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Sailed Princess before but never had Medallions.  What are they and what is the benefit of them if any?

I understand Zero is foe non-alcohol.  Wat I need to know is there a soda package and price.

We don't drink alcohol.  This our first time on Celebrity.  Do they have a soda package.  All I can find is the zero alcohol package for $30 per day.

Been cruising since 1988 been on all the major lines.  What is it like n Celebrity?

3 hours ago, surfcitygirl said:

Ours fits through the door and we charge it in the cabin.

I have a Golden Buzzaround XL what kind do you have?  Is your cabin for handicapped people?

My wife needs a scooter on the ship.   We need a place to charge it.  We couldn't obtain a handicapped  cabin.     Where can we charge it?

I can't find cost of soda drink package on website,  Does anyone know cost?

I have tried to print my luggage tags and boarding pass for the last two day or since Thanksgiving day.  I have three cruises booked 2 in December and one in February.  The website tells me I have no cruises booked.  I know to call HAL tomorrow, Monday and get this fixed but I was wondering if anyone other than me had this problem.

I am on this ship week of 12/10 and 12/27.  Wondering how cruise director is and how are the evening shows?

12 hours ago, kazu said:

 

That pretty much sounds like a casino offer to me.

 

Assuming I am correct, for those thinking HAL is “giving away” the cabins, they are not.  The casino is picking up the tab for the difference.  

It might be a casino cruise but3 in over 40 cruises I haven't spent overv $500 in any cr

12 hours ago, kazu said:

 

That pretty much sounds like a casino offer to me.

 

Assuming I am correct, for those thinking HAL is “giving away” the cabins, they are not.  The casino is picking up the tab for the difference.  

Might be but I don't every lose more thm $20 in any casino.

On 10/25/2023 at 3:22 PM, Blackduck59 said:

I think we would find that all cruise lines make small window opportunities to some people on every cruise. It's nice for those who can take advantage of them, good on them. Am I going to cancel my long planned (third time lucky, twice cancelled) down under adventure because some random stranger got a guarantee cabin in steerage dirt cheap? Not so much. We chose the itinerary, were able to get an enhanced group of perks and picked our cabin. We felt the price was fair and booked it onboard our last cruise with a $100.00 (CDN) deposit each.

Not bragging but we did  get $200 onboard credit.  So cruise only cost me $430.

I just book an 11 day cruise Eastern cruise.  I paid $630 for both of us.  It is a gaurantee inside room.  Plus we get $200 on board credit!. I got an email giving me this offer.  Funny thing is I am going on the same ship 23/10/23 and it was also a free cabin.  All I needed to pay was port fees.  I love Holland! Much better cruise line than NCL.

On 10/4/2023 at 11:07 AM, RedwingHockeyFan said:

Not holding my breath to have OP come back and reply but I will assume they meant 40 and not 4.

 

Thank you for understanding my mistake.  After my next 4 cruises I will have 45 cruises

2 hours ago, thesirbs said:

We were on Viva last week and after 4 messages from Cruise Next we decided to look into it for the first time (I'm platinum and my husband is Gold). We got 8 certificates, this was after me asking at least 5 times if we can use 2 deposits for a cruise. I always received the same answer, yes as long as it's a balcony or higher. Never was I told that the double up is a promotion that can only be used at certain times. Like the op, I feel deceived, especially since that was a concern I had and brought up multiple times. I realize it is my fault and I should have read the terms and conditions, BUT I feel like I was lied to by virtue of not disclosing information I specifically asked for. 

Finally someone who agrees with me.

1 hour ago, Yesimapirate said:

With all due respect,  you can't throw out that you're a retired CEO and then complain about a company for what lowly paid front line employees tell you when you haven't bothered to read the T&C's, which any CEO knows is the only thing that matters.

 

When you were a CEO, what would you think about people judging your company on what they interpret they heard a front line employee 50 levels below you said?  

 

You certainly may have a point about the poor presentation and inconsistent knowledge of the employees but you're burying all of that with the over the top hyperbole. 

I would of fire anyone who used other than the absolute truth

16 hours ago, Liljo22 said:

If you look at their signature, the days are going back to 1988.  Its just a brag.  

I am 76 and started cruising in 1988.  All my list is a reminder to me of what cruises I have taken. Not a brag.

16 hours ago, ChiefMateJRK said:

Yeah, "informing" this forum that the on-board NCL CN sales staff might be misleading is like telling us all that there is a good chance that NCL's next promo will be exactly the same as the current promo.  IOW, if somebody here doesn't already know this they are either a) very new or b) very slow.

Maybe so but I expect or rather demand honesty in my business dealing.

On 10/3/2023 at 10:00 PM, BunnyHutt said:

My friend and I just cruised NCL for the first time a couple of weeks ago on the Encore. While on board we decided that next year’s girls trip was going to be a Med cruise on Prima. Since that decision was firm, we decided to go to the Cruise Next desk to see what it was about. The rep assured us we could use 4 certs on the same booking and, by purchasing 4 (for the price of 2), she immediately changed us to silver status. 
 

Well, that same afternoon I decided to sit and read all the T&C’s. It was quite clear that we couldn’t use all 4 at the same time and i questioned if we could even use 2. I ended up speaking with the same rep again who said “I said you could use 4 if you booked 2 cabins.” Yeah, no, that’s not how that went. When I asked about using 2 for same cabin she said that NCL pretty much always guarantees that for balcony and above (we do club balcony so no prob there) except when they do the 2 for 1 on all cabins. She even showed me the internal communication that detailed all the promos, with timing, to date for 2023. She also mentioned that Black Friday is a good time to book when using cruise next certs. 
 

At the end of it all, I ended up just buying 2 for $250 and applied both to the 2024 booking I made when I got home from Seattle. 
 

Chances are, you were not lied to. Maybe you didn’t realize the 2 certs were only for a balcony or above or that the promo on all cabins was a periodic thing. Regardless, the document that you get when you make your purchase (which isn’t that long, BTW, and I had no problem reading/understanding a couple/few drinks in) clearly states that any refunds need to be requested within 30 days. So that part is absolutely on you. 

I asked about an inside and was told I could use both at one time.

16 hours ago, Liljo22 said:

If you look at their signature, the days are going back to 1988.  Its just a brag.  

No it isn't a brag!  I have 59 days on a NCL ship. Up until now I liked NCL.

On 10/3/2023 at 9:05 PM, Capitan Obvious said:

 

Well, it looks as though you reached your conclusion prior to even starting the thread.

 

In a very dramatic fashion, you made sure you announced your decision IN ALL CAPS so that everyone knows that you "really mean it". (Yet somehow all I can see is Dr Rick explaining what posting in all caps means.)

 

We have no stake here...no horse in the race. You want to sail NCL? Fine, welcome aboard. You don't want to sail NCL? Fine, bye-bye. 

 

I'm just wondering, given that you've proudly proclaimed your conclusion in advance, why we're even having the discussion? You've already stated your position, and if you were to change it, then you'd be guilty of the very thing you're trying to blame NCL for in the first place. 

I started this thread to tell people how NCL says one thing and does another.  And to remind myself never to book NCL again.  It is not about the money I am a retired President and CEO of a company which employed over 100 people, I don't need the money.  I am doing this because it is the principal which matters to me.

9 hours ago, MoCruiseFan said:

4 cruises and 345 days on the ship.  Man you have been on some LOOOOOOONG cruises.

My mistake 43 cruises after the next 2 and I will have 352 days on board a ship.

10 hours ago, MoCruiseFan said:

 

Since you will NEVER sail NCL again I'll give you $100 for the two certifiocates.  You were not lied to.  Offers change and what as in effect at one point will not be at another.  BYE!

   I never said I wanted to sell them.  Like a friend of mine who got a returned check he framed it and put it on his office wall and when people asked about it he told the story.  I just might do the same thing.  I am a retired President and CEO.   s not about the money it is the principal that matters to me. 

1 hour ago, BirdTravels said:

Gosh, if they never cruise NCL again, then they will have two unused certs. I'll take them if they are not going to use them!

  I would give them to you but NCL won't allow me to do so.

4 hours ago, Capitan Obvious said:

 

Well, it looks as though you reached your conclusion prior to even starting the thread.

 

In a very dramatic fashion, you made sure you announced your decision IN ALL CAPS so that everyone knows that you "really mean it". (Yet somehow all I can see is Dr Rick explaining what posting in all caps means.)

 

We have no stake here...no horse in the race. You want to sail NCL? Fine, welcome aboard. You don't want to sail NCL? Fine, bye-bye. 

 

I'm just wondering, given that you've proudly proclaimed your conclusion in advance, why we're even having the discussion? You've already stated your position, and if you were to change it, then you'd be guilty of the very thing you're trying to blame NCL for in the first place. 

*I posted this so others would see the kind of deception I experencied.  Hopefully other will be forewarned  to what might happen to t hem.  I used all CAPS to express my discuss. 

1 hour ago, hallux said:

4 cruises, amounting to almost a year on board?

 

Double-up offers are not always in place.  At the time you asked there may well have been a double-up offer in place where you could book any room on any cruise and use two certificates.  The standard T&C's are available on NCL's website, it pays to understand them and ask the question if what you're being told is a current special with an expiration or something that is running all the time.

 

The current offer is you can use two CND's if you book balcony or above at least 4 months in advance.

 

Lying?  The question was probably answered accurately for the offer in place at the time the presentation was made and the question was asked.

If you read above I stated I zsked for the restrictions.