TrumpyNor

Thank you.

I am sorry, but I have absolutely no idea what you mean by "the princess incident".

As others have pointed out, the answer to your question would be NO. That only leaves you with two choices since you don't want your laundry tumble dried: You simply do the laundry by hand in the tiny sink in your bathroom (unless you have a club balcony cabin that comes with a tub), and then leave the wash to dry either on the clothing line in the shower or (if you have a balcony) you can also have them to dry on the balcony chairs. You just order your clothing to be drycleaned instead - of course more expensive than regular laundry service, but still an option.....

If positive of covid while on a cruise, I would certainly not feel the need to contact the medical center on board if all I have are regular flu symptoms (as I would not feel the need to contact my regular doctor at home if getting flu symptoms). I would remain in my cabin for a few days to relax and get better, and when "out and about" if needed, be wearing a facemask (I always bring a few with me just to be on the safe side) and try to keep distance to people the best I can. After all, in 2023 covid is a flu - and most people have had their multiple vaccinations to avoid serious complications because of it (my self included). And if they haven't, well - that is simply not my responsability.

I live in the Arctic (above the Arctic Circle) where we do see the northern lights rather often (mainly between September and April because the nights are darker at that period) and I have never ever heard that you must look to the north to see the northern lights. You simply just look UP.... My living room windows faces towards the west (not north at all), and I have countless photos of the northern lights that I have taken from them.

Initials, last name, cellphone and/or email address meets the requirements from most airlines.

In 2016 we did a 20 day repositioning cruise with the Norwegian Sun from Valparaiso, Chile and all the way up to San Fransisco. Many of the same ports as on the itinerary you are considering for February 2024, and that is actually the most amazing cruise we have done (and we have been on more than 30 cruises in total). Simply because of the itinerary. I have been on both ships several times in the past, and had a great time. Both ships are on the smaller side, both ships have had refurbishments not that long ago. My insider tip: The Sun has the best/nicest/largest club balcony cabins (used to be called "mini-suites") in the NCL fleet.

Wakening up to a new place pretty much every day (hence I never book a cruise with lots of sea days - that is just not for me). No need to pack/unpack my luggage before heading to the next port on the itinerary.

We have done many B2B cruises with NCL, and the first few times (talking 10-20 years back) we always booked under ONE reservation - the main benefit being a reduction in the cruise price when compared to booking it as two separate cruises. Then two things happened that made us always book B2B cruises as two separate reservation (always with the same cabin no on both cruises though, for practial reasons: There was no longer any financial benefit (lower price) for booking it as one cruise instead of two Our Latitude status only gave us the perks as ONE cruise instead of two Promotional perks were often also better when booking as two cruises For practical reasons our PCC always linked the two cruises though, so that we automatically received all needed information in regards to the B2B-procedures on board.

@ggTexasGal and @MagnoliaBlossom. Thank you very much for your replies, I appreciate it! 😊

For what level Latitudes?

I am sorry, but I am still confused. Does that mean only 1/2 liter per person for the lower Latitude categories and 1 liter (2 cartons) for the higher Latitude categories?

As on our last two cruises (2022) we had many water cartons included both as a promotional perk and as Latitude Diamond members, I simply can't remember if the Flow water cartons listed as Latitude perks (one or two cartons per member, depending on status) are 1/2 liter cartons or 1 lite cartons. We are supposed to get a total of 4 cartons of the Flow water with Diamond, and for our upcoming cruise this summer I just need to know if that means that we (2 persons) will get 2 liters in total (4 x 1/2) or 4 liters in total (4 x 1). The Latitude benefits list just states number of cartons, not size of cartons...

As for all EU nationals (holding a "local" passport), she needs only the ESTA for USA in addition to her German passport to cruise in the Caribbean. I am a Norwegian citizen myself, and in most parts of the world will have the same travel document requirements as a German citizen, and I have also been to a 20 days South America cruise (with NCL) along the coastline from Chile all the way up to San Fransisco, and all I needed in addition to my Norwegian passport was the ESTA for entering USA and visiting American ports.

This photo I took onboard the Gem last summer (after refurbishment). The Tahitian Pool (adults only) is the one in the front of the photo, the regular pool (for "everyone") is the one closest to the Topsiders grill (below the "mirroring" window section that hides Moderno restaurant and the Haven suites). The first photo was taken on embarkation day, so not that many sunbeds set out yet. Below shows the pooldeck on a "normal" day:

I am based in Europe, but always book my cruises in USD through my PCC at NCL who is based in the US. As most of you probably know, ncl.com always redirect you to your "local" NCL webpage depending on where you are geopraphically located. In order to access NCL prices in USD, I therefore instead do mock bookings on one of the larger American online cruise travel agencies (not mentioning any name as that is not allowed, but if you think about the word cruise then the website I am thinking about is pretty easy to find). And on that website it shows the total including all extras and all taxes (when searching for the cruise and picking ship and date, the result shows prices without taxes and extras. But as soon as I choose a specific cabin category, then it shows the total price including a price breakdown.)

In my experience the larger of the MDRs are usually also requiring long pants, but the smaller MDR has only "resort casual" requirements.

Sign that was placed on the counters outside several restaurants on the Gem in July 2022 (also saw similar signs outside restaurants on the Escape in August 2022):

We have cruised with the Spirit several times in the past, and have had a great cruise each of those times. BUT those have been port-intensive-type cruises - with 5 sea days on board the Spirit I would get very bored.

I believe it varies between the ships if they let you have a coffee machine in an inside cabin, as in many inside cabins on NCL the question would be "Where to place the coffee machine" as there is often not much room for that in an inside cabin - at least not in the inside cabins we have had (mainly Jewel class ships though). This photo is from an interior cabin on the Jade:

When I try to do a mock booking on ncl.com (the European version) it gives me several specific Haven cabins (incl cabin numbers and location on deckplan) to choose from. As I am located in Europe, I can't access the ncl.com American version - but If I try to do a mock booking on one of the larger American cruise websites, then that place also gives me several numbers of Haven suites to choose from.

At least wait until a few weeks past the final payment date to purchase a regular upgrade - as the rates often drop around that time. And maybe even more as you get closer to the sailing date. You could always try to keep track on how many Haven suites are available to book at any given time by trying to do "mock" bookings online. Regarding the bidding-upgrade-program, it seems like you would be able to place a "very good bid" on a Haven suite, and still probably pay significantly less than you would pay to purchase a regular upgrade today. But that would of course only be the case if there were still a certain amount of unsold Haven suites available.

Yes, it is a "2-in-1 conditioning shampoo". If your hair "needs" hair conditioner to untangle and soften your hair, then you should bring your own conditioner. If you are in a regular suite, then there is a proper conditioner in the bathroom. But not in any of the "lower cabin types".

Will do!

I just want to thank all of you who took your time to write a comment on this matter, it is highly appreciateted. 😊