rsail203

I'm confused. Dining just opened for my Feb. 2nd cruise on the Bliss. I booked 5 restaurants at 6 PM for two, but when I look at the schedule it only has my name on those bookings. So, I went to my wife's account to see if I had to book her seperately, it only shows 7 or 8 PM availability. Did I do something wrong or booking a table for two takes care of the problem.

For the birthday, there will just be 2 of us. If I tell the waiters about the birthday, will there be a small cake and candle and the waiters singing happy birthday? RNCheryl mentioned seeing celebrations in the MDR.

We'll be on the Bliss celebrating on a birthday cruise. I have 2 questions.

1-Which free dining or fee dining restaurant is better for celebrating the birthday.  

2-I've heard and read conflicting reviews of the Cagney Steakhouse on the Bliss. If you've had dinner there on the Bliss, what do you think?

Do they have all day passes for the go-carts?

It was great. The wildlife and scenery were fantastic. We stopped at several other South American countries and had some great excursions. The ship is really nice. The service was really good and the ship was in fine shape. 

Last August, prior to our Millenium Alaska cruise, we flew from Fairbanks to above the Arctic Circle. It was a beautiful day and the temperature was an unbelievable 62 degrees. Five months later, in January, we took a cruise from Buenos Aires to Antarctica on the Eclipse. We were lucky there too. We had beautiful sunshiny weather there and it was warmer there than it was in the US during the polar vortex. I don't think many people can say that they've been to the Arctic and Antarctica in that short a time frame and were also lucky enough to have beautiful weather in both places. I guess Global Warming had a lot to do with that. We've only cruised for the last 15 years, but we've seen some great places. We started late in life, but it's never too late.

Thank you all for your responses. That answers my questions.

I've just discovered that there are laundry rooms on the Mariner. How does this work? What is supplied and is there a cost?

Just adults.

Are NFL games available during Regent cruises?

We're going to celebrate a birthday during our Bliss cruise. Which restaurant would be the best to have dinner on that evening? A birthday desert or cake with a candle and the waiters singing happy birthday. Do you have any opinions on this?

Thank you all for your answers. New question. Does the Mariner ever have a blackjack tournament?

I'm looking at the deck plan and I don't see a casino. Am I missing something?

We already booked and paid for 3 shore excursions before we got the $50 shore excursion credits for each port. When we get the $150 OBC, can we use the credit to help pay towards other shore excursions booked on the Bliss. Or can we also use this credit to gamble in the casino or to buy in to blackjack tournaments?

2 hours ago, esm54687 said:

or....... don't cancel and at the conclusion of each excursion, you will receive the credit as OBC on your stateroom account. 

This is how it works on NCL? Can this OBC be used for the service charge?

38 minutes ago, esm54687 said:

Because the Excursion Promo T&Cs clearly direct you to contact the Excursion Desk, make the reservation (not pre pay) and you will be charged on board with the credit applied....... did you book online or any other manner besides calling the Excursion Desk?  That's why they charged your credit card. 

 

Your TA is really dropping the ball explaining things to you. 

I just received this excursion promo Saturday (in a new sale as well as a price drop) and my TA has not sent me the confirmation yet. I booked the shore excursions online weeks ago. My TA sent me an email telling me about the price drop and excursion credit, but we haven't talked about the details yet.

31 minutes ago, esm54687 said:

 

Assuming the excursions are NCL and you prepaid on line....... just call the NCL Excursion Desk (not the main number) and cancel.....  then rebook (without pre-paying just a reservation) and you will be charged the price minus the credit once the excursion is completed. 

I'm confused here. Other cruise lines, I've booked, you have to pay for excursions in advance. If you're saying that reservations are only paid after the fact, why did they charge my credit card?

At this point I don't need answers from NCL. I need somebody to answer so I can cancel my wifes internet and sign up for unlimited as advised by you people. I was on hold again for a long time today with no answer.

I now have another question. As advised on this forum, my TA got me a lower fare for my Bliss cruise and the $50 shore excursion credit at each port. If I've already booked an excursion at several ports, how do I cancel and re-book the same excursion with the credit.

Thank you for the info, but how do I cancel my wife's internet and book unlimited if I can't get NCL to answer the phone?

Last night while I was watching a ball game, I called NCL "customer service". I was on hold for one hour and 38 minutes and never got an answer to my call.

I have a few questions that never got answered. Can you help me?

1- Was this 1:38 and no answer normal for a Friday night or was this wait normal for NCL at any time?

2- I have 250 minutes of internet time and I bought my wife 250 minutes for a 14 day cruise. Would I be better off upgrading to unlimited? Can we switch from one device to another with unlimited? Can I cancel my wife's internet and use that money to buy the unlimited?

3- We have 5 meals at specialty restaurants. What can we order there? More than one appetizer? How does this work?

We never got a notice either, but I saw a small article in my local paper. I called citi last week to check out the info and I had to speak to six different people, before I found someone to confirm that the coverage is ending Sept. 22nd. The other five had no clue and kept on passing me on to other departments.

Like Lilikins, I plan to make a final payment for several cruises on Sept. 19th so I get cancellation insurance on my citicard. The interest I lose on the money is a lot less than the cost of the insurance for those cruises. I already have a yearly medical and evacuation insurance so I just need the cancellation coverage. If I had to cancel before final payment date, my TA told me that I will get my money back, even if there's some delay.

We use Allianz Global Assistance for a yearly medical and evacuation policy. We've never had a claim, but they have good communications and seem to be available.

Thanks for the answers. I prefer pepsi, but drink cokes on my cruises as that's whats been available and I didn't have a problem with the cokes. I'll let my agent know my preferences.

Rich

Does Regent serve coke or pepsi products?