Georgie562

17 hours ago, tinkr2 said:

When is her first sailing and when will she be christened?

Her first sailing was October 23, 1999 😉

1 hour ago, Jembeccatoo said:

If you’re not paid in full, you can rebook at the Lowe rate. However, if perks have changed, you will receive the current promotions, mot those you have currently.

After final payment, NCL will allow a one time change to your booking, refunding 25% of the difference in onboard credit.

This is not always true

Sadly like a lot of other things, books are now becoming electronic (kindle, ipad) for peoples choice of read. Not surprised that library is not fully stocked.

1 hour ago, voljeep said:

only to add ... the non-alcoholic drinks are mostly unlimited - water, fuzzy water, gun soda (no cans) coffee, teas, maybe Red Bull? - the OP needs to go to the Princess website and read ALL the terms and conditions of the PBP

The package includes all bottled water (500ml only), fountain sodas, fresh juices (if available), specialty coffees and teas, Gong Cha items, Frappés at Coffee & Cones, milk shakes (if available) and Red Bull energy drinks.

10 hours ago, AllureOfVacation said:

 

We watched all Loveboat episodes they have on demand 😉

 

The TV and the video on demand selection is really good

Is it extra charge to watch the on demand selection?

1 hour ago, AllureOfVacation said:

I assume they changed the sensivity of the Medaillons door unlock mechanism.

 

The first days we could hear our door already unlock when we were steps away and the door not in sight. Now we need to be near the door

 

I tried to buy one of the sports bracelets some days ago, but they had non in stock yet, just many on their show displays

 

I used the Medaillon in the Casino yesterday, works the same like the card

 

 

 

 

We like their Game shows in Princess Theater. Who's the Cuckoo, Yes or No, Liars' Club...those were real fun.

 

 

Yesterday we had breakfast in Allegro. What a boring looking dining room, like a Cafeteria. Will not go there again, the atmosphere was weird. They brought me some unsalted butter and Nutella for my croissants. I was so thankful!

 

 

Too bad that the cruise is over soon. We really enjoy Princess

Wow can't believe that 49 day cruise is over. Time sure flies by!

Thanks so much for taking the time out of your vacation to giving us information. 

This is pretty much the norm with all cruise lines with the exception being maybe on Carnival only with their Early Saver rates.

Try asking for an upgrade? Other than that , the cruise is paid off  just go and have a good time. No need to stress yourself out about the price drop as much as you think it's not fair that's the way the cookie crumbles.

1 hour ago, AF-1 said:

No that is the way the medallion comes from Princess

Right. But the poster called it the Princess logo but its actually better known as the seawitch logo

On 3/18/2019 at 8:04 AM, GloriaF said:

 

The Princess logo was added by you?

It’s called the seawitch logo 😉😀

Friendly reminder

Regal was no surprise. There was a thread a few weeks ago saying that the Regal is coming to west coast with a  stop in Astoria, Oregon as proof.

4 minutes ago, voljeep said:

what are the $3 inserts ?

The plastic clear holders is my best guess.

1 hour ago, Piperpals said:

Any idea the cost of the accessories available?

Thanks

This is from a Facebook post about 2 weeks ago 

54 minutes ago, patrice1 said:

The problem I'm having is that I want to pre-pay my grats now but on the NCL site you click on to pay them, it states it's not available at this time. Huh? How do I pay before 3/31 if the website won't let me?

Just call Norwegian, they should be able to help you with that payment over the phone.

19 minutes ago, Mare10 said:

I haven't posted here in a long time as we haven't been able to cruise for awhile!  We have decided on a Panama Canal Cruise for the upcoming 50th wedding anniversary.  I'm just starting to research.  We live in Southern California so are looking at the 19 day round trip LA or we could fly to Florida and do the 15 day back to LA.  This will probably be our only time to do a cruise to Panama so would love opinions on which cruise to pick.  I think we would prefer the Coral through the old locks just from what I've already read.  Thanks in advance for your opinions!

 

I would definitely go for the 15 day one where you have to fly. That cruise will give you the full Panama Canal transit experience crossing all the locks.

The roundtrip from LA although nice because no flying involved, it's only a partial transit experience. I haven't done a partial transit yet but I believe with partial transits you just pass through one set of locks and then turn back around to come back home ( not the full panama canal crossing)

So if this is your only Panama Canal cruise, definitely go with the full crossing experience.

I went on my first Panama Canal Cruise in November through the new locks. Now I feel obligated to book another one through the old locks. I want to experience both.

AllureOfVacation,

Any information on The Voice of the Ocean? (the singing competition)

Was it popular? Is it a waste of time to go watch?

2 hours ago, AllureOfVacation said:

 

The first photo was taken from our balcony in the port of Coquimbo (Chile)

 

The second one was taken in Pisco (Peru). As you can see the mountains in the background look a little white because there has been rain some days ago and salt emerged. 

 

From there we went to Islas Ballestas with a Princess excursion. That was really amazing, see pictures below.

 

The display with the christening information is still there. It shows photos, Kate's dress, and a part of the champagne bottle

 

On the opposite site of the hallway there is a portrait of Kate. Did you know that Princess Diana was there at the christening for the original Royal Princess?

 

This ship is now "Artania" and is featured on a German TV show called "Verrückt nach Meer" which shows the cruise life both of crew and passengers. The show is not my cup of tea, but it is nice to get a glimpse behind the scenes.

 

 

 

 

Wow!

My goodness look at those sea lion pups with their Mamas.

26 minutes ago, jimbo5544 said:

So....have you booked yet?  Have not heard the lipstick line in at least a couple of days...it has gotten much funnier

 Nope, and I don't plan on.

Regardless of the transformation, it will forever be known as the "poo cruise" or "poo ship"

Just lipstick on a pig......

1 hour ago, AllureOfVacation said:

They say they will add the possibility to pay with the Medaillon at shops and bars later on this voyage.

 

 

It’s already working at the coffee shop 😊

Someone onboard posted on a Facebook group that they paid with their Medallion 

1 minute ago, spanishguy1970 said:

well sounds great, but question? isn't MSC part of the NCL family?

NOPE.

7 minutes ago, AllureOfVacation said:

 

We booked this cruise when it was almost sold out. But surprisingly our forward facing cabin on Marina deck was still available so we immediately booked it.

 

I can tell you the balcony is really huge. The center forward facing balconies on Lido even have a wider balcony because there is no outside crew corridor which I was referring to in my post above.

 

There is an aerial photo of these balconies around here in these boards which shows the difference quite well.

 

 

This is the one!

My excitement is just building up.

Are you using the MedallionNet internet?

10 minutes ago, allyfrizzle said:

Whoa.... go on. Tell me more!

Basically I got a 5% discount for being Gold with MSC (thanks to their loyalty matching status) and earlier this month they were running a promotion to promote their newest ship MSC Bellisima in which you took a virtual tour and it gave you a promo code to use when booking to save you 10%.

That promotion is over but If you go to the MSC forum and look for that thread someone got a whole bunch of promo codes and she is giving those codes away. Also I booked for December so prices are normally not that high at that time.

Thank you for your thoughts!! I will be on in April. I am also staying in one of those forward facing balconies but on Lido deck. I "scored" when I booked that balcony as it is huge.

1 hour ago, spanishguy1970 said:

this is getting ridiculous, when is it enough?  they do this almost every year. Soon, taking cruises wont be the best bang for your buck...

Taking Norwegian cruises is already not the best bang for your buck.

Just scored a 14 day Caribbean cruise on MSC Seaside for $1,033 per person. Did not find nothing close to that price range with NCL.