nivekious Posted September 14, 2016 #126 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Thanks for the updates on Le Bistro, guess I'll have to look into one of the other menu items. $25 for shrimp is insane when you remember you've already paid for an MDR meal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgruenhaus Posted September 14, 2016 #127 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Another incorrect post. Read what you posted: "Morning coffee, continental breakfast and orders placed by guests sailing in The Haven will not attract a charge" I was on the Breakaway last Nov in an Oceanview room and ordered the morning continental breakfast of coffee and pastries and was not charged anything, NCL was just starting to charge $7.95 convenience fee for roomservice on menu items. Their site was confusing on that and mentioned that the fee was only late hours. I never ordered during those hours. I think the NCL site does say the convenience charge is a few more dollars for Haven and suite travelers. They don't sweat it as their cruise is four times what I pay anyway. Spending $8000 on a cruise why would they even be concerned with a $10 roomservice fee? Sent from my SM-G935P using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgruenhaus Posted September 14, 2016 #128 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Ok just called NCL to clarify. Room service is free for suite and haven guests. So the wording on their website is wrong saying haven guests. It should say free fror suite and haven guests. You never know if the reps at NCL know what they are talking about. A few I talked with before my last cruise had never been on a cruise! One said that their boss was just going on a cruise to pass along what he learns. One had to call other reps to get an answer. Sent from my SM-G935P using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted September 14, 2016 Author #129 Share Posted September 14, 2016 I guess filet will be next, to be replaced by hanger steak. In would prefer a good hanger steak over filet any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted September 14, 2016 Author #130 Share Posted September 14, 2016 (edited) I was on the Breakaway last Nov in an Oceanview room and ordered the morning continental breakfast of coffee and pastries and was not charged anything, NCL was just starting to charge $7.95 convenience fee for roomservice on menu items. Their site was confusing on that and mentioned that the fee was only late hours. I never ordered during those hours. I think the NCL site does say the convenience charge is a few more dollars for Haven and suite travelers. They don't sweat it as their cruise is four times what I pay anyway. Spending $8000 on a cruise why would they even be concerned with a $10 roomservice fee? Continental breakfast room service is free for everyone. Current free room service card includes fresh fruits (seasonal melon, fruit compote, sliced fresh fruit, banana), yogurts (plain, nonfat, blueberry, strawberry, peach, mixed fruit), cold cereals (raisin bran, rice crispy, corn flake, all bran, fruit loops), juices (orange, tomato, grapefruit), drinks (coffee, tea, hot chocolate, milk), muffins, croissants, cinnamon rolls, fruit Danish Limited hot breakfast items are available for non-suites for a delivery charge. Suites and Havens can order whatever they want for breakfast from the MDR or Suites restaurant without service charge. It is delivered by your butler who brings white tablecloth for your table. For example eggs over easy, filet steak, bacon, ham, grilled tomato, mushrooms, hash brown, with a Diet Pepsi. Edited September 14, 2016 by BirdTravels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgruenhaus Posted September 14, 2016 #131 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Do you really need to get lobsters on a cruise ship? Come on, there are plenty of other things in the world to worry about. It's greed like when they can't charge more for a product so they reduce the size. Taking away something expected and still charging for it IS greed. Missing a port visit due to weather is not the same as choosing not to serve an item that many cruisers expect on their prepaid cruises. Nothing a few red pepper flakes couldn't have remedied !!! Sent from my SM-G935P using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted September 14, 2016 Author #132 Share Posted September 14, 2016 It's greed like when they can't charge more for a product so they reduce the size. Taking away something expected and still charging for it IS greed. Missing a port visit due to weather is not the same as choosing not to serve an item that many cruisers expect on their prepaid cruises. Sent from my SM-G935P using Forums mobile app Not greed. Smart business. NCL has made tremendous improvements with the menus in the dining rooms over the past few years. For example, lunch menus have replaced chicken fingers with poached salmon. Chips with scallops. It's like watching political commercials where people take things out of context, without talking about the big picture. They try to sell you on their point of view based on incomplete facts,,, because the truth does not substantiate their claim. Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janpo Posted September 14, 2016 #133 Share Posted September 14, 2016 (edited) Not greed. Smart business. NCL has made tremendous improvements with the menus in the dining rooms over the past few years. For example, lunch menus have replaced chicken fingers with poached salmon. Chips with scallops. It's like watching political commercials where people take things out of context, without talking about the big picture. They try to sell you on their point of view based on incomplete facts,,, because the truth does not substantiate their claim. Sad. : You're also the one who said that Margaritaville is fine dining. Edited September 14, 2016 by janpo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mking8288 Posted September 14, 2016 #134 Share Posted September 14, 2016 ... said that Margaritaville is fine dining. Post of the morning, you almost got me to spill my morning coffee all over my keyboard. ;) :D :p As I am reading spam email, NCL marketing at it again - "Drinks Are On Us! Feel Free To Drink Like A Fish. Bahamas Cruises. 3 & 4-Day Sailings From Miami Year-Round. From $30* Per Day. " One can't help but to re-think that upscale expectations ... on, who to do smart business with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedish weave Posted September 14, 2016 #135 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Not greed. Smart business. NCL has made tremendous improvements with the menus in the dining rooms over the past few years. For example, lunch menus have replaced chicken fingers with poached salmon. Chips with scallops. It's like watching political commercials where people take things out of context, without talking about the big picture. They try to sell you on their point of view based on incomplete facts,,, because the truth does not substantiate their claim. Sad. Smart business ??? Does that explain why NCL is slashing rates and their stock price is declining ??? Maybe they should go back to being dumb !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janpo Posted September 14, 2016 #136 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Post of the morning, you almost got me to spill my morning coffee all over my keyboard. ;) :D :p As I am reading spam email, NCL marketing at it again - "Drinks Are On Us! Feel Free To Drink Like A Fish. Bahamas Cruises. 3 & 4-Day Sailings From Miami Year-Round. From $30* Per Day. " One can't help but to re-think that upscale expectations ... on, who to do smart business with. I got the same email along with 4 more every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sissaaaaaa Posted September 14, 2016 #137 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Post of the morning, you almost got me to spill my morning coffee all over my keyboard. ;) :D :p As I am reading spam email, NCL marketing at it again - "Drinks Are On Us! Feel Free To Drink Like A Fish. Bahamas Cruises. 3 & 4-Day Sailings From Miami Year-Round. From $30* Per Day. " One can't help but to re-think that upscale expectations ... on, who to do smart business with. Exactly. Sounds more and more like Carnival! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNJCruisers Posted September 14, 2016 #138 Share Posted September 14, 2016 As I am reading spam email, NCL marketing at it again - "Drinks Are On Us! Feel Free To Drink Like A Fish. Bahamas Cruises. 3 & 4-Day Sailings From Miami Year-Round. From $30* Per Day. Exactly. Sounds more and more like Carnival! Not really.....Carnival has never included their Cheers drinks package in any kind of promotion. All they do is charge 29.00 less per person (50 vs 79) than NCL for a package that includes bottled water, espresso based drinks, all non alcoholic beverages including energy drinks and milkshakes and there is a ceiling of 50.00 per drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinIllinois Posted September 14, 2016 #139 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Not really.....Carnival has never included their Cheers drinks package in any kind of promotion. All they do is charge 29.00 less per person (50 vs 79) than NCL for a package that includes bottled water, espresso based drinks, all non alcoholic beverages including energy drinks and milkshakes and there is a ceiling of 50.00 per drink. A ceiling of $50 per drink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb Nahoumi Posted September 14, 2016 #140 Share Posted September 14, 2016 The $7.95 was a good idea. Probably stops a lot of food being wasted. Some people just like to stay in their room and strap on the feedbag all day. Maybe the $7.95 will help control that. I noticed fewer trays loaded with leftover food, on corridor floors. Either fewer guests are ordering, or cabin stewards are collecting them faster.j The trays are messy, and could be dangerous if someone trips over one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNJCruisers Posted September 14, 2016 #141 Share Posted September 14, 2016 A ceiling of $50 per drink? Yes....there are some high end wines and cognacs that are close to that and it's all covered up to 50, unlike the 15 ceiling that NCL has. If you are a heavy drinker though, the downside is that you're only allowed 15 alcoholic drinks per day. But I would love to see someone try to drink 15 Fosters Oil Cans or 15 properly made Long Island Iced Teas. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted September 14, 2016 Author #142 Share Posted September 14, 2016 : You're also the one who said that Margaritaville is fine dining. Actually I said it was better to have a branded a restaurant than waste that space for buffet left overs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sissaaaaaa Posted September 14, 2016 #143 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Actually I said it was better to have a branded a restaurant than waste that space for buffet left overs. Yep, and I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mking8288 Posted September 14, 2016 #144 Share Posted September 14, 2016 (edited) Not really.....Carnival has never included their Cheers drinks package in any kind of promotion ... $30 a day is for the base cruise price, per person for 4 nights out of Miami, FL on the NCL Sky - not about drink packages. Basic fares are now cheaper than staying at a Comfort Inn or HoJo Express, on select dates - pack & go. Can't fault NCL for stopping lobsters from boarding, LOL. Has little to do directly with the competition, I think. So much for not discounting and aiming upscale. screenshot below >>> sent via Nexus 5X with 7.0 Nougat via Tapatalk Edited September 14, 2016 by mking8288 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLady Posted September 14, 2016 #145 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Continental breakfast room service is free for everyone. Current free room service card includes fresh fruits (seasonal melon, fruit compote, sliced fresh fruit, banana), yogurts (plain, nonfat, blueberry, strawberry, peach, mixed fruit), cold cereals (raisin bran, rice crispy, corn flake, all bran, fruit loops), juices (orange, tomato, grapefruit), drinks (coffee, tea, hot chocolate, milk), muffins, croissants, cinnamon rolls, fruit Danish ... Although fruit and yogurt are evidently included in continental breakfast on Escape and maybe the other mega ships they are NOT included on Jewel, Jade and probably the other smaller ships. Those are limited to coffee/tea, juice and pastries/muffins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted September 14, 2016 Author #146 Share Posted September 14, 2016 : You're also the one who said that Margaritaville is fine dining. And I have never classified anything on NCL as fine dining. The Supper Club Cabaret tries to be. We are platinum members on Cunard. Their grill restaurants for their suites first get close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2tcdx2 Posted September 14, 2016 #147 Share Posted September 14, 2016 A ceiling of $50 per drink? Sure is - makes my hubby happy to be able to order the premium stuff. Even with the 15 drink limit, we would still never hit that many drinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH Cruisers Posted September 16, 2016 #148 Share Posted September 16, 2016 (edited) You're kidding, right? Of course not. I live on the seacoast with tanks of live lobster in all the grocery stores. What on earth would anybody want a frozen lobster? Hence, the part you left out about quality vacuum sealed frozen lobster. Edited September 16, 2016 by NH Cruisers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH Cruisers Posted September 16, 2016 #149 Share Posted September 16, 2016 They don't sweat it as their cruise is four times what I pay anyway. Spending $8000 on a cruise why would they even be concerned with a $10 roomservice fee? Sent from my SM-G935P using Forums mobile app Our Haven suite for two is costing just a tick over $4,000 for two of us included in fare is Spa Package, Use of Haven Courtyard and Restaurant, UBP, 4 nights specialty, gratuities, Wi-Fi, and taxes and port fees. I am quite happy about not needing to pay a $10 room service fee. So I pay 2 times what you pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH Cruisers Posted September 16, 2016 #150 Share Posted September 16, 2016 i noticed fewer trays loaded with leftover food, on corridor floors. Either fewer guests are ordering, or cabin stewards are collecting them faster.j the trays are messy, and could be dangerous if someone trips over one. like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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