fredflint

I have taken 5 TAs and we have found that 5 days at sea is usually enough for us so I would suggest picking a different cruise. Also for a TA you want to take the cruise home so the flight back is easy!

The insurance will pay you but NCL should still have their money.

Does she have insurance it could be moot of course if no refund, could cancel and get some fees back, Swapping rooms is pretty common.

Yes, will be faster than old NCL but judging by what I have read I am no sure if it will be faster than RCCL. But it should make the internet usable for most everything, latency should be better too but I am not sure how the system handles changing satellites.

We have sailed quite a few times in the fall and always had good weather heading westward. Leaving from Rome, Barcelona and Lisbon. Look for a route that hits the Canary Islands vs the Azores.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g194708-d3369689-Reviews-Spiaggia_di_Marina_di_Campo-Marina_di_Campo_Elba_Island_Province_of_Livorno_Tusca.html

I have found that it is better and a better rate to get money at the airport from an ATM my wife has a debit card we use before that I would overpay a credit card and use that to get money without paying interest. You need to be creative at the ATM to avoid large bills ask for 100 euros and you will get a single 100 euro bill ask for 80 you could get all 20s or a 50 20 and 10. We have stayed for as long as 5 days after a cruise and never come anywhere near 500 euros spent but we do use credit cards wherever we can, make sure you have at least 2 cards that have no transaction fees.

Plus the way it works for me: have a tracker no issues, no tracker bags misplaced. I had trackers on my last cruise, bags delivered to our door. The one before bags were on the other side of the ship and about 10 cabins down, no idea how they were placed there.

Make sure you have a tracker in your luggage to make sure it goes where it should!

But if you live in the US it is a short flight home, end in ROME you have a long flight back even if you stay for a few days. Also don't do a TA either to or from the East Coast in the fall.

Just go ahead and get a lounge pass or a credit card that offers lounge access and relax, not really enough time to do much with a 1-2 time to get to the airport and get to your gate.

I am ASSUMING since they booked you into the hotel and a few other people they will arrange a van or bus depending on how many people book the hotel, you may stop at another hotel too if the cruise line offers more than one hotel option. What different answers are you getting from customer service, worst case you would go back to the airport to meet the other passengers.

I have taken several TAs almost all to the US since that is where we live and in the fall , we have used our balcony a lot. Also always going to Florida or further south and use our balcony all the time. Choose a cabin on the South side of the ship and just enjoy watching the ocean go by.

You should always do a TA that ends in Florida you do not want the northern (NY) route !

Contact your travel agent or whomever is working your booking it could be possible since it is the same country. Don't make it difficult you will probably be transferred a few times but it is better to work your way up.

By smaller I meant of those ships a 3000 passenger ship cannot usually go the same as a 2000 passenger ship. I have been twice once on a 1000 passenger ship and the other was over 2000 we were able to get further up into the bays. That is the reason to go later too, if you want to save money and go off season later is usually better. I went the end of June and in May June was a much better cruise.

I would look for a smaller ship and you did not mention the dates, too early you can still have too much ice.

You can upgrade once onboard as far as I know but may want to call to check for sure. The premium is just web sites not blocked not faster is my understanding.

Always try different browsers and if you can use your phone or tablet, if you can do it with the NCL app try that. Also make sure your browser is updated, reboot your computer make sure you don't have any add blocker running and that you allow cookies from NCL. I have fiber internet from TING and I have found that my Verizon web site does not work well with it and will error out on certain web pages. NCL website also does suck big time and since it does make money for them it is surprising that it does not work better to tell the truth!

You could book an air taxi? https://www.sewardair.com/air-taxi Not sure of the cost but make sure they know how much your bags will way.

I guess the best place to look for ducks is in the trash?

The airport in Istanbul has always had multiple layers of security, my last visit they asked if you had anything repaired as well as gifts or packages given to you. Allow plenty of time to go thru security, my last flight had a delay so we had to go back to the hotel for another night so we got to go thru security twice. For the bag matching they had all of the luggage laid out on the walk to the plane you pointed to your bag and then they took it to load on the plane. I am not sure if that has changed. Get the the airport early and relax in one of the lounges 🙂 https://www.istairport.com/en/flights/airport-guides/departing-passenger-guide/services/special-passenger-services/lounge/?locale=en

Your flight is pretty simple and short relatively speaking arrive the day before and enjoy the savings. we have booked both on our own and with the cruise lines, as well as arriving the day of the cruise travelling to Europe from the US with no issues. The wait at the airport for the shuttle to the ship was long since we arrived pretty early. Our last cruise our flight was at 10PM (NCL booked) I booked a room using points for 2 nights so we could get off the ship and check into our room right away. People arrived after us to drop off bags then at 3 or so went to check into their room. It was worth the cost of 2 nights to be able to use the room for the full day with no issues or worries!

Nothing like the horses mouth so to speak 🙂

Would you turn down a better cabin if offered when you went to board the ship?