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There are quite a few groups. At least one for every subcategory of gay man. I've done a Chub group, a bear group, and next is a daddy group. I don't believe we can promote agencies here, but there is one out there for happy gays that seems to be able to hook you up with almost any group for both land and ocean trips anywhere in the world. Just google gay group cruises and you'll be sure to find options.

minimum bid for the upgrade is 100pp, to just outright pay for the upgrade they are telling me $1200. I'm not sure how they calculated that, but I was coming up with a lower amount when I book the cruise today and deduct my promos but whatever.

I'm traveling solo on an Alaskan cruise, and I guess due to it being later in the season (Sept) they are offering good solo discounts with no solo supplement. Funny how if I bid, I still have to pay the bid x2 even though I'm solo and didn't pay the double cruise fare. Since they will always charge x2 they should just make the bid per cabin and not person

To close the topic, I called NCL and was not able to upgrade. I was quoted $1200 more to upgrade which was much higher than I had calculated based on the coupons/discounts I used on the original booking, plus what I paid out of pocket. So, since the prices have dropped a bit and the cruise is 4 weeks away, I am hoping my upgrade bid will be accepted, but if not, I will be happy with what I planned on originally.

I'm booked for Alaska in September so I'm about 35 days from sail date. I'm in an inside cabin and in checking prices, the cost of a balcony has become pretty reasonable. Has anyone done a paid upgrade like this? I guess my biggest concern is using certs that I had on the original booking. In particular there was a 50% off cert for any cabin. Would that still apply to the new balcony cabin or it that lost?

The more important question we all want to know is if it was worth it to get off the ship?

oh yes, the groups do have parties, but it's not as overwhelming as an all gay charter would be. A party of 50-100 is not the same as a 3,000+ circuit party. And I agree that the martini bar on X is the go-to spot for pre-dinner cocktails.

I'll be taking my first Alaskan cruise in early September and I'm wondering if I should bother bringing a swimsuit. Is there ever a good opportunity to use the pool during a September Alaskan cruise? I don't believe the Sun has a covered pool area.

I'll be traveling solo this time, but with a group (if that makes sense). Anyone else on this sailing?

I booked an Alaska cruise about 2 weeks ago and was amazed at what I could redeem. I have a $250 playstudios certificate, and I was able to combine it with a 50% off coupon from NCL for Alaska sailings on the Sun, and a $250 cruise next. I was charged an $89 admin fee. At the end of the day, I paid less than $500 (all in) for 9 nights, solo inside cabin, with Free at Sea promo

Look into gay group cruises. They range in size from 25 ppl to a few hundred depending on the group and destination. I've done two of them (1 on RCCL, 1 on Celebrity) with a third coming up on NCL to Alaska in Sept. Rule of thumb on these, I think, is that the more upscale the cruise line is, the less of a party you will see. Also true for longer itineraries. The 4-5 days cruises are all party, while most cruises over 10 days, like trans-Atlantics, I think, tend to be retired people that have the time for them.

I'll be booking this ship for an Alaska cruise and I'm on the fence with booking an inside cabin or an OOV. From what I have seen, the window overlooks the promenade/jogging track then through another cut out to the ocean so people will be passing by right outside the window. In addition, since it is set back it doesn't seem to get very much daylight. Is it worth the extra money? In my case it would be about $150 more over an inside

I would have to think that if they received something for each drink they served they would swipe the card every time.

I'm sailing Princess for the first time with a group and was wondering if they do any status match on their loyalty program? I am Diamond on RCCL

I just ticked over to Diamond on Day 4 of my cruise last week and nothing changed. I asked if I could get lounge access and they said no. Meanies

I think it's just a matter of time before they start charging for the premium, poolside chairs. $$ per day to reserve a chair until 6pm

I'm on the Harmony in 2 weeks and I was looking at the schedule and they have the non smoking casino listed as an activity

Yep, we'll be there too.

I think there is a difference between the two lines, and you will find "family" on any ship, at any time. Some sailings will have more than others, but we are always there. Celebrity is a bit more upscale and for an old soul, I think it would be preferred. I would stick with NCL if you want an active Caribbean cruise.

Ugh, I've been trying all day. Have a pending charge in my amex, and it still showing in my cart since this morning. Just went to the app now and tried to buy and it is saying I'm entering a bad cc number. Tried 3 different cards with the same response. Hopefully it will still be 30% off for a few days. UDP dale price is still at $78 (down from 84. Whoopie?)

We changed clocks

How about sending your wife solo. What a lovely surprise that would be for her

I met a guy that took the casino offer. He said he had only been on 1 X cruise and played $40 in the casino

I will say this, I kept an eye on the cabin availability and saw there over half of the cabins were still empty, so I bid the minimum and won. You may want to bid low if there are lots of empty cabins

The music did change throughout the day. I would have preferred just the DJ or house band the whole time. The DJs did make appearance in different bars. My group was in the Martini bar every night for happy hours and the DJ was always there