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You can't PM on CC, so 'side chats' are pretty difficult...

The menus in each MDR are identical to the others. Each night will be a menu selected from NCL's 21 corporate menus. Some entrees (left side) will be the same every night, others (right side) will change from night to night, as will the appetizers (some are every night, some switch out) and desserts.

Just think of it this way - as long as you have a Free-At-Sea credit available (meaning you haven't booked enough restaurants to use your allotment already) you won't be billed for a fixed-price place at the time of booking. Being an NCL first-timer you won't be looking to book "Platinum" meals any time soon.

This is why I suggested way back in my first reply that the OP should consult the carrier related to their plan...

Wrong. You have to go to a site such as logout.com (it redirects to the correct page because of how web browsing works) to then log off and stop the clock. Been there, done that, did it less than 2 months ago. This is the ONLY way to stop the clock on internet use.

They need to be on the WiFi but they certainly don't need to have paid for an internet plan to have iMessage, unless they want to send pictures.

I sail solo every time I go. I usually sail NCL as they have a wonderful social program for solo cruisers.

Camp Russell!! I spent a few years going there!! Beautiful place.

That happened to me with the Rumours show on the Escape. I walked in knowing some Fleetwood Mac songs but not confident I could recognize songs from the album, I ended up singing along with most of them.

You've been banned from NCL. It's working for me...

google.com - search term "norwegian breakaway balcony size spreadsheet". first result Isn't Google great? lol

There has been since at least 2019 $10 per person.

No need, but if you are capable of it you certainly can do it. I've never put my bag out the night before.

On the Bliss in late January one of the other solos had a drink from back home that she liked. She asked at the pool bar if they could make it (with her guidance since it wasn't on the menu) and they made it for her. They even made a couple more when another solo wanted to try it and she needed a refill.

I sailed the Escape a year ago - had a GREAT time! The Choir of Man was excellent, the band in The Pour House was excellent, Howl at the Moon was excellent. On the Escape? That ship doesn't have a Beatles band on it, was it one of the other bands doing Beatles songs?

I still say it's best to just contact AT&T to find out exactly what your plan includes.

Not knowing anything about what carrier or plan you have I think everyone here would be wise to just suggest you check with your carrier as we simply don't know what your plan allows for this.

Proving my point, I think. Net cost when that plus the DSC is actually HIGHER than NCL when the next part is considered. On my last cruise I don't think I had more than one instance of service in the MDR being quality enough to deserve a tip. Asking for water refills, empty plates being left longer than typical, slow service. Even if I had been carrying cash for tipping (I don't drink alcohol, I carry a refillable bottle of water from my cabin) I wouldn't have felt them worthy of a tip. Shoot - things were so rough in Taste and Savor that they even had servers from specialty venues helping out, I saw Cagney's, Teppanyaki and Q at least.

That's what I do. Now that I think about it - while NCL DOES have the highest DSC of any mass-market line, many are also not inclined to tip at the MDR on NCL where as on a line like Royal with traditional set dining with the same waiter every night you ARE more likely to give an extra tip to them at the end of the cruise, right? So the reality is that NCL's overall gratuities are a little LOWER ($3-4 pp/pd or so higher DSC is $21-28 for a week for one person, but I'd give them more than that for a regular waiter for a week).

The included 150 minutes will work in your cabin, but only for web browsing, the email access is restricted to public areas 🤣. Yes, all web-based functions (email included) except streaming should work in your cabin. Yes, and adding 2 additional meals as an upgrade to your 2 included would be a one-time cost of $80 or $100 (it'll be available once you make the reservation). You can opt to pre-pay those. The beverage and dining service charges for the Free at Sea packages will be due at final payment, your daily DSC can be pre-paid though, so you don't get them added daily. Scroll through the forum, they're not as frequent recently but there have been MANY threads in the past discussing this promo.

Someone posted about this within the last couple months.

you could have asked there, where people might look for it later in 2024, rather than the 2023 thread...

Did you check the 2024 thread?

It looks like Beau would be a contract entertainer, not a permanently-installed fixture. He may or may not be there on any given sailing.

The pool deck is an 'open venue', as is the sun deck, yet smoking is banned in those locations...