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Can you decline an upgrade offer once it is accepted? I had a friend who thought all suites had balconies. he got upgraded to an SQ that is huge but no balcony.

are both the rapid antigen and the rapid NAAT tests both accepted?

What time did your edocs say or what time did you get there? Do you think if I went they would allow me to sign up for my group(Several are going to Pearl Harbor). As a platinum member, I think I am supposed to have a conceirge that helps with dining and shows, etc.

Thanks!

Does anyone know if they accept a picture of your vaccine card on your phone?

Speaking from experience(I am booked on NCL POA for 6/11/22 and used 2nd person flies free promo, I would book my own air-if I had to do it all over again. So, don't let that perk sway you. I have 25 people in my group and there are about 10 different air schedules. One couple is flying 3 different airlines on 4 legs. I don't see the price going down either. Just my opinion.

I just got off the phone with NCL. I have read all these posts and upon first realization, I panicked because I am a travel agent and have a large group on the June 11 sailing(including myself). NCL confirmed that only 21 bookings were cancelled and only on the May 28th sailing-as of right now. That doesn't mean others won't be cancelled in the future if their staff numbers don't increase. The problem with the POA is because it is flagged in the US, it has always had a majority of American crew. They demand higher salaries in general which means you pay more in your fare. Then there is the fact that post covid, many people still haven't gone back to work. How many of you can go out in public and not see at least one restaurant or grocery store with a sign, "Help Wanted"? It's everywhere! So, I get it. I am discouraged about the news I keep reading in regard to specialty restaurants being closed (Or worse yet-open and terrible), some shore excursions being cancelled at the last minute bc they don't have the staff to accomodate you, or only 1 out of 3 bars that are open. So, those of us who are booked, have a choice now: A) Plan to go and hope you aren't cancelled or B)GO ahead and cancel and rebook at a later date when things are back to normal. There are problems either way of course. The good thing for my group, at least they all took advangtage of the Air promo from NCL. So, if cruise gets cancelled, so does the air. If I had booked my own air, I would be EVEN MORE concerned right now. Airfare is steady going up. I hear rumors by the end of the summer, it may be twice as much as it is right now. So, if anyone chooses to cancel, at least they would get all their money back. It would just cost them more to do the same cruise later. Much More! I, myself, am a bonafide optimist. I prefer to look at it this way. I am not going on this cruise for the ship or the service of the crew. I am going to see Hawaii. I will try and see things from the perspective of that skeleton crew and how things are for them. I am sure they are under great stress. As for the reason the 21 bookings were cancelled, I have heard it was the last bookings that booked. However, NCL would not comment on that. They did, however assure me that they usually don't cancel groups or part of groups that were booked inside the group department. I will be really curious and be looking at posts from now until after I am HOPEFULLY back home from my cruise. I am so sorry for the 21 bookings that were cancelled. I wish you the best of luck rebooking or getting your money back. I spent way too my months doing nothing but cancellations as a travel agent during the mean, nasty Covid 19. So, I know, it can be painstaking. But be patient and follow through!