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It tastes like extravagance. It makes you feel like a million bucks and the irresistible urge to hit the casino and duty free shops.

After having the behinds the scenes ship tour and hearing them explain the ?reverse osmosis? they use, i stopped buying bottled water and don't even use the free bottles of water they give to latitudes members. I'm perfectly happy with their tap water. I wish my home tap water was even close.

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Agree with others Moderno salad bar is great. Many have wished they would offer a salad bar only option there and offer it for lunch. Also agree that the Garden Cafe has some nice options. Check with the restaurant manager/chef. I recall every day there is a hearty salad (couscous, bean, etc.), plenty of fruit, and vegetable entrees. Sometimes I see some of the items from Moderno's salad bar there like artichoke and asparagus.

A quick search ... CUNY, SUNY, Columbia, NYU fall semester starts August 25. So the August 23 cruise cheaper marking the end of summer? Then parents celebrate on the cheaper cruise happy not to pay for their college bound kids to tag along?

It's pretty good. YMMV. I indulge on food I can't get anywhere else on the ship and rarely have on land... Lox (they hide it at the far ends of the buffet), smoked salmon, cantaloupe and watermelon, (I hate buying underripe or overripe ones at the market... control issues too?), whatever's at the carving station, made to order egg station, and making my own italian cold cut sammich (no skimping on the hard salami or prosciutto).

If the OPs intent is to gauge the risk of sailing on the cruise ship, as a thought exercise, let say 100% of people present genuine vaccination cards and test results. Even so, there will still be people who are infected and test negative and they will become infectious in the days following. Take precautions according to your risk tolerance.

Presenting forged Covid test results are also offenses that have substantial fines. $2400 in Bahamas, $6000+ in Bermuda, etc.

A carafe with cups. Also, on my last cruise, I had to ask for a coffee machine. They did not keep it in the cabin or hidden in the closet like past cruises. I believe this is to cut down on the number they have to clean and disinfect. Inside to Club Balcony Suite is the Hamilton Beach Personal one cup machine with soft round coffee filter "pods". Last time for a real suite and above they used the Lavazza "espresso capsules" made of aluminum and are smaller than Keurig K-Cups.

Yes. You can leave the Manhattan Cruise Terminal after checking in. You will need to go through the security screening again. This is provided NCL doesn't change the Covid testing policy due to Omicron variants 4 and 5 which sound nasty.

My PCC told me he gets credit if I book with him. You have to secure with a deposit/FCC with him and not using the NCL website. Most of my bookings are budget solo cruises. Even so, he was grateful I went out of my way to call and book with him. I agree with others. Speak to a supervisor and get another one if you're unhappy. However, if you make it a habit of asking a PCC for help after you book cruises online for which they don't get any credit, you probably won't be on their priority list.

FYI. From a reviewer's recent experience on the Joy. Review: First time Norwegian cruiser Joy to Bermuda on May 29th out of Manhattan

Did I miss which city you'll be disembarking from? If it's New York, follow the line until you're near the front and then suddenly turn sharply even if you think there isn't enough room to squeeze in. People will magically let you merge because they don't want to scratch their paint job, then give the person behind you a dirty look like they should have known better. If you don't do this, you'll starve waiting eternally at the end of the line while everyone else endlessly cuts you off. P.S. If you wear this t-shirt, people will naturally back off too.

Another thread mention another reason is so security can monitor the hallway to ensure you don't leave your cabin. It's easier to keep track of all infected passengers if they are in the same location. Apparently, cabin doors can't be secured in a way to lock passengers inside.