JeanfromBNA

Did your son like DCLs chicken nuggets?

I have never given towels on a chair any love. I look around, and if nobody seems to be giving me the stink eye, I just move the towel. I avoid personal items. Am I going to get beat up on RCI?

BTW, I love the term "chogs!" :D

Who decided that pool chairs are prime spots?

 

The people who need to be near the pool so that they can not watch their kids at the pool. :D

Considering a southern itinerary. Can't wait for more! :)

The buffet has lemonade, mango peach, strawberry kiwi, iced tea, hot chocolate, coffee and tea for lunch and dinner. For breakfast there is apple, orange and cranberry juice cocktail, milk, skim milk, chocolate milk, hot chocolate, coffee and tea in the buffet. In the MDR you can also get prune or grapefruit juice for breakfast. Fresh squeezed juices are available at an extra cost. We had no problems getting anything we wanted to drink.

Are the lemonade, iced tea, coffee, tea, etc. at the buffet included in the price of the cruise? Can you get them yourself, or do you have to ask somebody? On Celebrity, we'd ask a waiter who came to our table to take our beverage order in the buffet for an iced tea or a coke, and they'd disappear for 20 minutes.

How would my husband get an iced tea in the buffet? How would I get a Pepsi?

In the main dining room, how would my husband get an iced tea? How would I order and pay for a glass of wine?

DH and I are DCL aficionados. Soda, (regular) coffee, tea, and juice is included in the cruise price. Disney has beverage stations set up around the buffet, similar to fast-food restaurants, and you'd get your own glass and fill it. In dining rooms, the servers would take your drink order as soon as you sat down. In about five minutes, you'd get your beverage. Refills came as needed, just like in good land-based restaurants. If you purchased anything chargeable, they had you sign a receipt at the end of the meal.

On Celebrity, half the time we wouldn't get our drinks until we were almost finished with our meals, and the rest of the time refills disappeared, sometimes even if you asked for them. The weird beverage rationing also occurred in specialty restaurants. I had a premium alcohol package, and DH, who doesn't drink, had a premium soda package. I've already decided not to purchase that again, because it led to some downright ugliness later.

How do you get your beverages at the buffet on NCL? Are dining room beverages handled like restaurants? I know that this is the NCL board, but how do other cruise lines handle beverages? I need to know if we should just bring our own soda, water, and tea to avoid problems.

Looking forward to the rest of it. We're avid Disney cruisers who are considering NCL for a Western Caribbean itinerary this fall.

We're in a similar position. We've cruised Disney and Celebrity. We were underwhelmed by X. They completely missed the mark on service, despite the emphasis on high-end features. Fellow pax weren't very friendly. Disney ships are beautiful, and they have customer service down to a science, but they are expensive for what you get. I'm researching NCL, trying to decide if we'd like Epic or the Sun better for a Western Caribbean cruise. I hope service is good, because that can make all the difference.

I think when we start looking at European itineraries in a few years, we'll look for luxury lines and smaller ships. Oceania and Seabourn sound appealing. But until then, we're looking for a solid, happy experience.

What is a PCC, and what do they do?

Thanks for helping. I am considering my first Norwegian cruise.

A cruise for the whole family costs as much as a good used car. Wouldn't you research a car that you were planning to purchase? I don't think of a $Xthousand cruise as an impulse purchase in which there was no time to vet the choices and make sure it was the right decision for you.

Sun is ramping up to peak activity in its 11 year cycle, so you never know. I like this website: http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast just to review. We have seen some fabulous CMEs and M and C class Flares so far this year.

Sabrefan, hope you don't mind my crashing your thread with a question, since I'm interested in the same topic.

What do those of you who have been on O think of the spa?

You mention the demographic; I understand that O does not have children's programs. What does the age range of passengers skew toward? What about passenger origin?

Thanks for letting me disturb everyone with my own questions.

I've no idea if the policy is completely correct, but as for the information that you're compiled, I need a clapping hand icon.

Thank you so much for going to all that trouble! :)