julig22

You are going to have to be a little more specific. When is your cruise? Did you get your record locator ID? Sometimes NCL uses placeholders in your account and final flights are different. If your flights have actually been ticketed, you should have gotten flight information, including the E-ticket and record locator. Sometimes flights are actually operated by partner airlines and you might have to go through that site. I've never had an issue finding my reservations but getting seat assignments is up to the airline, may not be possible until check-in time. Boarding passes usually not available until check-in 24hrs before your flight.

I consider the SH benefit to be in lieu of dividends, which don't exist with NCL stock. Unless I'm mistaken, stocks don't give dividends based strictly on inflation. I'm surprised they haven't reduced the benefit to correspond with the loss in value - something they could do at any time.

I know that they do keep waitlists for excursions - I've gotten tickets delivered to my room, no call asking if I still wanted them, etc. Kinda like putting in a bid. But I don't know if that is an automatic process - meaning you could potentially lose your reservation - or a manual one, where somebody looks at the waitlist and puts in the information. I do know that I once jumped to the head of the list when I only needed a single ticket and there was a single cancellation - they didn't wait to see if there might be more spots opening up.

Yes, I've been able to use the SH OBC for non-eligible items when my account got credited for a cancelled excursion. Haven't tried the cancel/rebook approach though but I don't know why it wouldn't work.

Now if they just handed you the daily as you boarded (which they apparently were supposed to do but didn't on my last cruise) ...

Lots of people are clueless about how technology works so some will watch it again...and again....and again...

Yup. Although I do have a smaller roller bag or backpack that I keep with me for meds, camera, etc. Operative word - roller! For me, rolling is much better than carrying whenever possible.

On my last cruise I got a double set of labels! I guess they did my laundry twice for some reason - and no, it wasn't especially dirty! Plus it took 2 days to get it back - mine was the latitudes freebie but the laundry special specifically said it would be back the following day. I happened to be on the behind the scenes tour afterwards and asked the laundry guy if that meant they did it twice - he nodded but too much of a language barrier to know if that's what happened. It was pretty annoying to have to find and remove all the labels. 1 set was near the top, the other set near the bottom. Even found a tag on one of my socks - which they don't usually do.

They will probably fly you out of Heathrow but sometimes use Gatwick. In the past, NCL has offered post-cruise excursions that would drop you off in London if you aren't going to the airport.

Yes, I've seen notices for lost luggage on a cruise or two, but it's not common. As to putting your luggage in your cabin - that's a maybe. I've been able to do it a couple of times, put it in the closet out of the way. But on many of the cruises they shut the fire doors and you might not be able to get to your cabin.

As to the question of comedy shows. Did a behind the scenes tour recently and the lady from the stage part told us that European cruises may not have comedians due to the high number of non-english speaking passengers onboard, depending on the itinerary. So they will contract with entertainers where language isn't an integral part of the performance. We had Tango dancers in Argentina for example.

I had non-stop flight from Seattle on Virgin. 3:40pm - arriving 9:05am the following day, 1 day before the cruise. But I had to first fly to Seattle, no international flights from my regional airport. They will fly you to Heathrow or Gatwick, not Southhampton. Non-stop is possible, depends on the timing.

They will give you access keys to the other rooms, no need to swap out keys if they can't officially move you.

It all depends on the itinerary, when/where I'm flying. I'm less apt to get a deviation if my destination is relatively close for example, especially if there are multiple outbound flights. I'm retired, so getting back late isn't usually an issue. I did a cruise from Capetown last year. It stayed in port the first night so I knew I had a built-in cushion should there be problems with my flight so opted to fly in the same day. I'm thinking of a cruise-tour starting in Doha - with a 3-nite pre-cruise hotel stay I probably won't be requesting a deviation then either. But I've requested deviations for my other more recent overseas trips. However, I always check to see what my flight options will be should something go wrong. Nothing is guaranteed these days...A year ago I was booked to go to Antarctica, starting from Buenos Aires. I'd planned to arrive the day of the cruise - the cruise was ultimately cancelled but my flight would have been fine. However, there were people flying in the day before and their plane had issues - I would have arrived before they did! Just to note, they do have basic standards when booking, so chances are you would NOT get a flight with an 8hr layover or more than 2 stops. It's not always the cheapest flights, despite comments to the contrary that you may read. They barter with the airlines, so what you see may not be even close to the prices they get when booking.

Sorry you misunderstood. Yes, you take care of seats and meals, frequent flyer miles, TSA pre check with the airline, not NCL. Actual flight reservation is what can't be addressed by the airline as long as NCL still has ownership.

Did a 7-day tour in September 2019, Anchorage to Seward. Loved it, thinking about doing it again. I suggest doing it pre-cruise just for convenience. On the cruisetour you have to pack-up and move every day or 2, so getting on the cruise and not having to repack seems to be more relaxing to me. As to when they might be available to book, they are contracted out, just like excursions. So I'd guess maybe 12-18 months in advance. They pretty much do similar ones every year as far as I know, so you should be able to get an idea by looking at the 2025 Alaska cruises, although they might not all be posted yet. Jade seems to be the only candidate at this time, going between Whittier and Vancouver.

A 1-day deviation means arriving the day before your cruise. A 2-day deviation means arriving 2 days before your cruise. When your flight leaves depends on the flight schedules and how long it will take you to arrive at your destination. So you will arrive sometime on Friday with a 2-day deviation request for a Sunday departure. If it's an 8-hr flight for example, you might leave Thursday night and fly overnight, or Friday morning, arriving at your destination later that day. If it's a 24hr flight, you would leave sometime Thursday. Note - that's the usual process. There are rare instances, due to flight availability, where the requested deviation can't be honored.

No, the $25 has nothing to do with transfers. If you had transfers on your reservation, you were charged for them. They take the charges off the reservation when you request the deviation.

Note I said 72 hours before the flight. That's when NCL tells you to deal with the airline directly if there are issues. Before that, no, the airline probably won't work with you, although that seems to depend on the airline and your status with the airline.

It works for me, so not an issue with their system. Do you have sufficient points to get OBC? I seem to recall someone else having issues and it was because they didn't have enough points for anything but statement credit.

No way to request a deviation on line as far as I know. You can book online and then call for the deviation anytime, no later than 75 days prior to your sail date. Or you can call and make your reservation and include the deviation request.

Should be possible, as long as the cruise is more than 120 days out. If you do a mock booking online, the hold seems to vary from 24hrs up to 72hrs. If you call, they might give you more time.

I also wouldn't book at that price but I've gotten quite a number of good solo rates since the restart so I disagree on that. But it does take some creativity to get rates to a more affordable level. I do book directly with NCL. Going to Alaska in August. 7days. No solo supplement (removed in Feb for inside and OV, 6 months in advance). Obstructed OV, upgraded to large window by booking onboard. Total, fare and taxes, $842. Obviously, air and FAS drink/ dining packages would be additional. Current price is slightly more now than what I originally paid, onboard booking upgrade currently worth about $900, although that's much higher than normal. And if I choose to use NCL Mastercard points, the upgrade to balcony (still full solo supplement at this time) would save me about $3k.

I have an alert on my CC so anytime there is a purchase above a specified amount, I get a notification. So I instantly know if my bid has been processed.

Based on conversations that I've seen, you will likely get different answers depending on who you speak with at NCL. But basically, no - or at least not without it costing you. And it could actually cost you more to cancel your flights than it would to just be a no-show - depending on how they interpret the penalty clause. Do they charge you 25% of the cruise fare or 25% of the airfare - I think I've seen it go both ways.