Thechamp555

What is your recommendations for an hotel not too expensive close to the Manhattan port ?

We need one night prior to our cruise.

Thanks a lot for your help !

Thechamp555

Hello,

Me and my wife will travel on the Escape early August and we are wondering what are the dress code on the Escape specially at night. 

I heard it is a casual cruise but is it really the case ? I travelled with Celebrity and RC in the past . So is it really possible to wear ex : shorts and a golf shirt all week ?

I never experienced such a relax atmosphere  but if it is the case...I'll follow the trend !😀

Thanks for your help

Germain and Diane

Great comments. Thanks all !

According to you...is it worth it to wait after the 60 days mark has passed to get a better deal ?

I'm looking specifically at a departure August 4th from NY on the NCL Escape.

Thanks

THECHAMP555

Thanks for your comments.

We are looking for some nice culinary experience, relax and enjoy the nice weather because I'll be in vacations and my wife will celebrate the start of her retirement. Base on what I saw and you said I think I would go with the Escape because we usually prefer larger ship. (more options for activities, etc).

Have a nice day !

Germain

32 minutes ago, Two Wheels Only said:

Encore is still under construction so nobody can give experience on that one.

Escape and Encore are the same class but have significant differences. Escape lacks the go-karts, laser tag, and observation lounges that Encore has.

 

Gem and Pearl are smaller in size and are older than the other 2 choices but are also less "amusement park" than the newer ships.

 

What kind of cruise experience would you prefer?

32 minutes ago, Two Wheels Only said:

Encore is still under construction so nobody can give experience on that one.

Escape and Encore are the same class but have significant differences. Escape lacks the go-karts, laser tag, and observation lounges that Encore has.

 

Gem and Pearl are smaller in size and are older than the other 2 choices but are also less "amusement park" than the newer ships.

 

What kind of cruise experience would you prefer?

Hello,

me and my wife (mid 50's) are planning a 7 day cruise from NY early August and would like to know your past experience on the following ships that are leaving NY at this time of the year. We are not fussy and we did 5 other cruises but never on Norwegian. (3 Celebrity and 2 RC).

Encore

Gem

Escape

Pearl

What are your thoughts specially on food and shows.

Thanks a lot for  your comments  !

Germain and DIane

I'll be on the Feb. 17th (next week) to Western Caribbean ! Yeahhhh ! :-)

What about Bahamas  ?  I just heard last week that the passport is required to go back to the ship ?

Thanks

Thechamp555

I've chosen this cabin because it is close to elevator but any report of noise because of the bar Dazzles on deck 9 ?

(One below). ?

Sorry , I met Royal Carribean.

Sailing Feb 17th for a 7th day Western Caribbean.

What happened if you are not using all your OBC ? Is it being reimbursed or you loose it ?

Thanks

Thechamp555

I'm looking for an affordable hotel in Miami  that offers shuttle for port and airport.

Any suggestions ?

Thanks 

On ‎1‎/‎2‎/‎2019 at 5:51 PM, invision said:

It is hard to tell who you are hurting when nobody knows for certain where the gratuities are going.  Shrug

 

I never thought this topic would become so emotional for certain people.

I can see that tipping means different thing for a lot of people. :-)

Goof point Invision !

No, my gratuities were not prepaid.

We were supposed to go on that cruise in February 2019 . The informed us last spring that we wouldn't be able to make it because the ship was chartered. So they offered is the same itinerary leaving instead on Feb. 17th with an additional $200 OBC.

I didn't book any flights at that time, pretty happy about it !

So all good for us.

I just heard recently that you can ask to have the gratuities cancelled so you can decide yourself to whom these tips will be assigned.

Is it really the case ?

How do you find the quality of the buffet in general ?  Good variety of meats at lunch time ?

ok , I'll try but I have no hope....lol

I was on the Navigator and I lost a really nice pair of blue running shoes - size 13.

FYI... I contacted client relations and they said they never found anything !

Is it not February 17th 2019  ?

That's my departure date for a 7 days Western Caribbean o the Allure :-)

This is the first time I hear about it but really ?

The price in cruise planner would be based on past consumption ?? 

So two different people going to the same cruise would get a different price based on their previous consumption in previous sailing ?

This is interesting ! 😁😁

Not sure , I’ll be with Royal Carribean (Allure of the seas).

My goal is to spend the morning  of our arrival at the port on a beach close to the port.

any recommendations?

thanks

I heard 15 transactions per day, that includes alcohol, speciality coffee, bottle water, etc...