minisuitegian

Our NCL PCC said it was $300.00 per cabin (not per person) if paid for all guests with one credit card. Is this not correct? We have 3 people in our Dawn mini suite.

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Happy sailing.

I wanted to add our experiences, with regards to over packing being a common first cruise mistake!

Yep it happens, Fours of us ... packed and took 11 full sized suitcases and a couple of hand-carry types for the ladies. What a fiasco. We were gone for 3 weeks plus and seriously over-packed. Never again.:)

Some of the comments and 'rolling eye' emoticons tells me I may have been misunderstood.

We are very naive, with regards to cruising. I assumed shore excursions would have been similar to Regent Seven Seas, where one could travel about freely or via shore excursions. We knew nothing about Haiti or as others have posted armed guards. Labadee just wasn't what we expected.

My wife's family planned the trip as a family reunion, plus celebrating mother in laws 81st birthday. They picked the cruise and our total party was about 18 people. We joined the cruise because of reunion and had no input as to which cruise or ports o call. We learn through experiences and advice. For future cruises, I now know to ask if a specific cruise has these types of 'private islands' prior to booking. I also learned to research the ports o call as well.

With regards to Labadee, yes it was wonderful, clean, water craft rentals and a zip-line. Even with all of it's passengers, I never felt it was overcrowded and one could easily find a spot to rest and have a cool beverage.

Best wishes

Were newbies to cruising (2 previous), but not to traveling. I was very disappointed with Labadee. I love to visit far and away places devoid of all the touristy things. Labadee is something Royal Caribbean built for their passengers. Reminded me so much of Disneyland. We wanted to see the true Haiti and not some mere fabrication!

I understand there is quite a behind the scenes story on exactly how Labadee was negotiated, with the Haitians. Something to do with shared responsibilities-resources, in exchange for a piece of the profits.

I recently inquired about this and heard from NCL the 'K' cup coffee pots are only in the full suites. Otherwise the cabins get the traditional hotel type filter pots. I myself enjoy Starbucks brand 'Pike Place'. Wondering if we can make a special request to have a 'K' cup machine placed in the cabin.