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  1. I have both a bank and a credit union and both told me "use an ATM there, the exchange is way better". They can do exchange, but it is really not a thing as much as it used to be.
  2. I don't buy it there either, but I also haven't already paid for food to be included at the movie theater. The expectation of cruises, at least used to be, that food is included. Everything is an extra charge now it seems.
  3. Those restaurants have procurred a different license.
  4. If you are in a boot, highly recommend going on Amazon and getting a shoe lift/equalizer for your other foot. Those boots kill the hips.
  5. Another vote for a knee scooter. A million times better than crutches (but bring those too just in case). Personally I would NOT get an electric scooter. They can be difficult to manuever, especially in crowds. If you can get around OK, I don't think it is worth the additional hassle.
  6. Just as an FYI- antibiotics do not treat viruses. Unnecessary use of antibiotics make the problems we have with bacterial resistance to antibiotics worse, and there are fewer and fewer effective antibiotics out there due to overuse. Antibiotics are used for bacterial infections. OP- I hope your dog is better.
  7. I guess it's all relative because one or two drinks a day for a week doesn't seem like "very little alcohol". Makes perfect sense to keep the drinks package! Especially if you are also having sodas. I cancelled the FAS drinks package for my cruise, I figured I would pay out of pocket if I wanted a mocktail, but in the end, didn't get any at all, since I added the soda package, soda was enough for me. Even that gets a bit expensive per day (I think it's about $9 per day? As opposed to $22 for the FAS package) so next cruise will probably be water only and buy a soda at dinner every few days. I have never taken a cruise where I've spent $22 a day on drinks, so for me, that free package is really expensive!
  8. The payment is for the room, not per person. So one person in the room will not be refunded, as the room cost does not change. You may get some taxes and fees back.
  9. On my solo cruise I told my room attendant to just skip cleaning my room. But I did need dishes collected. If I can't eat in my room, cruise over. But I don't usually get room service because I hate all the extra charges. I've also only used Uber eats twice, both paid for by my company and nearly had a heart attack at the cost with service fees, delivery fees, convenience fees, and of course then a massive tip or it won't get delivered at all. Am I in the old or young group? I'm 41 so getting old...but for "cruise" age, I'm still young except on summer and spring break cruises ...
  10. I think Encore is probably not the right ship for my kids right now- age 4 and 6. They aren't really kids club types, and they like big shows. I did like that they had the kids waterpark, but I think my kids are too short for the easier slide still (way far away from drop slide- they are both under 40 pounds). But I might look at some of the other ships and see what they have to offer. We have RCCL booked next summer, but for the one after that NCL is going into consideration with MSC for a great family cruise. I was really pleased with NCL.
  11. Sailing Anthem next summer. Super bummed to hear I will always need to have my phone. I really hate carrying my phone on a cruise. Thanks for posting about your trip. Looking forward to reading more of your observations.
  12. Common sense can be difficult when your brain is still developing. This is so tragic. Most people, even teens, would be able to figure out that climbing on a balcony is a bad idea, but so many people think that bad things just won't happen to them. I've seen people at hotels climb from one floor to the next through balconies. Maybe this person thought because they weren't over the ocean it would turn out fine? Really terrible that it did not.
  13. Your TA is wrong. NCL does not require the entire cabin to have a spa pass. For my cruise (Encore in Alaska), the thermal spa passes sold out before the cruise and there were none offered as day passes or as an add on with treatments. I felt it was really expensive, but also excellent. I used it for at least an hour, up to 3 hours every day of the cruise.
  14. So here's the TLDR. 1) Solo cruises are amazing. The Balcony room was worth it. 2) Alaska is amazing. Rock climbing in Skagway was my #1 excursion. 3) The thermal spa was really fabulous, but also overpriced. I'm torn on if I'd get it again. 4) NCL needs more production show entertainment, but Choir of Man was amazing. 5) I enjoyed the food on the cruise, but the steaks were not good. The omelettes in the buffet were fabulous, as was the scooped ice cream. 6) Try the slide. Especially in Alaska. It's so fun. 7) Making this cruise into an Art cruise was a great choice. I had so much fun creating things. 8 ) Specialtiy dining is nice, but I don't think I'd pay extra for it. 9) Solo the soda package was worth it. With my family, we will be drinking water. 10) I really really want to go on NCL solo again, but it is so hard to justify the price. Looking at Hawaii for a black friday sale (I didn't book) it cost $100 less to book a solo room for myself as it did the same category for my family of 4. Kids sail free is just too good of a deal!
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