, fewer boonie dwellers.

I think a lot of the US is in the boonies, lol.

You might want to just Uber the whole way ($100?).

Honestly I usually wasn’t able to get a second glass of wine in mdr’s breakaway/gem. Bar service is separate from the servers.

I drink gallons of water every day, bring my yeti on cruises.

Kids can order from the kids menu at specialty restaurants (Mac and cheese, hot dog), one of my kids chose to as le bistro when she was 10 (her 8 year old brother had multiple plates of escargot). None of my kids would’ve liked the kids menu at 13.

I don’t think it’s being English, as you know the US is huge with a large variety of places to live. I feel safe in Nassau, I live very close to NYC, have been to many US cities, can easily ignore vendors or homeless (I think the term is unhoused now?).Heck even in the boardwalks on the Jersey shore folks are yelling at you.

I live about 10 miles from the MCT so it’s where we like to cruise from (also 20 miles from Cape Liberty). I’ve lived here my entire life and it wasn’t until I was pushing 40 that I learned about these ports!