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The sun is expected there tomorrow.  There is a ship at CocoCay today which is next to GSC.

If they were bought under a spouses ship card they will appear on their account.

I thought the wood walkway is a positive.  I really like what they have done with the area.  I also did not see the shuttle to the top of the hill.

5 hours ago, philpcruiser said:

Sorry if I'm going a bit off topic, but where do the supply ships dock?  (I mean the tankers and freighters). 

There is also an oil dock on the north side near the airport.

If you look at google maps you can get a street view of it.

I was there last Wednesday and from what I remember there is a narrow drive from the plaza in front of the World Heritage Centre that has a minor incline to the street from there is it pretty flat to the gas station.

The first picture shows the drive with the little fence in it, the second shows the road leading up to it and the third shows the other direction with the gas station just to the right of the pink building.

It wasn't removed on Friday.  Most of it was by the little cove to the right when entering the beach and to the far left.

I saw two on the beach last Friday.

22 minutes ago, Wedgie23 said:

My next is on the Dawn in November to Bermuda. I'm so excited to try out one of the smaller ships. I booked a balcony through the casino. Yet another thing I learned on this site, if you've shown a penchant for losing money, they will give you a discount.

 Now it makes sense, saving money on tips gives you more money in the casino.

30 minutes ago, Wedgie23 said:

 

Just to clarify in case anyone knows, can the UPD gratuity charge be modified at the end of the week like the DSC can?

 

 

Why don't you just pass on the drink package and pay for your drinks if you don't feel you will get your moneys worth?

Or better yet choose a different cruise line if you don't like NCL's business model. 

10 hours ago, Carolina Girl 99 said:

BAMZ, maybe? 

https://bamz.org/

We had a group of 7 with kids 15-21 and went there last Thursday and had a great time. For $10/person we thought it was a great value. Don't miss the sea turtles they are outside the zoo to the right when looking at the entrance.

It drops off at the World Heritage Center, which I think is where the regular ferry drops off.

57 minutes ago, AF-1 said:

how long was the van ride to the cruise port?

15-20 on the way to the port, 10-15 on the way to hotel.

7 hours ago, 63galaxie said:

Ty so much. That’s good to know. What deck or where does the line start?

Deck 7.  We were towards the aft so they snaked the line through the Manhattan Room dining room.  I think there was probably a line towards the front too. 

We had no line at customs and were outside 10 minutes after scanning off the ship, about 8:45. All the customs agent did was look at our passports and waved us through. He also wished me a happy fathers day.

2 minutes ago, bowen9475 said:

Thank you! Was it light enough out to see your surroundings as you were coming back in? That's what we are hoping for. What time were you able to start disembarking?

Yes.

We weren't cleared by customs until a little after 8, they called several passengers over the PA and told them to bring their documentation so there must have been a customs issue. Otherwise the first carry your own baggage group is scheduled for 7:45.

4 hours ago, 63galaxie said:

Just booked a cruise on Escape for next Sunday 6/23-6/30.  I booked a flight home for 12:30 pm out of La Guardia on Sunday morning. Will I make it to the airport if the ship returns on time?

whats traffic like that time of day?  Ty

Pick the earliest self walk off option(there are 3 time slots) and get in line early. The first one is for 7:45 to 8, I chose the 8-8:30 one yesterday and got to deck 7 around 7:45 and it was packed. I think it was a little after 8 when the ship finally got cleared, they called several passengers names and told them to bring documentation with them to Moderno so they must have had an issue.

33 minutes ago, Laszlo said:

What you don't see is the gangway was pulled, then put back for these people. Granted I guess they weren't "Officially" late since it was 2:50pm and we were leaving at 3pm

They hadn't even reached the point when they were making announcements for the missing passengers yet.

On ‎6‎/‎12‎/‎2019 at 10:28 AM, Charles4515 said:

The public ferries and public buses are not running until 1:00 pm today for a union meeting. So several thousand passengers arriving on Summit at 11 and no service. They announced this when shop cleared. Escape is also here. The meeting started at 9. 

 

I am am not affected because I am on a minibus to the beach as I had planned. 

I was on the Escape, it was in the Freestyle Daily so they must have been notified prior. We had to modify our plans luckily we still had the NCL ferry that took us to St Georges.

On ‎6‎/‎12‎/‎2019 at 4:23 PM, LorraineP said:

Did you see any Portuguese man of wars in the water? Was the water cold? Will be there next week. 

I was there on Friday June 14 and saw two on the beach towards the east end. Lots of seaweed, it didn't look like that had cleaned the beach. There was only one ship docked on Friday so the beach was pretty empty and most of the seaweed was by the little cove to the right and towards the east end.

I stayed here for my NCL Escape cruise with there Stay, Park and Cruise special and was very happy with the service. I would recommend you request a room on the east side of the hotel, friends that were with us had an west side room and said the trains and traffic were a little noisy, our east side room was fine. Breakfast was the standard hotel breakfast which was fine. There is limited secured covered parking available under the hotel which was nice. They use there own vans for transportation and it is a quick trip via the Lincoln Tunnel. I will definitely stay here again for my next cruise.

I came in yesterday, I believe we arrived back to the pier around 7.

I think deck 8 aft is the best place to see both sides, you can easily walk back and forth to see both sides with nothing obstructing your view. 

The unlimited open bar as a perk is also known as the Premium Beverage Package(Ultimate Beverage Package)

https://www.ncl.com/onboard-packages/beverage-packages

Take a look at the roll call for the cruise your are looking at and see if anyone listed any kids ages in that range, if so attend the meet and greet if one is scheduled.

On ‎5‎/‎19‎/‎2019 at 10:55 AM, rrebel94 said:

Thanks.  Now I have to clean the coffee off of my screen.  🤣

You should have booked an inside cabin.

We are using the park and cruise option for the first time, we usually just park at the port.  What is an appropriate tip for the driver?

The ticket books are only available at the Hamilton ferry and bus terminals or some post offices.  We usually take the ferry to Hamilton on the first day and buy the number of books we need for the rest of the stay. We could never ride the bus or ferry enough to pay for a  2 or 3 day pass.