complawyer

I love cruising , period ! doesnt matter when where or how!

as long as they have chivas, and a decent port wine for after dinner, im good to go

he'd sleep on the sofa, ive always had it pulled out. imho, it isnt bad or uncomfortable for a 12 year old

call it bad luck, or just coincidence, but for the past few years, if ever a cruise ship encountered a problem, or got bad press, it seemed to always be a carnival cruise (just saying) by the way, i'm a dyed in the wool ncl fan, and have taken over 25 cruises with them since 2010. based on price and choices of itineraries, i wouldnt think of booking with anyone but ncl

sobe, i think you're missing the point. I don't "demand" a deep cleaning, but I don't think anyone needs to find someone else's junk from the previous cruise when they 1st enter the cabin. if your'e displeased with service offered anywhere, hotel, restaurant etc, do you just suck it up, or do you ask to have it fixed. I assure you, iI'm not going to run to guest services and make outrageous demands, I don't need an OBC, or a free meal, a spa pass, or anything else in an attempt to appease me., I just want (and expect ) a clean room. I would just contact the steward and ask him to re-clean. End of story, no need to proceed further, the only time i might go over a persons head, is if i'm in a haven or suite, and the butler is MIA. I would talk to the concierge. Im not trying to get any one in trouble, but the on call butler service is a perk i have paid for, and i believe i'm entitled to ask for this Im terribly sorry, but maybe my expectations are slightly higher then yours, especially if i booked a haven suite. Im not looking for dust bunnies, or dirt behind the sofa. You're making light of an important issue. I want a clean room, i dont demand "spotless" im also very unclear has to how you can justify your position. SORRY! there is absolutely no excuse for poor or shoddy service, especially if youre shelling out the bucks for a cruise

hey chief mate. for the 1st time in a very long time and a great number of posts, i completely disagree with you. i can ignore no cookies, no hash browns, boring entertainment, crowed pools, chair/ seat hogs, and almost any little nuisance that may arise once i'm on the ship. what is inexcusable, is finding prior passengers paraphernalia in my cabin. sorry my friend the least i would expect is a clean cabin. while i might ask the cabin steward to take away things left in a drawer, someone else's junk under the bed, or in the bathroom/ shower, just shows (at least to me) an extremely lazy and or inefficient steward. you will notice my responses to peoples complaints are usually backing norwegien and advising people not t sweat the small stuff or let it ruin the cruise. to quote the infamous don corleone, "this i cannot forgive"

if they're the standard 28"s, there should be no problemin 26 ncl cruises, we've never had a problem fitting our luggage under the beds, and they're always 28"

niffernay, contrary to what others may think, i always tip the concierge at least $50. the ability to get off the ship within 15-20 minutes, as well as knowing a cab will be waiting at or shortly after disembarkation, is, at least for me, worth the tip, as we usually stay over in a foreign city for a few days after the cruise. if the cabbie is friendly, affable i usually ask him if he's available to drive us to the airport when we're ready to leave

hey pirate, i'm absolutely shocked and over whelmed at the lack of assistance you indicated on your cruise. on the + side (which is really not a +) in 25 ncl cruises, in various cabins, i have never been able to adjust the air conditioning to work properly. it's either arctic, or dense tropical. the others you mentioned are imo, inexcusable. i have never had a butler that didnt appear at least twice a day and always showed up if i called with a problem. while it may be inappropriate to chastise the butler, i would have called him out, albeit in a nice way, and advised his services are part of the haven experience, and i didnt want to hear i wouldnt see him all week. I would have immediately contacted the concierge and asked for a different butler. the shore excursion issue, appears to me to be just incompetence on the part of the the manager. hopefully, it didnt appear on your final bill, or if it did, i hope you fully intend to dispute it with either ncl or your credit card company. no company should be able to get away with charging someone for something they didnt use/get. as for the orange juice issue, although in the general scheme of things, being in a haven, while i dont expect the staff to perform miracles (although for some issues i do) i do expect a certain level of service. i would have taken the maitre'd aside and explained that while i may be late to be served breakfast, im sure someone in the haven staff could scrounge up a glass or 2 of fresh squeezed juice from somewhere. that would be the least of my expectations if i had booked a haven suite . on the 1st day out, when meeting my butler, i explain exactly what i want. usually, i let him know that 1st thing in the morning, bring a carafe of coffee, hot water for tea, croissants, muffins and sweet rolls (as well as some orange juice. for the afternoon snacks, i ask for assorted cheeses, crackers and meats. i would say at least 98% of the time (if not 100%) what i have asked for is usually there. i have also discovered that if the butler is inattentive, or just plain lazy, i talk to the concierge to take care of the problem. i can certainly sympathize with your dissatisfaction, also, i can assure you that (maybe i've just been really lucky) we've never experienced those type of problems on any previous ncl cruise. i hope the epic experience hasnt left a bad taste in your mouth against ncl. although, i concede, i would have been massively p***ed. yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me!!!!

bkrickles get your vibe tickets and enjoy, but why are you now responding to a post i wrote over 3 years ag?o it was never my intent to knock the vibe (although personally, i would never use it) if youre on an ncl ship with the haven complex, i dont think the extra expense is either necessary, or worth it. and i stand by my original post

ncl latitudes programs, share with no one else, even the regent or oceania. it's strictly an ncl program

we're booked on the apr 10th TA on the star. rio to lisbon. booked early, got a great price on the 2bedroom (but then again, its the star) lol

nwpacific, i have posted this many times over, a vegs hand shake does the trick every time. whenever we are a cabin that offers the concierge service, they have always walked me off the ship in 15-20 minutes, which i have also always said, to me, if nothing else being, able to get off the ship before 3-4000 of my closest friend is worth the price of admission, even if i dont use the concierge for anything else on our cruise. also, if i ask him/her a few days in advance, he will arrange a cab to be waiting for us to take us to our hotel, as we usually spend a few days in both embarkation and disembarkation cities

certainly, not one one my first concerts, but in the mid 70's i took my wife to a dylan concert. shortly after the show began, i tuned around and she was sound asleep. a few years later when the Mac album Tusk was on top of the charts, she insisted we go to the Fleetwood Mac concert. I couldnt imagine why, as she was certainly not a fan (neither was i for that matter) any way, they start to play Tusk, the entire USC marching band comes down the aisle in full regalia, people are screaming, yelling, the USC band an Fleetwood Mac are playing at major decibels, and i look over, and there she is, once again, sound asleep.. go figure. and cruisey, thank you i would have never remembered the song title, and to show the age difference, my grandson and his girlfriend (24 and 22 respectively) saw the taylor swift concert year in Los Angeles they loved it. My wife and I last july saw the yearly "happy together tour" if i need to explain what or who performed, you probably wouldnt understand (lol) the youngest act's last hit was about 50 years ago. Oh! for the days of Dion and the Belmonts or Neil Sedaka, who just turned 85 yesterday. God am I getting old. DOO WOOP still rules!!!! (LOL)

ok, thanks uk, but i think george was always the better known of the 2 and laudergayle. you'd have to be living under a rock, a deep cave, another planet, or be a complete (or incomplete) hermit to not know about ms swift. the one and only song i know from her enormous volume of music, is when she is sitting in the bleachers pining for he boy who is hot for the cheerleader, but she feels she's a much matter match

ellieinnj. small world, so did we until 1957 when we moved from the bronx to detroit. it's been a long, long time, but i believe we stayed in a place called webbers. i recall it was down the road from a chicken/egg factory. i think across the street was another place called kolimers korner kolony. maybe we knew each other in a former universe. wouldnt that be something, that a deceased donna summer show, and your disappointment in its cancellation brought us here?

havent you ever heard of "poetic license, or suspension of disbelief" ? if you've never been on a cruise before, any ship might be categorized as "luxury" im very content with a haven complex cabin. do you need to spend 30-50000 on a cruise before you can call it a luxury ship? you get a 24 hr on call butler, a concierge to address any ship board problems that might arise/occur, private bar, restaurant, lounge, pool, jacuzzi and sun deck! what more will you require before you can call it a luxury? an again to quote george gershwin, "who could ask for anything more"

on the web, all are welcome to join, except those who have no idea that cleve duncan was the lead singer for the penquins, and pookie wilson for the spaniels. for those who have no idea what i'm talking about, better stay home and listen to your taylor swift c/d's. by the way, ellie, i wouldnt have even responded the way i did, if you would have said "disappointed " over the cancelation of donna, rather than "pissed" no one should spend that kind of money on a cruise, if they are already pissed about something before they even get on board. if youve ever read any of my prior posts, and i have almost 4,000, you'll find i cruise just for the sake of being on a luxury cruise ship, going to exotic (or less than exotic) ports. ncl has taken me to places i had only dreamed of when i was younger, and has filled a great number of things on my bucket list. we're planning on iceland/norway in sept as a priority on my wife's bucket list is the northern lights. if we dont get to see them, my life is forfeit. i dont worry about any of the previous (imho) annoyances people have mentioned. give me a balcony, my kindle, a cold heineken or glass of champagne, and i'm good to go. once again, i bid you a safe, enjoyable and relaxing cruise, and i'm glad and relieved you decided to be my friend again. a wise old man once said to me "son, dont sweat the small stuff, by the way, it's all small stuff" lol! bon voyage1

hey cruisey,oddly enough, when you say youre in a haven suite (whenever we book one) the luggage is placed in a specially designated area just for haven/suite guests, and our concierge makes us wait no more than 15-20 minutes, before he walks us personally off the ship to the baggage area. if ive talked to him a day or 2 before, he has arranged a taxi for us as we usually stay after cruise for a few days. the cab takes us straight to our hotel. i guess everyone's cruise experiences are different, as the only thing (i think) ive ever complained about are the hamburger buns lol

sthrngary, the writing comes from a few years of having to write, clear, concise, legible and well thought out (or sometimes not so well thought out) answers to the law school exams. you'd be surprised what type of answers will fit under those criteria lol

i think that's what the original poste wanted to know (and hear) we usually try and book a suite or the haven, but if the ship has both i'll save the money and book the suite. if not, the club balcony is the go to cabin. but any other class of cabin, suite or have, is not consistent with the question. none of the suites or haven suites can (imho) be categorized as cheapest. but then again, a my wise old granny always said "you get what you pay for"

i dont think there is any where to safely drop off your luggage until just before the ship is ready for boarding, and the porters are at the pier, usually about 11 am but dont hold me to it. there are outlets by the bed in some cabins, but a few years ago we were on the bliss in the club balcony, and i needed and extension cord as the ports were by the tv. also to be safe, bring an adapter from 220 to 110 every cabin has a hair dryer, and you are not allowed to bring your own on board. sorry, i dont really know what stevia is (unless its a sweetener) in that case ive never noticed one way or the other. here's an idea for you. we did the same thing a few years ago. stayed in venice for a few days prior. ( you must get on a gondola if youve never been) and have a cappuccino at st marks square) there is also a very nice ferry ride you can take from the train that will take you to moreno glass factory, boreno where there are hand made linen shops ,and a very nice little town, and one more stop at a little town whose name is tortello. the tour was abut 25 euros. my friend who agreed to join us kicking and screaming, had the best time of the of us.we had previously arranged a shuttle to take us to trieste the day before sailing, we stayed at the double tree hilton, in a very nice location to walk around. next morning we had an ncl bus pick everyone sailing and took us to the pier.,I think it was about 11. we checked in, had lunch, and then my wife and our frequent traveling companion got back off the ship, and went on a small sightseeing, walking tour. our bags were delivered to our cabin a few hrs later. regardless of how you do it, we loved venice , and treiste was beautiful. bon voyage

with all due respects to your question, if you're looking for the nicest and cheapest cabin, i would try a club balcony. while sthrngary (whose opinions and posts i have always admired) discusses the owner's suite, while beautiful, spacious and luxurious) is one of the most expensive cabins on board the ship. if you are looking at an ncl ship that has both a haven and suite category, the cabins themselves are almost identical, the haven complex offers a few more perks, but the suites are abut $3,000 cheaper. you still get the butler/concierge, the steward cleans your cabin twice per day, and you still get breakfast in moderno and lunch in cagney's . in a haven complex, there is a private restaurant, pool area, and lounge. although those goodies are really nice, i can forgo them to save 3 k. what say you sthrngary? still, in answer to your question, i think a club balcony is the way to go

i will certainly apologize. i was in new york when cousin brucie, murry the k ruled the airwaves, and the east coast was a hotbed of great vocal, doo wopp groups., to this day, it's my favorite type of music (im 76) and we live on he west coast the only reason i even brought up the thought of you canceling your cruise, is because you stated your post with this will probably be my last ncl cruise, and ended with im really pissed. i have posted many times before, that (although there are many reasons for booking)the specific show on board should not be one of them. in theory, if you were that angry, why shell out all that money when you can book something that wouldnt piss you off. the prima is not a cheap ship. if you live in the ny/nj area, did you get a chance to see "donna" on broadway, im sure if you did, that production would be 100x's better than you could get on any cruise ship. so, elliein nj, i do sincerely apologize, i hope you have an amazing cruise, a great time (despite the absence of Donna). ok, are we friends again? final thought..... bon voyage!

hey, cruiseny4life while this has nothing to do with this post, it's the only way i seem t o be able to respond to your post, i dont know why or how, but for some reason when you respond to any of my posts (ie the most recent dealing with taylor swift) nothing ever comes on. this is for most of your responses to me. which i consider a massive problem, as i always enjoy reading your points of view