lilly2015

Did you try Norwegian Airlines to Copenhagen, they are not related with NCL. Their hub is Copenhagen, maybe you can score a non stop flight. The train ride is about 3 hours to Hamburg. Train Station Hamburg Altona would be the closest to the Cruise Port.

Good luck!

British Isles & Ireland

Always wanted to see it all but not good driving on the wrong side of the Street [emoji6]

Western Med

Met sooooo lovely people on that Cruise [emoji7]

Trains are running every hour and it takes around an hour to get to Hamburg.

School holidays in northern Germany end around this time, i would make seat arrangments if you have a specific train in mind.

Hi everyone.......back with another silly question. I have heard that the Med. cruises are very different from the Caribbean and we are going on our first one. I always look forward to the sailaway party on deck on the first day and am just wondering if they do that over there, too. It just gets me in the cruise mood, you know? I know there will be no reggae music and all but just wonder how it is sailing out from Barcelona. Thanks.......................Patti

We had a beautiful Sailaway Party last year from Barcelona and i really look forward to attend this year again 😊

Happy Sailing ⛵

I plan on making our own party when we depart from Rome! Very excited.

 

 

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There is a sailaway Party from Rome also, we joined that one, too 😊

Happy Sailing ⛵

Besides the private tours i would ask them what their least favourite port is. This way they could have another day were they could rest on the Ship and recharge a bit.

Happy planning!

+1 for boots

They have a lot of branches in London. You can pre-order on their website and collect directly in a store closest to your Hotel free of delivery charge. That way you can also order all your cosmetic stuff in advance and dont have to bring it with you 😉

+1 for the Mango Meltdown

Dont forget the Mudslide 😊

Do you know Norwegian Airlines? Not related to NCL and no extra costs for one way flights, their premium product is pretty nice.

I have to admit that i booked a "full" flight once and only used one leg, was cheaper than one way but you have to make sure that you fly the first leg. Sometimes Virgin Airlines with no additional costs if you are lucky ;)

It's only OCD if you telephone NCL for details of the Pantone numbers ... :halo:

I will keep that in mind, in case i get restless again rofl

Have a wonderful Cruise! ⛵

I might be a bit obsessed with organizing but i printed them black and white and coloured them with the original colour. It was a fun thing to do ;)

The Bar is operated normally between 5 and 7pm. Not free but UBP works here too.

Best Cookies ever 24/7 for free. 😊

Also free self service specialty Coffee Maker, Joghurt and Fruits 24/7

Vending maschine for Soda, dont know if Card or Cash as i didnt use it.

Happy Sailing ⛵

I could start with a very bad joke and tell you that all on board expenses are billed in $$$ but i am not going there ;)

My first advice would be to take part in your roll call. Many people organize small group tours with independent contractors which cost around 1/3 of the tours offered by the Cruise line.

A good travel guide book will help a lot to enclose what you really want to see in these ports, most of them have very easy access to public transport.

Do you drive by car "on the wrong side of the street"? If so, car rentals on this loop are very easy to find and around €45 - 60 per day.

Happy planning!

Hi there and happy new year to all of you!

On land trips here in Europe or the US i always bring a list of the closest tj-maxx with me in case i packed the wrong clothes again 😉 but it's called tk-maxx in Europe

Have a wonderful trip 😊

It depends where you are from. Here in Germany the UBP includes specialty coffee in the Restaurants.

If you arrive in Hamburg in time or max 6pm , you will have no problem to be in time at Hamburger Hafen. Taxi from airport to Cruise Terminal takes around 25 minutes in normal traffic.

Is your stopover with Lufthansa in Frankfurt or Munich? I would decide for Lufthansa then, as they have many flights to Hamburg daily, more or less every other hour.

Flughafen Hamburg is not that big, not to compare with NYC but we get along😉

Hiya Lilly... I most certainly did! ;) It's black and silver and sparkly and makes me feel happy. Thanks for asking. I ordered 3 and fell in love with one of them. [emoji813]eyes: One came with half a pocket sewed closed and the guy I talked with on the phone told me that they sometimes do that for shipping for it to lay flat, and that I'm supposed to take the stitching out myself. :o Errrrr, excuse me? I have never seen a pocket half sewn closed on anything and then was expected to fix it myself. The third was just meh, so I returned two and will take the black and silver with me. :D

That sounds perfect 😊

I hate these sewn pockets, too as i am very untalented fixing these things lol

Did you start packing already or have a list or are you a "just throw in the night before" kind of woman? 😉

Well, for better or worse, I'll be onboard... thank you for taking the time to respond. Hope you get on her soon. :D

Hi Monnom,

just curiuos: did you find THAT Dress already? 😊

If the food is complimentary..., then why do they have prices for ice cream?

 

 

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You have to pay extra for the ice cream or milk shakes

Got the same Mail for Germany today, too

Thank you Lilly2015 for the reply. We have always been docked at the ports so have no idea what to expect when tendering.

You are welcome 😊

On my last Epic Cruise the meeting point for excursions with tenders was mostly the theater but was announced over and over on the PA - hard to miss 😉

Happy Sailing 😎⛵

Do we have to make tender reservations if we book an excursion through NCL?

No, you don't, it is part of your booked excursion.

When we have inside cabin we put the tv on the bow channel. Easy to see when it's daylight.

This!

Always had OV or Balcony even when traveling on my own. This year my 1st Cruise with NCL in Studios and put TV to bridge channel before i went to bed (dont forget to set it to mute). Woke up every morning to "natural" light and still ask myself why i paid so much money on former Cruises 😉

That’s exactly what happened to me. The only difference is that cancellation for us is 20% up to 91 days because we have booked a Haven cabin.

 

I only found out the actual conditions when my TA told me the amount to pay to cancel. I thought he was mistaken and send him an email with an screen capture I got when I looked up for those cancellations fees. Then he told me those were US conditions and were different. Imagine my face after reading that!!

 

Well I wish you don’t have to cancel. Do you think that printout would make NCL reconsider your situation if you needed to cancel??

 

 

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I would scan it and send it to NCL directly - you got nothing to loose...

As we can not (without any technic gadgets) visit the US Website, there might be a small chance they consider your request but i wouldnt tell them you want to cancel to book with a Competitor ;)

I will definitely be eating alone sometimes, and mostly I'm okay with it. It's harder at dinner to eat by oneself, I think. :rolleyes:

The Solo meetings are every evening. On my Cruise we mostly used it as the general meeting spot to have a pre Dinner Drink and decide where to have dinner and who wants to join.

One more thing: if you like the fruity Cocktails but want to skip the Alkohol, order them without it 😉🍸