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I put a bid in today for a deluxe owners suite on the Bliss, up from an aft suite. I cancelled though because I cannot imagine having a forward balcony on a transatlantic. We had a forward owners suite on the Pearl, but it was a port intensive cruise

Cool. That’s exactly what I needed. Thank you

i’d like to skip a trip to the Internet cafe if possible. We purchased unlimited internet. How do we initiate it on our device? Thank you!

(from NCL website)

This might have been addressed... but why is the sailing not showing on NCL site if so many rooms available?

We're taking a Blackberry car to Southampton for 110 pounds. A lot more expensive than the train but I did it with my husband in mind as I think it would annoy him to take a cab to the train and a cab to the dock from the train. While lugging luggage.

Is the maiden sailing full? I notice the cruise isn’t being offered on NCL.com

I, too, could not find the spa pass available online so I had to call and book it on the phone.

I love the aft suites. So far I’ve only been in the Pearl aft suites. Next month we’ll be in an aft suite on the Bliss. The spa will be directly above us so I don’t think we’ll be missing the haven much.

I called NCL because of the “per day” verbiage. The $354 quoted on MyNcl would come to well over $4000 for my transatlantic. I was told that the stated amount was for the whole cruise. I think they need to word that differently.

I was shocked today to find an aft suite on the Bliss on my sailing is $10,000 more than what I paid :o. Over $22,000.

I’ve only done the thermal spa on the Pearl and it was amazing. I just book the spa for our Bliss cruise and I suspect it will be even better.

I’m looking forward to trying them. And I don’t mind paying a reasonable fee. For me that would be $5

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Nope. Take old ones and throw them away. Have new ones waiting when we get home. And no dirty laundry :D

That’s what we do :)

Cruising has only improved since my first cruise. It was a transatlantic in 1965. My dad and I slept in bunk beds in a room shared with a bunch of strangers. No in-room bathroom.

I also don’t miss the singing waiters on my last RCCL cruise (2001)

I can’t really think of anything I really miss

I felt the same way. I thought the old Elemis products were much better. Next time I'm bringing my own products

We've been on the Pearl 4 times. Last time was this July. She's a great ship and has a great crew

I took a dessert back to my room after each specialty dining meal on my last cruise. I just can't eat that much in one sitting. Never a problem. Or maybe I was a problem and they just endured me :)

I used the internet on my phone in Canada for less than 5 minutes and was charged $50. You can opt to add foreign counties to your plan, I think, but I didn't do that.

maybe part of the problem is that they often have so many desserts to choose from. Perhaps they should consider limiting the variety and focus on flavor. Just my humble opinion.

I enjoy most of the food I've had on NCL ships, but I don't understand how they manage to make their desserts taste so blah. I would take a dessert back to my room after dinner to savor it before bedtime. They would look so delectable but were invariably tasteless and not worth the calorie splurge. NCL, read and heed. Please. You have time to fix this over the next 7 months till my next cruise.

I remember bidding as much as $3000 for a deluxe owners suite but I came to my senses and dialed that back quite a bit. My bid wasn't accepted and I was ok with that. I still had an aft suite and we had a great cruise.

I was on the Pearl in July in an aft suite. The ship was very clean and the crew was terrific. We had a great trip. Just a couple of annoyances. There were wads of used tissues in the robe from previous passengers, there were holes in the sheets, and just somewhat of a lack of attention to detail by the butler. But nothing major. The food was overall terrific. But I will say that the desserts had a tendency to look a lot better than they tasted. We would be happy to sail her again (that was our fourth time on the Pearl)

My daughter is a SWO in the Navy and I asked how she would be able to get a job on a cruise ship. Just out of curiosity. The Captain gave me a detailed answer on how she could accomplish that

I didn't care for the products in my suite when I sailed in July this year. I vowed to take my own shampoo and conditioner on my next cruise.