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KarlChilders

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    Watkinsville, GA
  • Interests
    Golf, Hiking, Sailing
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    NCL
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Islands, any Islands

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  1. Thanks for the replies. Wondering why, from a business standpoint they would do that, not that I’m complaining. Seems that they would want the deadline to motivate people to book!
  2. So we have a cruise next cert that I think was to expire in 2025, when I logged in to check the expiration it now says 2099. I called and they said it was extended. Anyone know why or if I should even believe this?
  3. At least once more! You will have to play it in your cabin before the tv will work.
  4. Keep in mind you will pay the price plus 20% so a $9 glass (which there are scant few of is really $10.80), as early stated if you have more than two a day the package is a deal.
  5. Sadly no concierge for those of us down in steerage πŸ˜‰
  6. never mind,, just found the table, sorry
  7. Sorry if this has been asked before. I am thinking of doing a status match and trying MSC. I am Gold on NCL and Platinum with IHG hotels. Anybody know which one would give the better match? Thanks.
  8. We have sailed Getaway 3 times, most recently just off Sunday. We absolutely love the waterfront and the Mojitos at Sugarcanes. I'll second Million Dollar Quartet, absolutely fabulous show. This recent trip we felt the food quality was just a little off from our previous cruises but I heard there had just been some crew changeover so maybe they are still working out the kinks. I twice had a steak overcooked, so if you are ordering steak, you might want to order one degree more rare than you would normally. Ropes course is really fun if you are physically able to do it.
  9. There is no priority check in/boarding for any latitudes level below platinum. We are now Gold and had to board with our assigned boarding group (15) and we checked in at 10:00a. https://www.ncl.com/latitudes-rewards-program
  10. When we had Tortola on our iten. last year, we had a similar in-port time, so we booked the Baths at Virgin Gorda on a ship excursion for the same reasons you were considering. We ended up having to skip that port anyway and went to San Juan instead. Oh well.
  11. We were on this sailing, not in the Haven so I can’t weigh in on that , but I can say that I heard lots of people had problems with their bills, ie they had the beverage plan but every drink they had was charged to their bill. I had a minor issue myself in that I was billed full price for one drink that should have been covered by the plan. There was a huge line at guest services on Sat afternoon.
  12. Each to their own, to me, not much better than a bright white beach, crystal clear water and standing chest deep sipping an included cocktail. YMMV.
  13. Well while I was handling the removal of the charge at guest services I saw the slip the GS agent printed out and it read buffalo trace $18, service charge $3.60 ( which would be 20% of a full price drink). The initial correction to my account removed $15 leaving a 3.60 charge on. A second trip to GS got that one removed when I showed them a screen shot of their page listing Buffalo Trace as included in the plan. More effort than I would normally put in for such a small amount but it was the principle of it!
  14. Yep, I'll chime in. We just finished our 5th cruise and while there were a couple of issues that probably bumped this one to the bottom of the list, we still had a great time and it beat being in the office. Plus we are now 3 for 3 in making a scheduled stop at GSC, which by my read of the board is a rarity. Talked to a fellow on the waterfront the night before and he had never made it there. We knew one of our streaks would come to an end the next day, glad it wasn't ours πŸ˜‰
  15. semi interesting story that ties in loosely with this topic. Before our recent cruise I was posting to the cruise group on a particular social media site. Someone asked what top brands were availble on the package so I mentioned several I had last december ie Grey Goose, Woodford Reserve, Bullitt, Titos, Bombay.... another poster mentioned that Woodford and Bullitt were now an upcharge so I went to the NCL website and saw they were no longer listed but Buffalo Trace was. Now this was two days before we sailed. Fast forward to nite 2 of the cruise, I go to the bar between Cagneys and Moderno and see a bottle of woodford sitting next to Grey Goose and Tito's which I know are included because my wife drinks them. I order a Woodford and the Bartender says thats an upcharge, so I say what can I have that isn't. She says Buffalo Trace, which I like so I say great give me one of those please. Wake up the next day, happen to look at our onboard account and see a charge for 21.60 for that drink (had to go to guest services to have it corrected). So clearly Buffalo Trace isn't included anymore even though 2 days before, the website still said it was.
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