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Thank you! May 19th

Thank you Valleyview! MKing8288 I've been working with NCL Group Events for months now. They are less than helpful unfortunately. In fact we ended up canceling our onboard wedding plans and moving it to Juneau (saving that story for another day). You can only contact them via email, and it takes up to 7 days to get a response. They are the middle man as only they can speak to the onboard team. They also wont give any recommendations, just process requests. A group is unable to reserve space at any of the bars so for those two reasons they won't be any help for my last two questions. I was really hoping to get suggestions from you experienced cruisers. I've read lots of reviews on the boat and this itinerary, but I'm excited to read yours being so recent. Thanks for sharing!

HI, new to NCL Encore and also coordinating a group for our wedding. Do you have suggestion on where we should direct 25 people to meet before they exit the ship together to board our own transportation? I can't tell from the maps where the actual exit is when the ship docks. We have a bus waiting for the group near the dock in Juneau to pick up 25 people. We'd like them to gather together on the ship first so that one person can guide to the bus. Second question, do you have any suggestions for a sail-away party for 28 people to have a fun view of Seattle as we embark on our journey to Alaska? I was considering the District Brew House but can't tell if the view is reasonable, or if it feels more like a cave? I'm hesitant to do an outside venue in case its raining (it is Seattle in May after all). Ive also considered the Observation deck, but worried it will be hard to get everyone to the same section since its such a large venue, and wondering if it will be too crowded anyway. Thank you! Bride and First time Cruiser on NCL Encore