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That may be more dictated by the technical needs than by the remodeling. The OL can probably be mostly deconstructed during the crossing, there needs to be some infrastructure work done to support cabins (the Joy didn't need as much as the Encore will as the Joy originally had cabins in that space) and then the cabins are 'slide-in' modules. The OL and Laser tag/Spice flip are probably the most intensive events to happen during the dry dock. Actually, the laser tag can probably be deconstructed during the crossing as well.

I'll have to double check, but that may be something in your country, I'm not sure it is in the US.

Well, the only ship left to do it to if they do it to Encore would be the Bliss. Looking at the Bliss for April 2025 I'm not seeing Balcony cabins on deck 15 forward available. I even went out to October 2025 on a Mexican Riviera cruise in case those cabins had sold out for Alaska already.

I understand that, but the OL has always been fully-utilized when I've tried to go in and find a seat, meaning that there was nowhere to sit. Other than the money grab there is ZERO reason this is being done.

Studio cabin - as for amenities in the cabin you get pump dispensers of hand soap by the sink and body wash and shampoo in the shower. There will be bottles of water (I believe a San Pellgrino and another glass bottle plus a carton of water), all charged if you consume them. There's also a hair dryer and an assortment of towels.

The time you selected during online check-in? That's your check-in time at the port, not your embarkation time, though you are correct that in a lot of cases it really doesn't mean much as they don't often check it to be sure you're not too early. Par for the course recently with NCL. Cabins were not ready until 3 PM or later on my cruises the last 2 years.

The person you asked this of hasn't been on the boards recently (you can see this if you look at their profile), unless they have email notifications on for post quotes I don't think it's likely they will see it. Such is the risk of digging up a 5 year-old thread...

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Sorry, but this is a red flag to me. The TA should be asking for a credit card number and permission to charge direct to the cruise line for your reservation. That is the ONLY way I would do a reservation with a TA.

Typically no, but NCL has recently been sending people the projected flights they would be on and offering to let them go with different ones for a cost.

I believe the upgrade pre-cruise accounts for trading in the FAS minutes. I have. This was day 2 of a 15-day cruise. The $145 is the value of the 300 minutes FAS package.

So you spend your port days wandering every hall of the ship looking for these dogs rather than getting off the ship and enjoying the places you've paid to visit?

because you asked them to? It was, the coupon name was literally "10% off coupon - Latitudes cruise, Norwegian Bliss, September 28, 2024". I can tell by that name that the coupon is for the designated Latitudes cruise on the Bliss on September 28, 2024, I don't need to call to ask if I can use it for a different cruise as it's specifically for that one cruise.

The IMO would dictate the substances allowed on a ship, and I believe weed is one of those prohibited. It's not even US Federal law (though that does apply to buildings through which you traverse to board the ship) or the laws of the country/countries you visit.

I don't log in until I'm ready to click to book, or manage a cruise. All my 'window shopping' is done while NOT logged in and I never get a call.

I'll add another - there needs to be a cabin available in the category in order to get a price drop. They need something to compare it to. You can't have a regular balcony cabin, see that a large balcony balcony cabin now has a lower price and try to get a price drop if there are no regular balcony cabins available to compare the price to.

Your airline carry-on CAN be checked, as noted. I would still have a bag I carry on and keep any medications and documents needed in it. I carry on only that which I'm comfortable carrying until cabins are ready.

If you're sailing alone and have a solo-class cabin, the Studio lounge, if it's as 'dead' all day as others claim it to be...

That's your choice to not avail yourself of all of the credits given as a result of this issue, not NCL's...

This wasn't simply checking price and availability - the OP was asking about applying a coupon in their account to the cruise, they needed to put a courtesy hold to also try applying the coupon. However - they didn't need to even do that at the coupon name (as I put in the screenshot) indicates exactly which cruise it applies to.

No kidding. I got done loading the bag and thought to myself 'huh, what's the problem people usually have?'...

You can see that when you look at the deck plans

Thanks, I was quite proud of it based on stories from here! I didn't even use a supplemental garbage bag to help! haha

It's half off that $35 - $17.50.

I did a 15-day and only got the offer once. No, @dmwnc1959, the basket is not a souvenir...