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Oooh yay!! And not just teachers, but staff too. Where would we be without our lunch ladies, classroom help, and district support teams? Comes just in time for teacher appreciation week. 😎

For me it's pretty simple. Don't gamble more than the standard deduction...

😂😂 My first embarkation experience (out of only two, admittedly) with NCL was pretty awful. Everything went pretty much as expected until we got through the initial check in. I can only assume there was a delay with debarkation because we sat in the terminal for a while. Then it took longer than normal between each group being called. Or maybe it seemed longer than normal because I was excited to be on the ship and impatient. Anyway, it probably took an hour from the time our boarding group was called to actually stepping foot on the ship. That is most assuredly not normal. As far as I could tell, the bottleneck causing all of this were people crowding the elevators. The bottleneck was so bad the line zig-zagged on the platform and there was a near-incident on the escalators. Rather than fix the issue, they turned off the escalators. At this point in time it was all e-muster, so there wasn't any kind of delay with people not knowing where to go or being lost or something else to explain why people couldn't keep walking onto the ship. Now, tell me that staff onboard the ship couldn't have done a better job directing people traffic so as to keep everyone moving. Sheesh. I could certainly blame none other than NCL but it didn't stop us from having a great time onboard.

That's definitely not how I saw the situation. We weren't there, of course, and can only go by Mitsugirly's commetary. I interpreted it more of a "it'll never happen to me" attitude most teenage kids tend to have. It's that stage of life that we make questionable choices despite the advice of all the adults around us. Machismo, while a possibility, I don't find as likely. It has become much more okay to express insecurities than it used to be, or saying "no, I don't feel comfortable doing that."

Aww poor Karl. But the resiliency of youth is amazing. Good for him for wanting to try again!

commented too soon, lol. Just had to chime in that Feb 20 is my wedding anniversary. Good day.

hey, that's cheating! So far I'm enjoying reading your review lots! Every new post is like waiting for the next book in a series or the next episode of a favorite show. The anticipation is half the fun!

oh I see. So you want to book an excursion on the hope that most people have been cleared earlier? What will you do when the ship docks on time, but a bunch of people on cruise critic told you in their experience it would clear earlier?

the information is on your itinerary. It's not a tender port so you'll be off the ship the earliest at whatever time is listed on your itinerary.

Good choice. 6 days vs 7 and better ports? No brainer. Plus you lose a day kinda with the B2B and no cheers available.

It's entirely possible that TA may not be able to remove the FAS per policy or just doesn't know how. But asking cruise critic is helpful in these situations. We all know one person doesn't always have all the answers. In which case, a second opinion holds value, and why not ask this forum where not only can you get a second opinion but several and from people who are specifically experienced in the subject you are asking about. It will either reinforce what the TA has said, or give you the confidence to tell someone no that's not right, check again or tell me why. And it also allows for the decision of whether the FAS is worth keeping the TA or booking elsewhere. I'd rather have a capable TA, and without asking here, well you may not have realized their limitations and if something else comes up where you really need a good TA they wouldn't be able to help you then either. You'd be SOL and all because you didn't know better because you blindly trusted the opinion of one person.

Yikes!! 😬

Tested it on a random sailing cuz their advertised pricing can sometimes be glitchy with more than two people. It seemed to work fine, except the desktop site still only shows a subtotal while mobile shows the real total. I was just gonna say this too. As far as I know DCL has always shown the all-in price for a stateroom. But if you needed two rooms it shows only the price for the first. Kinda wish it added it up in advance.

I would just use your CC. You can always go to guest services and deposit cash or a gift card to your account as you incur charges and lower the amount remaining to be charged to your cc. Not sure but they may even let you deposit exactly your balance.

It's right there "tipo de cambio 15.70". So $8 for a bottled water and $17 for each of those kids plates. 😲😲😲 Nope, nope, nope. And don't get me started on chicken strips and fries when you're in Mexico. But looks like y'all had a great time so far, can't wait to read more.

If you have 4 passengers (in one cabin), but only 1&2 have Plus, does Princess charge for shipping the medallion to 3&4?

Someone posted earlier that Carnival blocks it. But did you try wifi calls with an alternate app?

I haven't. For the price, you can get ships wifi and call using facetime, messenger, Whatsapp, etc. Your phone may even have wifi calling capabilities. When we're in port we do opt in for travelpass at $10/day, and find that more than sufficient for checking back in.

Wow. And how many cruises had that kid been on? That's amazing, thanks for sharing. DS and DD both thought it was awesomeness too.

Cabo is touristy and the beach is okay, but not at all like the Caribbean. Vendors will leave you alone for the most part, but there are a lot of them. If they catch you even looking at the stuff they will approach, but a "no ty" is usually all it takes for them to move on. We did walk back from it to the port, but if it's a warm day I recommend taking a water taxi. I agree there's a lot more to see/tour in Mazatlán or Puerto Vallarta. Although we've only been once, we can't wait to go back. One of the excursions offered that we've been considering on our next cruise there is to La Caletas in PV. The beach looks so much nicer there than Cabo, but not worth missing out on PV if you aren't planning another trip on this itinerary.

Wahoo! Happy for you OP

Hmm well I'm reading they don't do this on the Wish. That's disappointing!

Yes, every cabin should have had bandanas delivered, usually the night before.

I like to price out my excursions and gratuities ahead of time and buy that value of gift cards using my red card, rounding up for extra expenses. Applying a GC to your onboard account is easy enough, just glance over at guest services when you pass by and take the opportunity when there's no line.

Next time look into the pirates package at bibbidi bobbidi boutique on board. You can book through the app (prior to sailing), but spaces full up fast. Also, the store for that is on a different deck than the shops, so you may have missed it. Not a bad thing for your wallet, tho! https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/bibbidi-bobbidi-boutique/