Lillibet16

Huge thank you to everyone who shared informative and tips on this thread especially the original poster. Booked our first trip on NCL in 30 years and will be staying in the Haven. We usually cruise on Celebrity and stay in the Retreat. This sounds even better. Can’t wait!!

Blackjack and Craps were $10 minimums on our last few cruises. 

I’ve definitely seen MoveUp prices go down - not every time but I have seen it. 

I have a lot of food issues and Luminae on Beyond was wonderful about making me other items if I didn’t see anything on the regular menu that I wanted. Granted, I asked for simple things but they were terrific about making them for me. 

We are doing this one on the Beyond. I think it’s perfectly suited for this trip. We had no problems with noises in January so I’m not too concerned. 

Thank you for all the information. I’ll be on it next month. Getting excited! 

We have a pending MoveUp. Right now it doesn’t show options for bidding on different categories. If we cancel our MoveUp bid would we get another chance to rebid on a different category or do we lose that opportunity by canceling? Thanks so much! 

We were on the Beyond and stayed in a suite in January. It was amazing! Top notch service in our room, Luminae and the pool area.

I was just on the Beyond last week, still on 16 and I had hash browns and smoothies multiple times. 

On 1/24/2023 at 9:11 AM, terrydtx said:

How was the Luminae wines by the glass selection?

My husband was very happy with options though he had the sommelier choose for him every night just letting him know he wanted Pinot Noir. 

Yes people are booking them. They were almost all booked up on my recent trip on the Beyond. The only specialty restaurant we ate in was Fine Cut and I did not think it was as good as Luminae. People on our ship did seem to love Eden though. 

20 hours ago, Jskates9 said:

I’m in a similar situation.  We bid, but now when I go back to cancel or modify it won’t let me do anything.  (I have tried via the website and directly from the email I received confirming the bid.)  we sail in 6 days.  Thoughts?

 

This happened to us too. Two days later we were told our MoveUp was successful. Good luck!!

I just got off the Beyond on Sunday and had the premium WiFi package. Internet was very quick and no issues with making calls. I didn’t stream videos so not sure about that. 

Glad you are enjoying your trip!! We just got off the Beyond on Sunday and had a wonderful trip. We thought Fine Cut was okay but not worth the extra fee - we would not do it again. 

We just got off the Beyond on Sunday and it was easy to do this. 

Luminae was happy to bring you multiples f anything you want want. They want you to leave full and happy! 

Thank you so much for your posts. I was also  on the Beyond last week and had an amazing time! 

Just following up. Got off the Beyond yesterday and the $9.99 voucher was honored for our entire 7 day cruise. 

I purchased the $9.99 voucher and it was honored for our entire 7 day cruise. 

We were just on an S2 cabin and it was perfect for us. Very close to the Retreat, tons of storage space, and a much better bathroom layout then what I had on a non-suite room on the Equinox. I  booked on S1 on our next two cruises, but not sure how it differs. 

I have no frame of reference since our trip that ended yesterday as our first time on the Beyond and only my second time on a Celebrity ship. I will say that eating at Luminae as a wonderful experience and if we loved something they gladly brought us more. I am unfortunately a very picky eater and they happily modified dishes for me or even made up new ones if I didn’t like what was on the menu. 

We just returned from the Beyond yesterday. It was our first time in a suite and it was a game changer for us. We had one of the best vacations of our life. The staff was outstanding, we loved our room, the sun deck was never overly crowded, the ship was beautiful. None of the changes would be enough to discourage us from booking another cruise with them. In fact, we are relatively new at cruising, aware of all the changes, and still booked 2 more cruises with them. 

I’ve done it twice and it has worked out very well. Just went from concierge room which we had already got a good price on to Sky Suite and yes it was the lowest in that category. 
 

I also did it in August and went from an inside cabin to balcony. 
 

Very pleased with the results. 
 

15 hours ago, Paul Fairfield said:

@Lillibet16Did your original booking include drinks or tips? We are on Beyond at end of Feb in Concierge and also looking to bid on Sky Suite and those minimums look very similar to mine and we do not have the drinks/tips included in our base fare. (Not sure it matters though.) Thanks!

Yes ours did include drinks & tips. 

Thanks for the posts, looking forward to more. I will be on the 1/15 sailing.