JVilleGal

So we have 4 grandchildren going with us, all but the youngest meet the height required to ride the carts. The youngest Is 3in too short, can he ride a double with a parent????? Does anyone know how the doubles work? Ty

Thank you I will share this whole thread with my kids and grandkids!

Question 1 - there is One dinner seating for passengers I believe it is at 7pm and dinner is served one course at a time. After passengers eat the crew gets to eat. Much much different than ocean cruising.

# 2 you can board when ever you want AFTER 3pm but not before. The crew has made the ship ready and prior to loading luggage gets a couple hours in Amsterdam prior to guests arrival. You will not be able to board early as no one is really there other than a few crew.

# 3 I can’t speak to the Optional excursion you need to call Avalon. We spent 3 days in Amsterdam prior to our cruise and took a taxi to the boat about 3pm.

Loved our sailing, it was wonder!  

Don’t remember advance sign up. Everyone gets to go.

Can someone recently on Joy comment about the Race Track? I have seen “side by side” seating for 2 as well as Solo riders carts. The carts that are “Side by side” work for younger kids who want to ride buy are not quite tall enough. Are the carts for Two still there or are they now gone?

Can anyone comment on the Race Track. At one point I did see “side by side” seating for two in the carts. This of course is ideal if you have a younger child too short to ride. Did they take these out or are they still there? 
can anyone recently in Joy comment.  We are sail Dec 22 with big family group.

Which ships have Vibe?

47 minutes ago, njhorseman said:

Steve's company is tripinsurancestore.com . Insure My Trip is a different company.

Oops you are absolutely right. Steve is in speed dial sorry for the confusion!

9 hours ago, DrSea said:

Geez. Is that how much it is for insurance? 400 sounds like a lot for one or two ppl. 

 

I don't buy insurance. I like to roll the dice. 

This covers 4 people. Insurance covers many things I can afford to loose the cost of the cruise but I can’t afford Evacuation back to the US ($50,000+ and medical bills of 10’s of $1000) a heart attack or a broken bone or a burst appendix these are all the kinds of things I’m worried about. US medical insurance rarely covers medical in other countries. So I’m not concerned about a $10,000 cruise but I am concerned about Medical costs and evacuation.

i do not purchase TI from the cruise line. I have always used InsureMyTrip and I speak to Steve.

Just got thru paying  $400 for Travel Insurance. Why would anyone buy travel insurance if all you had to do was accuse the Cruiseline of being Heartless and they would refund your money???

You buY TI within 2 or 3 weeks of booking and it covers pre-existing medical conditions. Plus if I fall off a curb in Europe and break a leg my medical is covered.

sorry this happened to the OP, sure is an expensive lesson!

Interesting we never had anything but travelers from Canada and New Zealand. And maybe a few Aussies.

You can only get this answer direct from NCL. Do not believe any one on the Forum or even a CS phone agent. You need permission in writing from NCL. The answer to your question is MAYBE or MAYBE NOT.

We are sailing with a large family over Christmas. Will a nicer dinner be served Christmas Eve or will it be Christmas Day?

we are trying to decide on a specialty restaurant but didn’t want to miss a Traditional Dinner.

am I making any sense?  

We also sailed in the Illumination, loved it!

PS we did not wear a third of what we brought! Very casual and laundry onboard was wonderful. Don’t ask the prices because I didn’t ask or look, I was on vacation and didn’t care if i had a $70 laundry bill! 

There is a ton of room for at least 4 large bags under the bed. We each had a 25” and a 22” roller bags and they easily fit under the bed. Don’t worry about the bag issue. There is no storage outside of your cabin, but normal bags are fine.

Yes that is exactly correct. Some people left the boat at 3 or 4 in the morning and others left after breakfast. Your tour director will call you a cab if you need one. Fellow passengers staying in Amsterdam will leave when they are ready. I believe we had to be out of our cabins by 8:30 so they could get ready for guests arriving.

You are correct the elevator does not go to the Sun Deck. It’s intended to get someone from the main deck to the lower deck where meals are served and to the third deck of cabins to avoid needing to use the stairs. 

Make sure you sail early enough in December that Christmas Markets are still open. By the time an actual sailing on Christmas Day hits you may be very disappointed.

Dave the Ovation is The Seabourn ship that was also Fully Chartered. I had the name wrong and apparently the capacity also. I apologize.

The crew had already started wrapping chairs  in plastic and begun other activities for the drydock as we disembarked. Navigator was in beautiful shape and it’s hard to imagine what they plan to do. However one crew member told me he was on carpet duty 😉

Thanks Bill I love that story and vodka on Navigator seems like a good thing! She is a Gem that’s for sure 🙂

Your correct about Navigator, her Hull was built for another Commerical purpose and not for a cruise ship. At one point years ago I heard the whole story and maybe it was TC who shared it. Sadly like so many things I just don’t remember.

FYI the name I gave for the Seabourn ship also Chartered for this trip is wrong. She is the Newest ship Seabourn just added (forget the name). I know her capacity is 350 passengers.

I think a ship designed for 400 passengers would have limited public venues. There is only so much space. We intentionally booked midship to avoid any vibration. Have enjoyed all 3 dining venues. Have not experienced any brown water.

The entire ship was Chartered by the World War II museum New Orleans. They sold out Navigator and then fully Chartered the Seabourn  Odyssey. We are sailing 1 day apart. However we are currently dock together. 

It’s 11pm and we are docked for 3 days in the Seine River and tomorrow we head to Omaha Beach. We are waiting for instructions from both the State Dept and French Govt about June 6th. It’s going to be a very very long day. Our very Elderly Veterans and Metal of Honor winners plus other dignitaries will be taken off the ship separately. The rest of the passengers have tickets and now we wait for instructions:(

its going to be a very very long day.