julig22

To clarify, can you pay for an upgrade - possibly. Can you negotiate a price - no. You would pay the difference between what you paid and the current price of the upgrade.

Without specifics as to which cruise and the dates, best guess is that the double points were still a valid promo in June, is no longer valid now. Most promos are attached to the date you make changes to your reservation, not the initial date.

Of course you can offer to pay for an upgrade - it has nothing to do with the bidding process, although you would need to cancel your bid if you do get a paid upgrade. I've seen a number of posts from people who claim to have been successful with a paid upgrade. Operative word is Paid. Not paid, not so successful. But keep in mind that what looks like a price drop to you might not be a price drop to NCL - it depends on the perks you had when you booked vs the current prices.

75 days is the deadline for requesting a deviation. Currently their target is around 60 days, up from the 30 days it had been - don't know how well they are actually doing.

Solos pay half. So no, they aren't doubling anything.

Katty Byrd, VP Guest Services

I find it interesting that NCL is saying no with early disembarking early when you are already in port. I did a NZ/Aus cruise several years ago and we had an overnight in Sydney. They were fully set up for customs/immigration the day we arrived so people could leave either day. There was a time-frame however, so you had to leave by a specified time in the morning. For those wanting to disembark early I would send very carefully worded inquiry to kbyrd @ ncl.com If you are already in port, I would suggest you put that information first as from my experience the bots that seem to read the messages will take your first statement and run with it - and they will not respond again. If you aren't already in port, then the info like citizenship etc might be the important info to put first.

Platinum vouchers are for a dinner for 2. Doesn't matter who that 2nd person is. If you are solo you can invite another solo. And you definitely do not have to invite someone from your cabin if you don't want to - although that could be a little awkward!

You have 1 meal together. Your husband uses a coupon for his uncle, you use a coupon for the friend. Caveat - the T&Cs say you can't use the coupons for the same restaurant. The CruiseNext people say you can - and it's their program. So there is a chance you'll get a little pushback but on the other hand most of the time the staff really doesn't care.

The airline should be your first point of contact. You should be OK if nothing is delayed but if there is a delay, the sooner you contact the airline the better. From my experiences (way too many thanks to the airlines) the airlines are a better choice for first contact as they can/might give you vouchers for meals plus transportation/hotel stays if necessary. If you call NCL they might offer to book you on another flight but they might not - and no additional compensation. If the airline won't help, then I'd call my travel insurance - most seem to include assistance as part of their coverage and are probably available 24/7. And it is in their best interest to get you home as soon as possible so they aren't paying any more than necessary - if your coverage includes delays, etc.

Hah. Mine said something about a discount. Nada. Changes between Jade, Latitudes, xxdiscount. And I have yet to find anyone at NCL (PCC, CN staff, casino manager) that knows what it means, if anything.

In the past that was true but when I recently asked my PCC she said it would change. I'm probably going to test that theory soon as my cruise price has gone down more than the airfare increase and there is a good chance that I won't be using the airfare anyway. Also be aware that if you used CruiseNext certificates on a double/triple promo and don't qualify (don't have a balcony for example) the additional certificates will be returned to your account.

I realize that. But the question was about meal vouchers.

That's probably a big no. And it wouldn't make a difference in the dining options anyway, as the vouchers are per cabin, not per person. So the dining options would be the same. 2 meals for 2.

There is no laundry coupon - just poor design on the part of NCL when they created the welcome cards - so it looks like a coupon. If you read the "coupon" all it says is to put your name/status on the bag and slip - never mentions anything about including a coupon. Nor has anyone ever posted that they were charged for laundry because they didn't include the "latitudes coupon". Maybe designed that way so people think they only get 1 bag - who knows.

While you probably didn't miss anything with the wine, if you would have asked they would have brought it to you. Not uncommon for some details to be overlooked these days. Took me 3 days to get the water that's part of the latitudes perks.

As I said, the wording is confusing. I travel as a solo often and what they are saying is that a solo can share a meal with someone but cannot get 2 meals for 1 from a single voucher. A solo gets 2 meals total, they can dine alone or they can share a meal. Note that it says an additional welcome back card. The card contains 2 vouchers.

3rd person gets a full set of vouchers, which is 2 meals for 2 people, they can bring a guest. Same as a solo - the wording is confusing. What they are trying to say is that a solo can't get 2 meals for themselves, doesn't mean they don't get a meal for 2 with each voucher.

Good luck with that - as far as I know, Air Canada is currently the only airline that has a non-stop flight and it's only offered a couple of days a week. And arrives too late. Nope. For starters, what NCL pays isn't what you'd pay. So what might be cheaper for you isn't necessarily what's cheaper for NCL. And IMHO they are more likely to get you to your destination early in the day if at all possible.

I had this excursion booked for late August this year- but they've cancelled it. The description says it's not available early May or mid/late August. Also cancelled on us at the last minute in May 2022. I keep trying...

NCL doesn't refund, regardless of whether you booked your flight through them or on your own. Any refunds are through your travel insurance, depending on your coverage. Yes, a red eye is pretty common - sometimes that's the best option, given the availability of flights that would work with the ship's arrival time. And be aware that flights from YVR-Miami are somewhat limited so you need to factor that into your equation.

Don't know about mid-May - that's always iffy. But here's the "small ship up close" excursion offered in late August, reverse trip (Seward to Vancouver). Not cheap at $399

The issue is the destination, not the ship or even the timing. I've booked excursions a year in advance for some cruises. There are plenty of excursions for the Spirit December 8, 2023 (Tahiti to Sydney). 1 excursion in Melbourne for Auckland to Sydney (January 4, 2024). Does it make me nervous that there aren't any excursions - you bet. On the fence whether or not I will make final payment if there aren't excursions by then. Latest target date, per the excursion desk, is "sometime in July" - translation, they haven't a clue.

Yea - I was booked on that one - nothing even close to it for a replacement - at least not on NCL.

Site updated, same standard double up offer, balcony and above, 4 months in advance. Through July 20th.