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graphicguy

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    SW OHIO
  • Interests
    Travel, Golf, being out and about
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    I like them all (but haven't sailed them all)
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Mediteranean

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  1. This may be one of those scenarios where you drop a line to the GM. I believe the Concierge desk has a form you can anonymously fill out and submit to Customer Service. It's a brief form that is similar to a "suggestion" submission. In the past, I've found that those get the attention of the higher ups in pretty short order. Just another avenue available.
  2. For anyone interested, there are some nice Haven fares on the Joy to Bermuda if you can leave in the next 60 days.
  3. @Battlement....well, heck....that sux! At one point, NCL only promoted the creme de la creme to the Haven. Their best Concierges, their best restaurant staff, their best bartenders and yes, their best Butlers. While I've not experienced what you did, I do believe NCL has had difficulty keeping good staff (as have all the cruise lines). Is it due to the COVID hangover that all industries find difficulty finding and keeping good staff? Maybe. Dunno, though! The last Butler I had (Walter) on my Prima Cruise several weeks ago typified what we've come to expect....cordial, polite, attentive, punctual. Same with the Concierge (Lyster). I know crew seem to put an emphasis on the surveys, as does NCL. Might want to let them know about this. I have been surprised how NCL has responded in a positive way to some of the issues and negative feedback I've provided. No harm in giving it a shot.
  4. I can use the calculator on my phone. Does that count?
  5. Yes…dining changes for a whole host of reasons….as do excursions!
  6. You’ve been heard. Consider your bountiful thanks recorded and totally fulfilled.
  7. Dang...you guys sound old. Still got my hair, albeit it's gone from brown to grey. While not near my fighting weight, I like to believe I'm just a bigger version of my 19 year old love machine self. My only request...if you want to thank me for anything, don't foist your "thanks" upon me. Now, if you want to buy me drinks, that's an entirely different "thing". I'll take them. GI Bill.....it paid for my tuition, books, housing. If I were an 18 year old today, and wanting to go to college, I'd enlist. You get tuition, books, housing, and while your compatriots are coming out with a mountain of debt, you'd be getting a degree for free.
  8. Give it a shot and let us know if it works.
  9. That's a good question. I'm not really sure. I've only been able to use it for the Haven. Give them a call and see what they say.
  10. See what you did? Now you've gone and done it!!!!! Speaking of the GI Bill, I know it was a while ago, but tuition has sky rocketed in recent years. So, that benefit is worth a whole lot more than when I collected it.
  11. (855) 625-4283. Have your reservation number, date of sailing and ship you're sailing on ready to give to them so they can confirm you're in the Haven. There will be a couple of "menu options" before you get to the NCL Concierge. They've been great doing my pre-cruise choices and planning. Pillows, coffee, snacks, dinner reservations, etc. I'm all set once I board. I use the Concierges for changes on board, but mostly, I'm all set by using the Concierge Phone Number.
  12. I had heard Wounded Warror Project (by one of my VFW buds) paid more to the administrative/administrators than they gave to any Wounded Vet. I tend to stay away from the charities who dump a lot of money into ads to raise more money. I always think "why not use the advertising money on the charity itself?" Don't know if that's right or wrong. Just a data point from one person who happened to be a wounded vet.
  13. Great! We agree. The Jersey sounds great. My family and my friends know of my service. They know some of the "stories". I don't wish to share them with strangers and I don't feel comfortable when someone approaches me with "THANKS" just so they can "feel good about themselves" (which I'm trying to wrap my head around). I'll smile and nod most of the time when approached. I used to attend all the Veterans functions in my community, but those functions dwindled over time. Again, just the last couple of years, they seem to have picked up again. Maybe I'll attend once again. Not sure. Doesn't really matter to me. Appreciate the discounts. I go to my local VFW, where vets and their wives/GFs hang out. But, as mentioned, we're neighbors, not strangers, and have known each other for a long time. Plus, the beer is cheap and we have a big screen TV to watch sports on.
  14. While I served after you, anyone who has read about that period of time knows what happened. That's the part of "ebb and flow" of how we're perceived. It has changed over the last couple of years. I like your idea of a "nod". But, I still get a little anxious when someone I don't even know finds out I was in the service and wants to "thank" me. I walk away thinking "you don't even know me!" It does indeed ring hollow. Want to thank someone? Go to a Veterans Hospital. Volunteer there.
  15. OK......good advice! Far be it from me to "steal" your "joy"!
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