FreestyleNovice

Perhaps a scoop, perhaps not, I dusted off my NCL-interweb-O-sleuth-machine and found this: official NCL Starbucks ship mugs, more practical than the pins for most of us I guess. I haven't set foot on a NCL ship in years (a moment of silence please...) so please don't flame me if this was already posted.

Shelborne South Beach, cabana through I think https://www.resortpass.com/ in March 2022. The amenities of the cabana suited our family, we had an evening flight back home to Europe and had (despite the blasting pool music in the afternoon LOL) a good spot relax a bit, take our telemed Covid tests, stroll down South Beach and to freshen up and leave for MIA. There was a food credit, bottled water, private bathroom, couch, wifi and power outlets. It could have been a bit more laid back if the pool music wasn't so loud but when in Rome.. In that time we could have settled with anything, looked at a hotel cabana with a water park to just a day room in a hotel, availability was still low and South Beach was a first for some with us. Worked out well.

The Budget/Avis location at 2520 Miami Rd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 as posted above, perfect shuttle service.

Points, cabin location/size and the embarkation lunch. Pre-Covid an invitation to a helipad sailaway was a thing at the discretion of the Concierge/whoevers discretion. Might not hurt to mention the awesomeness of a helipad sailaway when you have a chat with the Concierge.

It seems I still get the same pricing/offers on my TA's website with the US and NL residency. Not sure how it will work out when completing the booking.. I still hope and like to thinks this is for legal reasons and not to discourage or even prevent international customers from booking overseas, in reality how small is that group and perhaps X would even lose on it with those folks not taking a cruise but alternative vacations instead. It does not fit a business in need or search for revenue after a global pandemic. I for example certainly won't book with a Dutch agency with their ridiculous pricing unless it's competitive or a special sailing, gave up on them years ago. I embrace the "buy local" but there is nothing local to the actual product from an online only travel agency in The Netherlands. They use the same booking engine, they have no representation on shore, you deal with the same check in staff/crew/ship and with a different timezone they probably will be asleep when you need any last minute assistance on the dock. No thanks to contributing to their high(er) margins for that. End of rant..

This was my first thought.. Agree, local pricing here in The Netherlands is much higher and I could care less about the EU rights in our current position. The EU protection might be useful to others though! This is where the international discussion of this thread gets interesting; we have always gave our NL address when booking with our online USA travel agent. I guess I will be doing mock bookings the next hour to see if "we" still get the benefits (OBC, lower pricing) of an USA contract, but with NL residency. Perhaps our favourite website won't even let us make a booking when we reach the residence/address part? Will report back!

@fstuff1, research Sky Lagoon. We went there last summer, Blue Lagoon is overrated say some folks. Sky Lagoon is located in Reykjavik, just a short cab/car drive (or even public transport?) away if you stick to the city before heading to the airport. Lots of car rental agencies on the industrial zone(s) near the airport, with airport shuttles. If you manage to find a city venue you could be all set. Enjoy Iceland, I certainly did!

There is an open/municipal car park lot nearby: https://goo.gl/maps/6isjMY9FkiyTVvZ96

Also seems to be a tender port of call.

Fjord tours? https://www.glaciertour.no/tours?from-location=Vik Flam is 1.5h by car from Vik, three hours back and forth (and if there is an excursion of group thing, a bus will be even more travel time) might be a bit too much but it is a possibility.

It closes late and is perfect to unwind and relax after the golden circle! Sun set and drinks in the water! We did the Golden Circle, the Diamond Circle and the complete Ring Road last summer and spent our last evening at the Skylagoon, we booked the Ritual (or something in those words) as extra. Premium locker rooms and a cold mist shower, steam room etc. Fun to do!

Even then it still is a gamble. A large number of cruise passengers disembarking, it just takes a few with the same idea as you and you will luck out. If you want to reserve and/or have certainty, try a hotel.

A bit late to the party but you can swap Blue Lagoon for the smaller and newer Sky Lagoon, which is also located more convenient in Reykjavik. That might save you some time perhaps. Enjoy Iceland, it's a beautiful!

https://www.luggagelockers.is/locations.html They seem to have multiple locations. Here's an idea of the locker sizes at each location: https://www.luggagelockers.is/sizes-and-prices.html Another option is to contact an hotel to arrange day storage. Perhaps you are staying somewhere pre cruise and can use their services afterwards?

I am a foreigner and I never got them, despite signing up..

Not sure if this has been discussed yet here. Premier Pass, a new product? https://preview.aem.celebritycruises.com/int/things-to-do-onboard/onboard-packages/premier-pass

Perhaps the Aker Brygge area but that's a bit far so certainly the city center behind the Akershus fortress. Don't forget that Oslo/Norway is higher priced than most of us are accustomed to.

Yep. The Atrium/ocean walk clearly showing. Fincantieri subsidiary VARD, Tulcea, Romania.

In absence of the Leo #3 thread, meanwhile in Romania..

If there are no taxi's available or overwhelmed or etc, the Centraal Station is a short walk. There's a Taxi Standplaats too, on the waterfront. But when you are at the CS the train hop to Schiphol airport is also very tempting, if one can manage the train. Enjoy Amsterdam!

Are you looking for things to do for embarkation, hotel stays, transportation, parking, etc?

Rotterdam is one terminal building, easy to navigate. Usually there's one ship at a time. www.cruiseportrotterdam.nl emmaonline.co.uk/rotterdam-cruise-port/

You got the genuine Amsterdam taxi experience!

With those connecting insides and sky suites on the E class ships you would think this matter would be a set policy by now. Thanks (and cheers) to those who've succeeded (one way or another heh), a set policy would motivate us to book the non suite/suite combo for family but the inconsistency and uncertainty makes it a bit of a gamble. On the other hand it fits five star luxury hospitality, anything is possible and achievable without set rules.

Here's some more in depth info about her: https://ssrotterdam.com/who-are-we/history/