SallyStrawberry

We have just disembarked the Celebrity Solstice today after a great cruise from Singapore to Hong Kong.  We used Tour with Xuan in Ho Chi Minh City and in Nha Trang.  The tours were excellent, very well organised and our guide Xuan was very knowledgeable about all the places we visited.  His tours were the absolute best experiences we had on the cruise.  If you’re looking for a private tour in Vietnam I would highly recommend taking a look at his website.  If you tour with him you’ll not be disappointed!

We have just disembarked the Celebrity Solstice today.  If you’re not in the Retreat or on a Celebrity tour you will have to get a tender ticket and wait in line to get the tender.  Queues were long and some passengers waited over an hour to get ashore.  A 9am meeting time is more realistic.

Yes, but the advice I posted is the specific guidance for Spain.  Luckily we are not sailing until 1 May so can wait to see what actually happens on the cruises before that date. If I were you and my sail date was 17 April, I would be planning on two tests too.

All the best for your wedding!

13 minutes ago, jls pebbles said:

Hi thank goodness for this thread. Hopefully put my mind at rest. We are planning last minute booking for epic 24th April leaving Barcelona. We are flying from Scotland.

From the recent update 5th April on ncl website I take it that we don't need Pcr or Antigen test within 72hrs before boarding. We are fully vaccinated with boosters so my understanding is ncl will test at port at their costs we only need to complete passanger locator form. Is this correct.

The website only stipulates one test, which NCL will administer at the pier.  We are on the Epic on 1st May so will wait to see what is happening on the cruises before that date.  I think the website is more reliable than anything over the phone.

Thank you very much for this information, it really helps us to chose a hotel.

We're sailing from Hong Kong to Singapore on the NCL Jade at the end of January 2020.  I'm looking for hotel recommendations for a two night stay before the cruise.  We'd like to be near the cruise terminal, I'm not sure what area that is.  Thanks for any help.

I live in Orkney, 10 minutes from the Broch of Gurness. For a first time visit, I would go with the first tour. I hope you enjoy your visit.

I can't see the photos, is it just me?

We had 12308 on the Breakaway on a 12 day Southern Caribbean cruise. It was an amazing balcony, with an incredible view, especially when arriving at and leaving port. We would definitely book it again. Bed was by the balcony.

We were on the Epic at the end of March and we had cabin 12241. Its a large balcony and the bed is next to the balcony door. Good situation and our steward put a couple of loungers out there when we asked him. I definitely recommend it.

We were in 12308 on the Breakaway in January and the bed is by the balcony door. Don't know anything about white space between the cabins. If the Getaway is the same it's a great cabin with a fabulous balcony. We showed it on the cabin crawl on our cruise and several people said they would definitely be booking it on their next cruise. Enjoy, I'm jealous!

I've been looking forward to your review, can't wait to hear all about the Breakaway and see your photos!

Yes, this cabin has the bed near the balcony door. The stateroom description gives this information -

Epic 11173 Balcony Stateroom 11 Standard Capacity - 3 ,

Cabin Includes Tea And Coffee Maker , Starboard Side , Safety

Deposit Box , Oceanview Stateroom , Floor To Ceiling Glass

Door , Bed Near Balcony Door , Convertible Lower Beds (2) ,

Balcony Square Footage (52) , Total Square Footage (216) ,

Foldable Sleeper/Playpen , Hair Dryer , Sitting Area ,

Convertible Single Sofa Bed , Refrigerator , Shower ,

Telephone , Pier Midship , Private Balcony , Duvet ,

Television , Cabin Square Footage (151) , Clothes Line In

Bathroom

Don't know what the empty space across the hall is.

Yes you can tell by the indent in the cabin wall, same as Epic. The information is also on the stateroom details. For example -

Breakaway 14176 Mid-Ship Balcony 14 Standard Capacity - 3 ,

Cabin Includes Shower , Floor To Ceiling Sliding Glass Doors ,

Foldable Sleeper/Playpen , Hair Dryer , Private Balcony ,

Internet Access , Clothes Line In Bathroom , Port Side ,

Balcony Square Footage (32) , Tea And Coffee Maker ,

Television , Total Square Footage (204) , Convertible Single

Sofa Bed , Safety Deposit Box , Cabin Square Footage (172) ,

Convertible Lower Beds (2) , Bed Near Balcony Door , Desk ,

Sitting Area , Telephone

(Copied from NCL website).

Thanks for the review! We'll be on the Epic from Rome next June so its great to hear how everything went for you. Looking forward to reading your review of the ports.

What a great review! Makes me want to book a cruise to the Greek islands ...