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Reading about all the rules about family or friend visits on board has been a very interesting read. Thanks to all who have posted.

I would stay in this Stateroom in a heart beat based upon this review!

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2013621

 

ex techie

I second this. I would book that room immediately if it was available and will certainly look to try to on my next cruise.

My in-laws will be on the cruise with us, we got them the HA verandah 8092. My MIL will have her scooter. Will she only be able to charge it at the location on the second floor, or are the HA cabins able to charge the scooters?

My suggestion from experience is that if you have a cooler box, and want ice cold beer in your Stateroom, forgo one of the sinks. You've got two!

 

Ask your Stateroom Host/ess for an ice bucket full twice a day. Give them $20 when you first meet them and tell them.

 

Keep the beers in the sink with some water and top up the ice as needed ;)

(and no, the crew do not have a split bathroom! But when you have a corridor party, the sink, the shower tray all become ice buckets!) ;) lol!

 

ex techie

haha sounds just like college and that it was a blast.

Thanks as always for the information. You raised my hopes that there is at least a small chance to get in early, but if not we'll find something to do.

We are booked on a 7 night fantasy cruise from 4/18 - 4/25 and after our cruise we will be spending 2 nights in a 2-bedroom at Kidani Village. Check-in is at 4 PM there. Do we have any chance at all of checking in very early? Or would the resort allow us to store our bags and either use the pool area for a while before check-in or just visit a park? Thanks for any advice.

I was wondering about the 4B rooms that only sleep 4. Which bed is missing; the one that comes down from the ceiling with the stars above it or the one next to the balcony door that pulls down from a cabinet?

Thanks for the great information and very quick replies.

On eastern Caribbean cruises with the different rotations will pirates night be on night 4 then to insure it is on the night your at the dining room you have 3 times?

I've been curious if your in AP 3 times what the 3rd time is like?

Just realized that Jan. doesn't work for us. Does anybody have a guess what the VGT rate would be for the 04/18/15 cruise aboard the Fantasy?

I'm going on the 4/18 sailing the prices have only been climbing. Unfortunately I doubt you'll find any VGT rates.

Thanks for another great review! So glad you made the ship and that Rachel and your Mom were both alright. Can't wait to read more.

Would it be feasible to rent a car and drive to Sapphire, what is the parking like? Or is a cab or private excursion company a better bet? Thank you for any help

This is the splash area that I was referring to....yes' date=' it is more than splash, with some sprinklers, etc.[/quote']

 

My apologies I thought you were referring to Nemos Reef and the like.

The fantasy also has the Aqualab (sprinkler park) up on deck 12 and the Magic has a version of it now as well on deck 9

Such an excellent review. Can't wait to hear the rest.

I appreciate the quick responses. Hope everyone had a Happy Holiday

My mother in law is mostly wheelchair bound from a stroke, but does own a mobility scooter. Is she able to bring it on board and use it around the ship? She is in an accessible verandah category 4B room on the Fantasy.

:eek: Just be prepared for sticker shock..2016 Prices have skyrocketed...

I am definitely shocked. It seems NCL is trying to pay for all the new builds and their recent acquisition with these new prices. I'm booked in a DOS on the Epic for the 10 night Canary Island for Feb 2016 and the price went up close to 4K within a few weeks of purchasing and has not dropped down at all. I've been waiting for the April 2016 Mediterranean schedule for the Epic and the 7 nights are still more than I luckily booked for the 10 nights.

Thanks for posting. I've been hoping to hear this announcement.

I've never heard of a "not even 2 yet" being allowed into the OC other than during open house hours. The policy is 35 months' date=' and I've seen a little "fudging" for slightly younger kids on some occasions. Sorry that I missed that in my earlier post!

 

Also, toilet trained on DCL means able to handle ALL functions--clothes, wiping, hand washing, etc. independently in a child sized facility. Staff is basically not allowed to assist and specifically cannot go into the bathroom with the child.[/quote']

 

I appreciate the clarification. I don't chime in often, but I always appreciate the information you post.

I suppose the flexibility of the rule changes ship by ship and sailing by sailing. I really hope this isn't a new firm rule as our little one is going to be 21 months (fully toilet trained and strong comm skills). She will be devastated if she can't jump on Andy's bed in the club.

Regardless if this is a new policy change or not, your 21 month old won't be able to participate outside of open house hours either way because my understanding is the cut off is 35+ months?

It is perhaps not all that simple 10-14 day cruises are usually composed of a

majority of sea days while those that are 6-8 days tilt to more port days and

less sea. Thus long haul cruises would be i.e. a 14 day Panama Canal full

transit; a mainland Hawaii circuit; a transatlantic trip*** or a Mediterranean

trip and then there are South America trips or Australia-New Zealand.

The common winter escapes are the Mexican Riviera; Eastern/Western and

Southern Caribbean and New York Bermuda. The solution is to take B2B

cruises of combinations of the above.

*** Transatlantic trips in the winter are not all that common more like a

positioning of ship from one market to another in fair weather.

Multi-day cruises are apt to be seasonal or ship positioning.

There is not going to be a great deal of these offerings and then mostly in the

autumn or spring.

New York to Bermuda as a winter cruise?

I can completely relate to missing a casino on a cruise. I love to gamble and know I will miss it on our Fantasy cruise, however the ship truly seems to be the most incredible one out there and I can not wait to go on it. One suggestion could be is to try and buy your husband off. Promise him that he can take a weekend trip to a casino sometime after you get back as long as he behaves and has a good time :rolleyes: And you can sell it that then he can gamble as long as he wants when he is there without feeling any guilt for missing some family time.