Sparky74

I’m guessing although they are quoted in Australian Dollars, that the prices for Princess cruises from non-Australian ports do not include gratuities. 🤔

There’s an old jock which asks: What’s the difference between an Australian and a canoe? Canoes sometimes tip. 🤣 I didn’t say it was a good joke. 🤷‍♂️

Today I received an email advertising an expanded 2025 Japan and 2025/26 South East Asia Program for the Diamond Princess. The base lead-in price for an interior cabin on a 9 day cruise is $2,184. That’s over $240/person/day. 😱 Beyond my merger pocket book I’m afraid. 🤷‍♂️

We are considering going back to Alaska next year. I investigated the Rocky Mountaineer as part of the land portion of our trip. I’m afraid the fare is out of our price range. The term, "eye-watering", springs to mind.

Yes, we have stayed at the Great Southern also. 👍

Do let us know if you spot any last minute bargains, perhaps on the El Cheapo thread. It seems most ship are sailing full at the moment.

Indeed. It would seem that CC and NCL are just as much victims as you and me. Many thanks to LauraS and the team for finding a resolution and please accept my apologies for any harsh comments. Keep up the good work.

I have seen at least part of Howl's Moving Castle when there’s been nothing else on TV.

I’m old too. I’m guessing it’s nothing to do with a desert wind. Was there a car, a Maserati Ghibli?

I’m using Safari on the iPad.

Yep. I tried that this morning with the same result. 🤷‍♂️

Yes, that’s how I used to use the Citibank card.

Which would you recommend?

Discussion about the NCL pop-up ad are being consolidated to a thread on the Help forum. I have also emailed both NCL and Cruise Critic about this issue and would encourage others to do the same. 😁

Thanks, Kat. I have now emailed Laura. I realise that Cruise Critic is international and wonder what "regular weekday business hours" means. It’s currently about 9:20am on Friday here in NSW, Australia.

If I reduce the screen size my arms won’t be long enough to see it. 🤓🔎

Define "watched". I tried clicking on "learn more" in the forlorn hope of making it disembark but the link didn’t work. 🤦‍♂️ Someone at NCL and someone at CC have dropped the ball on this one. Hopefully the ad gets pulled.

Thanks, Kat. Unfortunately some of us feel that this issue is being hidden on this board. It is relevant to NCL and appears to be an Australian specific problem so I feel it belongs on those boards. I understand the desire to consolidate the discussion in one place but it’s giving the impression that CC just wants to push the complainants and frustrations off to the side. This may not be the intention but this is the impression it’s giving. Moderating a forum is a thankless task and I realise that you’re probably powerless to resolve this issue but could you PLEASE pass it up the food chain and let those who make these decisions know that the natives are restless. The constant barrage isn’t recalling doing NCL or CC any favours.

Yeah, I tried rotating the screen but it didn’t help. I don’t have a VPN and I don’t want to get one just to use CC. The moderators are obviously aware of the issue as they’ve now moved my thread off the Australian board even though it’s obviously an Australian problem. 😡

I can’t even close the ad as the X in the top left corner is off the screen. I’ve changed my Safari settings (I’m on my iPad) to no avail. This is NOT giving me a favourable option of NCL. 😡

I’ve started a thread there. I’ve also emailed NCL. resoffice@ncl.com

I can’t access the X. It’s off the screen. 😖

At least you can click/tap the X in the top left corner. Mines off the screen. 😡

Well, I’m not happy. I’m disinclined to cruise with them as they’re negatively impacting my CC experience. I think I'll write to them

Yes! And it’s driving me barmy! I managed to start a separate thread about it. Hopefully someone can help. 🙏🏽