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Question- did you request the bridge tour or did they offer it? Did it cost anything or complementary?

Southeastern Caribbean Isles (7 nights)

February 10-17, 2024 (week before Presidents' Day weekend)

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On the Joy in two weeks - following this!

Dining packages on my Aug 17 Joy sailing just went up - I also bought the package before the increase thanks to the OP. And the upcharge for Ocean Blue is gone as well.

1 hour ago, Nclgetawaymenhoney said:

3 days left in May + 30 days in June + 31 days I. July + 17august =81 days 

your to early, plus remember then unless you overbid, in most cases you won’t hear until within 5 days of sailing 

and ive won all four of my bids successfully, awarded 5, 4, 3 and most recent on a full full ship 50 hours before sailing 

Fair enough - I was going by the countdown clock on the NCL vacation page, which says 80 days out.

Anyone have any clue why I wouldn't have gotten an invitation to bid? Today is the 80 day mark for my cruise (Aug 17 on the Joy) and nothing in my inbox. I got a free upgrade to a mini-suite from a balcony a couple of weeks ago because the prices on the mini-suite had dropped to what I'd paid for my balcony. Booked through NCL, not a travel agent, and when my CruiseNext Concierge processed the upgrade, she mentioned the upgrade would give me a better shot for bidding on concierge/haven rooms.

27 minutes ago, Hockeydad1972 said:

That’s what confusing..

 

You can’t do a new booking without canceling and your only 5 weeks out so would have lost a considerable amount of your initial booking to cancel and rebook..

 

Im not doubting you got what you got but want to see how you did it because I’m in the same situation and see an opportunity to get some additional perks possibly..

 

Very curious..

 

 

I'm also confused because I'm in a similar situation - past the final payment date on my August cruise where I'll only receive two perks on a balcony instead of four. I called NCL and was told by multiple people that I'd incur the cancellation fee if they rebooked me with the new promo.

3 hours ago, BayAreaCruisers4 said:

Dailies for all seven days. 🙂 

 

Awesome - thank you!!

Did you save any dailies?

Favorite restaurants/dishes?

15 minutes ago, SPORTSGUY said:

we are on 17 the 6/15 cruise so wish me luck as I work some while travelling but, use VPN not uploading videos

It would be great if you could report back - I'm on the 8/17 sailing and will also need to use VPN for work.

27 minutes ago, TexasCruiser84 said:

Apologies if the photo comes through twice - I got an error message the first time. 

 

When we first booked this this trip we were to be in Ketchikan from 7:30 to 2:30. That was cut short to 1:30 and all aboard time was 12:45pm which kind of stunk.  Pretty limited port time and screwed over some people with independent excursions. I heard some people gripe that prebooked independent operators wouldn’t give refunds (guess that’s a plus for booking through NCL?). 

 

We got on around 12:15.  This was the line to get back on the ship at 12:45. If you don’t care to wait in something like this, come back sooner lol.  

 

That's unfortunate - when did they announce the port time would be cut?

Thanks for the insight! A couple of questions:

How do you sign up for laser tag, the Galaxy Pavilion, and go-karts - is it at the reservation desk on day 1, or can you do it elsewhere?

Also, do you know if two adult riders can sit in one go-kart, or is there some sort of restriction on that (I assume you have to pay per person regardless)?

Thanks!

Anyone know how long this show is? I'm looking to make a dinner reservation at Cagney's after the show. Thanks!

I'm in a similar situation - I assume purchasing the ship wifi and turning roaming off on my cell (Verizon) would do the trick, correct? And in port, I should have regular data access in Alaska because it's US.

This one might depend on where you are on the ship, but info on how well the wifi works would be appreciated! I understand that NCL's wifi has in the past been pretty atrocious, and would love to know if there have been any improvements.

Also, photos of the menus at the bars and restaurants 😄

My wife and I will be on this cruise celebrating our first wedding anniversary. Any other LGBTQ folks sailing on this trip?

Great, that's very helpful - thanks to both of you!

Hello all, apologies if this has been covered elsewhere on this forum. I'll be sailing on the Joy August 17 out of Seattle to Alaska. My question is, how many days in advance of the cruise do entertainment/dining reservations open up? Also - if you have the open bar package, are for a fee entertainment options that include alcohol (like Wine Lovers The Musical) discounted in any way, or do you still have to pay full price? 

Thanks very much!