ChiefMateJRK

Fortunately, you don't speak for NCL.

I checked three of the ships and the new itineraries are already posted.

Well, some do but as long as NCL doesn't we really don't give a hoot.🦉

If three drink orders in a row are not what you expected, I suggest you look in the mirror to find the source of the problem. So, your entire cruise is ruined because a) some guy in a fancy suit didn't come talk to you, b) your free drink was not what you thought you had ordered and c) a stupid game show wasn't the fun you expected? Yikes!! Why is it so important to you that some "important" officer comes and talks to you? I would just as soon enjoy my cruise. Why not get a drink, relax on the Waterfront and enjoy the sea?😎

They only have the early year itineraries posted AFAIK. Carribean.

Just fyi. I already have an NCL itinerary booked in 2027.😎

Bingo. Some people just like to complain and invent problems.

I was hoping nobody would encourage this. But now I know why.

It sounds like NCL gives just about as much thought to creating the long future bookings as I do to booking them! 🤣🤣 It's all good. It's just cruising.....😎

Sure. I wanted to create a placeholder for a January B2B 7 day cruise in January of 2026. After checking itineraries, I decided to target Joy from Port Canaveral. It was the same itinerary every week through January / February. I generally have some appointments in the first part of January that I won't know exact dates until about a year in advance. I also don't expend much time/mental energy on these distant bookings (i.e. for the whiners, it's in no way a BURDEN LOL). So, I just booked three consecutive 7 day cruises in the same cabin, allowing me to shift the schedule of the final B2B forward or back one week. I book only with single CNs, so I'm only tying up $125 for each booking. As I mentioned, I recently revisited these bookings and carved off the first week to free up a CN. I now wish I had waited.🤣

Yep. I just double-checked and it looks like I am having a 2026 Joy cruise cancelled. I originally booked it as a B2B2B (only intending to take a B2B). Unfortunately, I cancelled one of the legs recently to free up a CN. Oh well, two out of three ain't bad. I'll gladly take the FCC and revisit my plans. Bookings that far out are just placeholders for me, so no big deal.

Wow. I'm not affected but will certainly be following. Are a lot of these Mexico itineraries?

It appears that not everybody believes that @Bobby Windswas making a joke, and may have been serious in the initial post. I put the over/under at about 60/40. disclaimer: I know absolutely nothing about gambling (and likely just proved it).🤣

@shandryl I love the cats in your Avatar. Beyond that, I've got nothing to add.😎

Why?

Have you tried this?

We went on a cruise when DW and I were Platinum but DD was still Gold. I asked the agent at the boarding "gate" and he told us she was welcome to board with us. I'm guessing it is at their discretion. If there was one Platinum and five peasants, then everybody waits. If there were five Nobility and one peasant, they look the other way like when Jack snuck into first class on the Titanic.

Hey!!! Don't you folks dare criticize the most fantastic work of art on the high seas. I love seeing that thing because it means that I am on the best ship in the NCL fleet.😎 btw: I thought fiberglass was tough as nails. Don't they make car bodies out of that stuff? 🤣

Yeah. Great idea. What could go wrong?🤣 (jk) @Bobby Winds. I know that you were just joking here.

Ignore the noise. We won't know until next year, and even then it might not be consistent across ships. We've done this many times, and never had an issue. I seem to remember one time when a newer person was checking us in and had to check. The term "cover charge," as used by NCL, may not mean what it does in other venues. They seem to use the term synonymously with "fixed price" (as opposed to per item ala carte). One or two times we've split four items among three of us. The Vietnamese Pho is a meal in itself (and delicious).

If that's the best you've got, moving the goal posts won't help.🤣

You're not even trying. 🤣 Maybe tomorrow?

I use different math: 4 bags free laundry > 3 bags free laundry Ain't nobody gonna poke holes in that one!🤣

Why wouldn't you do four bags? That's what we do, and I often take home mostly clean clothes.😎

It seems we have conflicting advice here.