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LAX is a major socal airport. It'd make no sense for NCL not to support flights there. 

15 hours ago, Bees29 said:

My view on the kids clubs, I’m bringing my kids on vacation to spend time with them, not have someone else watch them. 

I spend time with my kids every day. I bring my kids on vacation so they can have a vacation too. If they want to go to kids club, I'm gonna let them. We still eat all meals together and do a few activities too, but we don't need to hang on each other 24/7 either.

Great itenerary! Following along

Is Starbucks the only place to get specialty coffee on the Jewel? 

I booked during the window and it shows in my reservation under vacation add-ons in the included items section. It's right there after the speciality dining and 150 internet minutes. 

I would book based on location first. I'm not a morning person anyway, so I don't want sunshine until I'm ready to be awake.

Thanks! All else fails I'll buy the expensive shampoo. Expensive cause I use Suave at home 😂. 

How many games of Bingo can two people play with $25? Who knows, that might be fun. 

My TA added a $50 spa credit and $25 bingo package to my booking, and I usually don't do either. Will this appear as OBC or is it strictly for use as stipulated? Also what's the best and/or most economical way to use up the spa credit for someone like me who has never so much as gotten a manicure?

Loonies and Toonies oh my! What's next Weenies?

Can you earn bonus stars too if purchasing SB onboard? Anyone know if they will give you the BYO cup discount like land-based stores do? 

Like PTC said, it's a math problem. If you're not drinking than booking a lower base fare on another line might suit you. NCL obviously factors the cost of the average cruisers beverages into their base fare and markets it as "free". If you're only comparing NCL prices then it's easy to see the value of FAS vs adding on the package separately. 

On 1/16/2023 at 7:49 AM, cruiseny4life said:

You had what? No internet, no streaming, maybe five TV stations? No thanks! 

While I much rather have all the modern technologies, it's sooooo refreshing to get away from it occasionally. It's sad really when my kids punishment isn't being grounded, but to have device privileges taken away. Every toy/Lego/Barbie/magic, science kit in their rooms and they're still "bored". 

I'm a millennial too, but I'd rather have on board entertainment than wi-fi. I'm of the mentality that if I just wanted to be online I wouldn't be on a cruise ship. And if I just wanted to disconnect sans entertainment I would go camping. 

11 minutes ago, dbrown84 said:

FAS aint going anywhere.  And I don't think there is anything to fix here.  She hasn't booked the cruise yet.  If she proceeds with the booking, it will adjust accordingly once the kids ages are inputted.  

Mine did not fix with passenger info, but also the drink package is different on the POA. Also if she doesn't drink that's still $20 per day gratuity vs $10 for soda package. With the 2nd passenger it probably works out about the same huh?

3 hours ago, Erreyl said:

She only turns 9 a couple weeks before we go and to me that’s way too young to be wondering around the ship.

We thought the same thing (DS turned 9 a few days prior) but a few days into our cruise we ended up giving him privileges after all. He never got lost per se, just decided after not being able to find me that he'd go looking for me (long story short he found my aunt in her room while I frantically searched the ship and tried not to panic). If you think about it we trust our kids to find their classroom the 1st day of school; they're more than capable of finding a stateroom #. They're also capable of finding the arcade 😂 so...

Thanks! Is there more wine than just this list? I don't see any of my favorites unfortunately. I'm also 😞 that the Moscato isn't available by the glass. 

Yeah not all that uncommon, although admittedly I haven't seen a $2 since my waitressing days. 

Now that I think about it, it'd make good tooth fairy cash. Add to the magic 🪄 since kids haven't seen $2 before. 

So to be clear, bottled water is not included with FAS but it is with FASP? I don't mind tap water but kinda assumed if I could get a soda or cocktail, I'd be able to get any bottled beverage especially water since it's so much less costly. 

You made me look! 86 days for me. I'm trying not to look because it feels like it's still so far from now. 

Hmm. I'd just get agave wine, skip the cocktail and diy it onboard.

Yes it was both on the paper and in the app. I would never have found it on the app if it wasn't for my (technology challenged) great aunt who found it on the Funtimes. Served at 3 on both our sea days in the MDR. My 6yo loved it as an excuse to have more dessert 😆. Best advice I ever got on CC was to bring my own tea bags though. 

2 hours ago, sparks1093 said:

If someone is getting a passport they are getting it as their primary ID for travel and in that case the person's regular ID becomes the backup for closed loop cruises. If one is traveling on a closed loop cruise it is a legitimate choice to use something other than a passport, even if someone else would make a different choice.

Yes, and drive people choose to fly in the day of cruise too. Not saying people aren't entitled to make their choices. I'm saying there are some choices that allow for circumstances that aren't always in our control. 

I advocate for getting a second form of gov ID even if you're not traveling. If you're military, good for you. If you have a green card, there it is. If not, a passport is a choice too. 

OP I hope you were able to resolve your situation.

Wallets are known to lost, purses potentially stolen. Having a second form of gov ID in a secondary location is a good idea and makes it a heck of a lot easier to replace what may be lost/stolen. This is not the first time someone has been on CC frantically looking for advice because they've lost their only form of identification. 

I did the same thing, but since I didn't really want it, I called Carnival and they were able to remove it.

On 12/12/2022 at 8:07 AM, havanadaydreaming said:

Test...uploading images.  

I walked past those stairs at least 3 times before I realized, hey stairs. Of course they never ended up being the most efficient way to get to where I was going, but did use em once just to explore. 

Our CD was Erin just in September. Wonder where she went?

We're just in an inside room. I like the location but didn't necessarily see the value add in the extra cost for a balcony. The room does seem smallish though. Is there room under the bed for suitcases?

Previously cruised DCL and Carnival. Every cruise line is gonna have positives and negatives so I'm exploring what suits us best. 

As far as the shows, I'm reading some ships require reservations is that right? Would I book the activity once onboard?