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thanks, the meeting point is at berth 3. Still working logistics out. we may not do it or just pay the additonal 150 to do through ncl.

Thanks! Ive read Ketchikan is about 20min drive from Ward Cove. We dock at 1pm in Ward Cove and the excursion we bought meets at 215pm.

Simple question, is it possible to get off ship that is docked in ward cove and make it to ketchikan in a timely manner? I booked an excursion outside of ncl to save about $200 but I dont know if timing will be an issue. We will have a little over an one hour to get from ship to meeting point for excursion. I also dont know if NCL will let everyone off ship after docking or those who have ncl excursions will be allowed to depart first. Thanks!

We are doing southbound on Jewel in June. Airfare was challenging. Bought about a month after it posted. Alaska air to anchorage and united back home. Had to stay a night in vancouver after cruise to get a decent flight home. We liked the longer port times. We are staying three nights in seward prior to cruise. booked our lodge over a year out. Only big mistake i have made is we are flying into anchorage late, approx 8pm but have to get up pretty early next day to get on train to seward. if I had to do it again id stay two nights in seward or try to get a flight that got into anchorage a little earlier. We sailed on Jewel in early 2023 and it was great.

When we were on the Getaway we got to Syds no later than one hour before show started. It was worth the wait but man that is a small venue for the amount of people who want to see the show.

The Asian complimentary restaurants have never disappointed for sure! Love the green tea ice cream. The Ginza on the star and Chin Chin on Jewel were excellent with the same menu items. Noodles on Getaway was also good and has a different menu.

Not many were eating there while I was on the getaway last month. Good to hear its complimentary now. The menu looks good!

They sure did. Cant find them on the website anymore so i came here. Cant predict what NCL will do but IMHO doubt they will reverse back to original itinerary. At least they didn't wait till last minute to change and have given cruisers the opportunity to keep cruise or change.

It does seem like NCL is creating a more noticable trend of port cancellations and itinerary changes. Had 4 port cancellations between 2 most recent cruises. It's funny this thread came up because I was beginning to chuckle a bit at ncls new south America itineraries to Antarctica wondering if NCL has any intention of going there or just trying to make money off of eager cruisers. The waters between Antarctica and cape horn are not the smoothest yet I've experienced 4 port cancellations because of sea conditions that pale in comparison to the drake passage.

Just got off the getaway. they offer times in those restaurants at 530 and 830 if i remember correctly. We did make reservations for tropicana for later in the cruise after the first night on the ship there was a line a mile long of those who made reservations on the first night who wanted to dine in tropicana including a long line of solo cruisers. We liked the live music in tropicana and would eat there if we didnt have specialty dining booked and were sailing not in port. The reservation option for complimentary dining did surprise us as ncl touts freestyle dining BUT yes you can make a reservation in the three complimentary dining venues. IF you show up around 7 you usually can get seated.

Cant imagine the mayhem if he did not leave new york and people lining up to get off the ship demanding their money back. Doubt the decision was his.

Just got off the Getaway. Despite canceled stop in Bermuda, it was a great all around cruise from embarkation to debarkation. Food, music, and shows were outstanding. Staff were excellent. Ship in great condition for not seeing a drydock in so long. Very impressed with what they put together on that ship!

Seems like the weather in Dec can be quite hairy. Just got off getaway and Bermuda was canceled. It will be interesting to see if the getaway makes it this Mon Tues to Bermuda considering forecast is even worse. I think the gem is supposed to dock in Bermuda this week too.

Reps do screw up. I have a few stories myself but I wasnt surprised things turned out the way they went.