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We were very lucky we booked when we did. Did two insides on the Oasis and paid around 3500 total. It has gone up significantly since we booked a couple of months ago.

On 8/11/2023 at 12:54 PM, BND said:

Babysitting at 9?  That wasn't even legal when I was 9 and I'm 63.  12-13 is appropriate (and legal in most places) age for babysitting.  We had a lot of freedom as kids, but no way would my parents (or us or anyone I know) ever let a 4 year old go anywhere by themselves. 

Varies by state! Completely legal and I was very good at it 🙂 It was just for an hour or two and gradually it became my main source of income until I went to college!

This is very much a nowadays problem. I am 40 and I walked to kindergarten by myself at 4. Would ride my bike around town by myself starting around 8 and was babysitting other people’s kids at 9. I was responsible and trustworthy and knew what do in case of emergency. We all managed to survive without cell phones and I would argue were better off bc we had to learn to problem solve on our own. I can’t believe the number of people I saw on one of my Facebook groups who wouldn’t leave their kids alone at 16. But nobody blinks an eye about kids having access to electronics and their own phones at 10 which statistically had a much higher chance of being dangerous.

Anyway…off my soap box. We let our son sign himself out of Kids club when he was 10. He could go back to the room or to where we were at…usually the show. He isn’t a big kids club guy so usually ended up with us, but he sure felt proud of himself for having the option. My current 10 year old…not a chance lol. I am not sure there is any age I could trust him unsupervised. You know your kid!

I don’t know why people always get so worked up about sleeping 5 in a cabin. We did it in 2019 and our kids were 9, 5, and 4 at the time. We were absolutely fine and we got a fantastic deal. Yes, it is cozy with the beds me but they were easy to put back and we had no issues. As the PPer mentioned, it is 2 on the couch bed and then a drop down bunk and the king bed.

This upcoming cruise we have booked, it was cheaper to do 2 rooms bc of a guarantee rate.

11 hours ago, Jed12345 said:

I see your point, this is confusing.  If you look up this for 2:

or 3:

or 5:

It seems to cost average with how many guests, but it still doesn't add up to the $1963.80.

 

I've never booked that many guests in 1 room. I have no idea how they come up with the amount.

 

I hope you have a great trip on MSC!

 

Thanks! I really think we will keep it our MSC cruise in the end…I am just slightly worried about activities for kids as their last cruise preCovid was Allure and that had so much to do! 

We currently are booked with MSC in two balcony staterooms for 1,000 less than we would pay for sharing a family oceanview on Norwegian. We just really loved the Norwegian experience last time we sailed and I would like to at least consider it.

Ok here are the screenshots that show the date, the price listed, etc. The second screenshot shows in the top left that I have already selected 5 guests and the correct date. The last two show the price breakdown.

Sorry, January 29th, I am getting it confused with the cruise we actually have booked.

This particular cruise rate, however, is listed AFTER I have already chosen both the cruise date (In this case to the PP, January 8th, 2023) and the number of passengers. I have tried both with and without the "perks" and it just removes the gratuities, it doesn't change the price. I will take a screenshot of the breakdown of the price on the final screen as well.

We would love to book another cruise with NCL for the spring but have been having issues with the pricing…whether I check online booking online or directly through NCL, the price for 5 in a family ocean view is listed somewhere between $275 and $312 a person. When I get to the page to actual book, the price jumps a total of $500 or more depending on the site. It still shows 3rd and 4th guest free, but the price for the 1st, 2nd, and 5th guest have jumped. I reached out to NCL and they kept saying it was taxes, but I can clearly see taxes and fees in a separate category in addition to this base fare subtotal (in addition to gratuities for the “perks”. Am I missing something? I thought maybe they auto added gratuities but since it isn’t listed

for the 3rd and 4th guests that doesn’t make sense. I will try to add screenshots.

We are currently booked in two balcony view cabins with obstructed view on deck 8. One of them is a bigger balcony, which I like, but of course the lifeboats just below are a bummer. My husband wants to switch to an unobstructed view in one of the cabins, but the starboard cabins left on deck 8 show large lines of white right over the entire starboard side of them on the deck plan. What is this and does it effect the view? He would like to stay on the same floor, but is he better off moving up? Are the obstructed views better or worse on deck 8 vs. 14? Thanks! I attached a picture below for reference.

I think that there were risks in taking a cruise that is literally one of the first to sail in almost a year and a half. The guidelines can, and will, continuously change. You will have to expect to have the unexpected happen, and go with the flow. You could spend your whole cruise worrying about how you think it should be or what you want it to be, or go into it knowing it won't be perfect and enjoy it for what it is. 

7 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

Just pick one, your favorite, dont pick 3, even though it let's you. Tell us what you decide to do.

Thank you, I would've picked 3. It looks like we can move to a couple of newer ships...I think we will definitely make the switch if we can!

Ok, this is a long shot that anyone would know this..but we are a cabin of 5, so technically 2 reservations. I'm guessing we will have to call to complete the change?

1 minute ago, firefly333 said:

The itinerary doesnt have to be a perfect match. Idk what ship you are on etc, but go and see what choices you are given and back out and then decide on the one you like best.

 

It's on the rcl site under cwc, cancel, then lift and shift...put in your booking # and check what it matches you up to. 

Oh perfect, I assumed we would have to call. I will do that now!

I was reading about the lift and shift promo and debating whether to just request a refund for our next cruise or try the program. I understand I need to pick the same length and room category, but can pick a different ship. I was confused on the itinerary...that doesn't mean exact same stops right, just the overall itinerary? Ours is Western Caribbean. Would we be able to switch to one labeled "Western Caribbean + Perfect Day" or would that still be considered an itinerary change?

On 5/6/2020 at 11:47 AM, ECCruise said:

Thank you.  Isn't it just amazing that people literally just make stuff up (like the post you responded to) and spout it like it was based on fact.

Not sure where that kind of thing came from....

What is the difference between the posts though? They are both probably quoting numbers that are almost 100% likely to be proven false. We universally know that a large percentage of infections are mild or asymptomatic. Until we can test every person, every single attempt at putting a percentage of people dying from this illness, high or low, is a complete stab in the dark. There is no way it will come close to 5.9% regardless, at least in its current form.

We got a great deal on a 5 night cruise on the Sun for January 2020. I understand it is an older ship and we have sailed plenty of older ships, but our last two were on the Getaway and Allure of the Seas and so I am a little concerned we will be bored in the evenings. My husband isn't much for the dance shows...is that pretty much all that is offered? We enjoy comedians, some of the fun game shows, etc. He can do a dance show probably once, but we would be looking for other variety as well. We are not dance club people either. Will we be bored?

We will possibly be stopping in Cozumel with my MIL who is 70 and has had double knee replacement surgery. She moves very slowly and doesn't do well with unpaved uneven surfaces, but can walk on unpaved flat surfaces or do stairs with a handrail. She can get on and off a boat with rails and steps, but can be prone to motion sickness too. We are having a little trouble coming up with good excursions that won't be too....slow for my husband and I. Any suggestions? We enjoy beaches, just not for the whole day, so we have often enjoyed beach stops combined with a tour, but are up for interesting suggestions!

We are currently booked on the Norwegian Sun and this will be our first time to Costa Maya. We are traveling with my 70 year old MIL who has had double knee replacement and moves very slowly. She also has trouble with any uneven surfaces, although she can do a flight of stairs with a railing. We would like to do something other than just a beach stop, and have enjoyed tours on previous cruises, but would like some relaxing or even snorkeling. She can get on and off a boat with an easy step off, but not a ladder (learned that the hard way!) Any tips on where to book through?

5 hours ago, mushroom said:

My travel agent spoke with NCL today on my behalf regarding how the new policy will affect the third adult in the room. He assured her that NCL would not take away anything the client had already paid for.  I understand this to mean that the drink promo will be tweaked to include all adults in the stateroom and not just passengers 1 and 2. My cruise is not until mid September, so I'm hoping someone who travels before me can give me first hand reassurance that this will be the case.

Keep me posted or post here if you get anything in writing! We got a good deal on the cruise but will probably only keep it if we know for sure all 3 of us will get the package. I can't imagine them taking it away, but it seems a little up in the air right now and our reservation online doesn't show anything yet.

1 hour ago, Tagsalong said:

Exactly like it has on any of the other 15 ships.  From now on, with the Sun and Star, you will have to either buy the drink package or chose a cabin category that lets you chose one of the five freebies (Free at Sea program), or all of them, or something in-between. This is how it has been for a long time on the other ships.

I think their question is for those already booked...will the open bar carryover for those that are booked before July 7th be open to all guests as it would've been before the "Free Open Bar" concept was removed or will it carryover as their promotional offer does with it only been for 1st and 2nd guest? This would be a make or break for us because we have 3 adults.

Just buy the package for the adults. When you get on board, check your reservations and change them to what you want, including changing the party number to 4. They will just charge you the 10 for your son at dinner. We did this on the Allure last month as we were the same way...no way was I buying for 5 and chasing a credit! There was no issues.

We sailed on the Allure last month and didn't experience any of that. I did have one experience with seat savers on Carnival and it was awful. If I were to do it again, I would sit down and refuse to get up!

Sorry you didn't have a great time.

On 4/30/2019 at 2:33 PM, harleyquinn228 said:

Can you give more information about that Puzzle Mystery? Trying to google it just brings up the actual escape rooms they have on the other ships. I love things like that! Is it just geared towards kids? Do they advertise it in the daily guides?

 

Thank you for doing this review! I love seeing how everyone experiences things differently, and I can't wait to see this ship in November!

I have never actually done an Escape room, I just know that one of the guys in our group described it as similar to that concept. It was actually an adult geared game, there were a couple of older kids like my son but I am sure they had no clue what was going on lol. My son enjoyed the competition regardless. 

You get an envelope of about 8 puzzles you solve, some of which involve clues around the room. Each time you solve on and bring it up to the host, they will give you another hint towards the criminal. I think we had about 45 minutes to solve it and they recommend bigger teams because the puzzles can be quite hard. I think we had 10 on our team and we were the only ones to get it right.

Even though it took me a solid 20 minutes to figure out what the heck was going on, we had a great time! If you are familiar with Escape rooms at all, you would probably catch on right away. It was only on the last sea day around 4 pm I believe, and it was in the Cruise Compass.