davy jones

We sailed the Seaward on that itinerary in May 1989. I think we had the same brochure.

Thanks for the review. I was on the same sailing we had a similar experience. We did not need the children's and teen programs though. We also did not use Cheers.

I'm late to the dance here, but I don't believe that NCL is significantly different than the other lines in their market segment. They do have more upcharge restaurants because of freestyle, but that is part of the concept and it must work because Royal and Carnival are adding more upcharge facilities on their new mega ships.

As far as waiting for tables goes, some complain about long waits on the other lines that offer any time dining as an option. It doesn't seem any different on NCL. If everyone wants to have dinner at the same time, there will be lines. I guess it depends on the time you go to dinner and chance.

Most upcharges don't bother me, but a couple do. Here they are:

1. Charges to use the locker room at the gym. (I think NCL is the only one here.)

2. Charges for plain black coffee at the coffee bars. You should be able to find plain coffee (not lattes or coffee drinks) on lower decks and not have to go to the buffet, which may not even be open to get coffee. (problem on most, except Royal, who does have coffee and iced tea available in the Cafe Promenade)

What does concern me is the trend toward a return to the class system of cruising, where your accommodations get you access to private areas, better complementary food, etc. It's like a return to the Titantic.

Take an old gift card with you. The safe needs a card with a magnetic stripe and you don't want to be using a credit card or some other important card.

I have never seen a thread from an inside cabin dweller complaining about their neighbors leaving the lights on, smoking, making whoopee, talking at 2 AM, etc. on their balcony.

Cheaper? Maybe. But with a little booking strategy (when and where) and the C&A balcony discount, we have actually come out better on a few of our balcony cruises than if we had booked an inside. Just sayin....one more reason to pursue status with RCCL. And then add in the Diamond lounge drinks and you have saved around $500 to $600 in our case...and we are not huge drinkers, just a couple or so per day.

When I reach the C&A balcony discount level, I may very well agree.

We have booked a South Pacific cruise on Rhapsody in February 2014, and we will be on the bottom deck, inside cabins, 2537 and 2539. I know the cabins will be small, they are basically the cheapest cabins on the ship.

 

But I would really love to know if I'm the only one who actually likes the idea of an inside cabin: no sunshine streaming in during the early hours, a bit quieter (hopefully), and no looking at the swell (I'm very prone to sea-sickness).

 

Love to hear what others think.

 

We often book inside cabins because:

1. More cruises because of lower costs. Two cruises are worth more to us than one with suite perks.

2. Low midship cabin = less motion and noise.

3. Better for sleeping. You can use bridge cam channel if you want to see if sun is up, or get a wake up call.

4. Sailing from NYC or Bayonne = less balcony days depending on time of year or itinerary. If you can't use the balcony, why buy it?

5. Can get separate cabin for us when traveling with DDs. :) (they don't want to share a cabin with us either)

If it's just the two of us, sometimes we'll splurge on a balcony, but only on warm weather cruises.

Inside users aren't the line's favorite customers, but they take our money anyway. :)

Thank you for the review. Great pictures too.

I received an upgrade from an inside to 4141 on the Legend. I found it to be very nice. It was a cabin between two lifeboats.

They need one like princess offers....premium Unlimited Soda & more Package, unlimited soda plus any mocktails, juices, shakes, floats and complimentary hot chocolate.....

exactly!

The pictures of 4141 are mine. It was a great cabin, our view was awesome, never any noise, location was also good. Not sure about any of the others.

We also sailed in 4141. I agree completely.

Sorry double post

Does NCL charge to use the showers and locker room?

I'd be more worried about a C&A cruise than this group. They sound like a lot of fun.

Great pictures....thanks.

Thanks for the quick response. I think we're going to just forget about driving ourselves and take the TransBridge bus. It'll be enough to worry about my house while we're gone....don't want to have to worry about the car as well! It's actually cheaper to take the bus, anyway. :D

Is there a Trans Bridge bus that goes to the RCI pier? Where can I find information about it?