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We generally check in by 10:30 . After the anticipation we just want to know it's officially embarkation . Don't mind sitting and waiting and once on board we explore and let the good times roll.

We have a day pass at the Renaissance for $40 pp arriving 11/4 . This includes chair, umbrella , $20 food/beverage credit and use of shower, beach towels etc. Email the hotel. they are very prompt with their replies No payment is required until check in.

Once off the Carolina coast things start warming up .If I remember ,it's in the afternoon on day 2 . Although I've never done it ,I believe there is a place to check your carry on once onboard until your stateroom is ready . Usually the doors to the staterooms are closed until the rooms are ready . There are loungers on deck 7 . I've never encountered a problem with spray on the balcony so you might check that out .

We went to the hostess and told her we had reservations . Gave her our stateroom card . It was swiped and we were seated .

If I recall, I booked through the Wyndam website . Check and see which has the better pricing . I'm usually willing to pay a little more if no deposit and free cancellation is available at booking .

We stayed there on our first trip to NOLA . Nice boutique bank hotel. We wanted to be closer to the Quarter on our next trips so we've stayed elsewhere since then . Nice area and not too far from catching the St. Charles streetcar .

We will be there in November and have made tentative reservations . I was told $40 pp . $20 for chair/umbrella and a $20 food/beverage credit.

Overall cost for booking as B2B or 14 day ended up being the same so we booked it as a B2B .Wouldn't have done it that way just for a drink package if it cost more .

NCL Platinum Plus = MSC Black card as 7/18

We're sailing on the Seaside and doing a B2B . We were told we could get the drink promotion if we booked 2 7days but not a straight 14 day . Because of when we wanted to sail our cabin was available both legs so no change and basically it's a 14 day with the drink promotion .

Didn't experience any sand fleas on Eagle or Palm Beach and we were there for 2 weeks in May . But it's always a good safe guard to have insect repellant in the tropics .

It took @ 7 business days to get the email confirmation for Black card match . The status match showed in our online accounts within 24 hours of uploading form with documentation.

The only way I would do it is if you didn't have to change planes . We have done it on Southwest . After the other passengers deplaned and the flight attendants checked the passenger list, we could change seats if we wanted to but we stayed on the plane .

I have booked both ways and while not written in stone ,I prefer because booking directly . As with everything, it may be because of the person you're working with . Our PCC is great and really keeps on top of things .

We have done a party of 8 at Cagney's and La Cucina . In order to accommodate all of us we made reservations prior to sailing .

We've stayed at the Crown Plaza.It borders Canal and Bourbon Streets . It's an older hotel but fine . Location made it easy for walking or hopping the street car . We've also stayed at the Renaissance which is about a block away from the Crown Plaza . Location makes walking to a lot places .We also have stayed at the Wyndham on Poydrus . This is a boutique hotel that once was bank. Interesting but the location wasn't as convenient as the others . This year we're trying the Hilton Riverside which is walkable to the Julia Street pier . Street car stops right in front and is convenient to the shopping mall . It has good reviews and we got a terrific deal on Hotwire.

We used NCL's Premium Air for our return flight from a transatlantic and had a good experience . The flight information was available to print @ 60 days out . We had requested no more than 1 stop on a legacy airline . That is what we got --- British Air/ American . I believe there was a price drop in what we paid for airfare because we ended up in Business Priority which was great .

In Europe we stayed aboard our ship . One time in the US we were escorted off the ship and then were escorted back aboard . It took only a few minutes . Last year in San Juan everyone staying aboard met in the Asian restaurant were checked off and went on with our day . There will be a letter in your stateroom explaining the procedure for your particular B2B . All in all very easy .

Check with NCL . I believe you can arrange a transfer through them . We used NCL pre and post cruise . pre cruise we did stay at a hotel NCL used in Rome so transfer was from there . In reading the forum for Mediterranean / Italy a number of people have used Rome in Limo . Venture over to that forum . I think you get some good information with regard to transportation .

We are booked at the Hilton for November . We used Hotwire and got the hotel for $100 (includes the tax ) . If you check Hotwire's website it is a 4 star French Quarter/Mississippi River hotel . You do prepay so if you need something cancellable this probably isn't for you . We also get the insurance which is $4 per day . We have used this site many times successfully .Hope this helps .

We are doing a Fall repo and were asked for the credit card information in the check in section .I guess we'll find out at the terminal if we still need to produce a credit card.

If you need a corkscrew just ask your steward .He will provide you with one .

The only time we have made MDR reservation was on the Epic when we had a party of 6+. We probably will this Fall since we'll be on the Breakaway with the same larger party .

We had a party of 8 .We called NCL ahead of time and made MDR reservations ahead of sailing . We've done this twice on a mega ship and once on a mid sized ship ( NCL Dawn ).

I believe the answer is yes . Ask that question on the Hawaii forum in Cruise Critic . I seem to recall just such a question and answer .