DorothyB

I'm having the same issue with my Mexican Riviera cruise that departs this coming Sunday!! I have one meet up w/ a friend and excursion, but the itinerary and the port schedule show different days in port!

They serve carrot cake in the main dining room (not sure, but think it is not every night) and for lunch in the haven dining area, but the O'Sheehan's carrot cake is much better!! We enjoyed breakfast & lunch in the haven dining area almost every day, but a couple of times I ended up having "second breakfast" (I remember once it was bacon and sticky buns from the Garden buffet.

Sorry - this one.

The butler will bring you food from the various restaurants - for instance, I was hungry for O'Sheehan's carrot cake one evening. I could (and did other nights) go down there to eat it, but they don't do "take out" so if I want it in my room, that is what the butler is for. Remember that the butler & concierge services several cabins, so give them as much notice as possible.

Read this thread - especially the last several pages

I haven't been to San Diego terminal, but at other terminals, a friend using a cane tells the first person to look at paperwork that she is disabled and needs to sit, they took us to an area with chairs.

Thanks cmph - I'm looking for a drink machine that has Dr Pepper 🙂

Awesome! I will be there next Sunday. YVRteacher - as you rushed through, did you happen to notice if there were vending machines after you went through security?

We usually do about $15 for maybe 4 - 5 bags so $3 per bag??

I wonder what would happen if mom moved into the other room and the friend is a "no show"?

With soft drinks? Dr Pepper???

I was watching a walkthrough of the Jewel and realized that NCL has missed one opportunity to make more sales. I know you can buy candy (at relatively expensive prices), but they really should start selling soft drinks!! Many of us have been disappointed that NCL doesn't have our favorite soft drinks available and we aren't allowed to bring them on board. I would pay $3 for a can of Dr Pepper a couple of times during a cruise! I'm sure that there are many others who would be willing to pay a premium price for their favorite beverage.

I'm traveling with two others and we were able check in individually and each put in our own credit cards. If you do the check in for them, I recommend that you have each of them send you at least three photos.

how do you find out if a particular cruise has small group tours available? What is the minimum number of people for a small group tour?

We were on the Pearl in June 2022. My friends had the master bedroom and I was in the second bedroom. I really think that there was no tub at that point, but not 100% sure. Both of them use CPAP and had no issues plugging them both in. (I don't think they had to ask for an extension cord.)

It is different if you are in a suite vs a regular cabin. Also might vary by vessel. Is this for a regular cabin? They have a room service menu. You will pay a fee for each room service order - but if I remember correctly, continental breakfast might not incur a fee??

The suites that have "suite privileges" (not "mini-suites") do eat in the same place as the Haven guests. I've had "suite privileges" in the past (actually on the Jewel Panama transit repositioning cruise) and had breakfast & lunch in the same place as the Haven guests.

I sailed on the Pearl in the Haven last June. I've never sailed in the haven on a larger ship. Since the Pearl is also Jewel class, they should be very similar. Honestly, while I think the "suite" adds a lot of benefit to the cruise for me, I don't know that the actual "haven" makes that much difference. As long as we get suite benefits, including breakfast & lunch, I'm good. There are three of us sailing together so we really like the two bedroom suites which we could only book in the haven (actually not sure if they are available as suites outside the haven if they aren't grabbed up before we book). There are two bedroom "suites" that don't get suite benefits. The haven part - there isn't really "good" food / beverages. The quiet lounge area on the main haven deck as well as higher up is nice, but it was HOT in the main haven deck part of the time. The two hot tubs were great as the ones on the pool deck are frequently crowded. I never made it into the infinity pool, but want to this coming cruise (I am on the Jewel Apr 9 - 16 in the haven)

Not sure if they can get it with the drink package, but virgin frozen strawberry daquiri is great

Exactly what do you mean by "mini bars"? The cabins in the Haven have the mini-fridge and a bar area with wine glasses as well as a few dishes, etc. I suggest that you go to youtube and look for the type of cabin you are interested in to see if there are any tours of those cabins on youtube.

Yes, you can purchase just one upgrade. I saw it, then couldn't find it and could only see what you saw about upgrading both . . . then I was able to find the single person upgrade again. I think maybe I started on the screen that shows what has been purchased so far??

It is subject to change, but the intinerary shows on ncl.com either on your account looking at your booking OR if you just search for your cruise like you were buying it again. Don't count on being off until an hour after arrival time. All aboard is 30 minutes before departure so I would be on board an hour before departure.

You should NOT put your water bottle under the outlet, but you can use a clean glass from the buffet, fill it with water, and pour from there into your water bottle. The glasses are small so it will take more than one.

Unless you pay more for the "Plus" or "Premium" (can't remember the name), bottled water is NOT included. So the Free At Sea drink package does NOT include bottled water. And, FYI, the bottled water is in boxes.

So, drink package was free for all three of us (other than gratuities). The free at sea meals went ONLY to the first two passengers - so I do not get the free at sea meals. I may join them for one meal and pay for it but will dine on my own the other meal. You can purchase a specialty dining package for the third person. As far as the free internet (ours is 150 minutes each), that is only for the first two people. I believe each person can only be logged in on one device, but your third person can use some of your minutes under your account.