RosieCanberra

I really like Princess, food is better than NCL. Service is probably equal, but NCL entertainment is fabulous. Give them a try.

We will keep the booking, also booked for the itinerary. I had a lot of Plan Bs worked out though, just in case.

I haven't been on Enchantment, what was bad about your cruise?

I find NCL to be similar to Royal. Great entertainment, food on par. We get Diamond benefits though, which makes RC attractive. In my future cruise bookings I have 5 NCL and only 2 RC because the NCL itineraries are wonderful. And one of the RC cruises is in Brilliance for next June, so that's likely to be cancelled. I haven't sailed MSC.

Most of the roll calls I have joined are on the quiet side. Prior to covid they were busier. Not sure if it's because there are fewer cruising, or fewer on cruise critic. Most likely both.

Actually it's over a week, I just saw someone had posted 16 July that the Brilliance cruises were missing from the site.

It's almost a week since the cruises disappeared, I wonder when we will hear from Royal?

I saw that V T G had all the cruises for sale, but only inside cabins. It's very odd.

@MamaDuckThe CruisingQueen Many thanks for that update. I guess we will hear shortly one way or the other. We haven't booked our flights yet.

Messina, Sicily has been changed to Siracusa, Sicily. Minor change, blamed on a berthing conflict.

Brilliance for 2023 still for sale here in Oz. I received an email this morning advising of a port change on 12 June 2023 cruise.

Oh thanks for the tip. I didn't realise we could link our accounts. That's what I love about CC, I learn something new every time.

It is bizarre. My husband has 10 points more than I do, despite the fact that we have both done every power up opportunity that's been offered. It doesn't make any difference really, we are Elite, but it is just weird.

Oh wow, they didn't charge me, how funny. I have a few NCL booked, but I haven't cruised with them since 2016. Incidentally I read on one of the roll calls that due to wine shortages NCL are allowing people to bring on bottles without charge at the moment. Everyone has an included drinks package anyway, so I guess they are saving money and keeping people happy. I'm not sure how long that will go on for though.

Oh I like the DL coffee too, a great perk! I don't recall ever having a broken machine, just lucky I guess.

Maybe just keeping up with other lines? Princess, Celebrity, NCL and I think HAL all allowed us to bring on a bottle each.

Oh wow! I'm a bit late to the party but thanks so much for all the detail luckybecky! Cruising Brilliance next year in the Mediterranean, looking forward to it.

I haven't seen a drinks menu posted for a while, have the individual drink prices on board also increased?

Sounds like a glitch. Using an online agent would allow her to book today, there are several sites. Our dollar is very low at the moment, it might be worth her while to wait a couple of weeks. It's around .69 cents this morning (which is better than yesterday's .68 cents though).

Wow, I can't see that price anywhere.