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I am on the ship and if everyone has an iphone, you can text without using minutes on the wifi. I am not 100% certain, but I know most of our group is not on unlimited internet.

They cancelled the price is right. I will let you know about the donna summer show. I heard others talking about it and I think it is going to happen. I will let you know.

Did not have a problem finding a seat at indulge for lunch.

no running track. This is the first ship i have been on without one.

I will check on pandora.

Speed is 3.7 down 1.66 up. It was much faster this morning.

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surprisingly I have not been to indulge yet. No Achor. Definately nice enough to be outside. A little windy.

I will be on and off of my computer daily. If you have any questions, send them my way. I will do my best to answer them. I have unlimited streaming internet, which is faster than I ever dreamed possible.

Thank you. So does that mean that the arrival time will coincide with local time?

We are sailing on Prima in 2 days. Yeah. I have done some research to the ports of call and costa maya and Cozumel are EST while Roatan, Belize are CST. None of the locations observe Daylight savings time. My question is will the ship time change for each port or will they keep a separate ship time for the entire cruise? I have never experienced a cruise during daylight savings time and have no idea. It seems like the easiest thing to do would be to stay on the ship time from the originating port until the final sea day in which time you can observe the daylight savings time. Any help or insight is appreciated. BTW I am aware that they will likely be making announcements throughout the cruise about time, but I am trying to organize activities for excursions upon arrival.

I take pictures of the prescription bottles, but I don't always have the bottles themselves. I have been questioned one time and it was a non issue with the picture of the bottle with the prescription. Not sure if that would be a good idea outside of US or caribbean. either way, you don't have to take your entire bottle of pills if your only going on a 7 day cruise. I save old bottles at my house in the event I am going out of town just to put the extras that I will not need.

Thank you. I was hoping it would work like that.

I tried searching for the answer to no avail. I am upgrading to unlimited streaming wifi for myself in order to keep up with work. Can I switch the unlimited streaming to my phone when I am not on my computer? PS I only work because I have no choice. thanks in advance.

I was looking for a topic like this. I seem to remember a thread years ago where this was discussed at length. I haven't been on a cruise since the pandemic. So I was trying to remember some of the hacks. here are some of the ones that I remember. Bring a scented garbage bag in each suitcase to put your dirty clothes in. It saves space and keeps the clothes from smelling. Pack a couple of dryer sheets in with your clothes. We typically do a couple of loads of laundry on a 7 day cruise for the family. The dryer sheets keep your clothes smelling nice and you can use them. On older ships especially bring a plug with multiple outlets. I have one with 3 outlets and a night light at the bottom. The older ships have few options for plugging in devices. Flashlight Duct Tape Single use laundry detergent packs Lots of dollar bills for tipping. It goes a long way to tip early and often. Especially when you are on a cruise that everyone has the beverage package. Over the door shoe hanger. It is a great way to save space for toiletries and medicines. Tide Stain pen for small stains Downy wrinkle release spray. Take a photo of your passport and send yourself an email with the picture. That way you can access it anywhere that you have an internet connection. Place a copy of your second copy of your cruise documents inside of the luggage in the event the luggage tags are removed. Carry your medicine in your carry on bag. Do not check it. Bonine is the best motion sickness pill I have ever taken. Take it every day. Buy enough for the whole cruise. It costs 5 times as much on the ship. Highlighter to go over the daily activities. good idea to have a back up battery pack now that most ships allow use of phones for apps and on board communication. Water proof phone lanyard. Towel Clips chap stick with sun block Pocket poncho. You can find these at the dollar store. They are typically only good for one use, but they are tiny and inexpensive. I am sure I can come up with some more. I will update as I remember more. Would love to hear others ideas.

Thanks for the replies. I will report back to this thread when I get back.

I have tried searching for the answers to no avail, so here goes. We are sailing on Prima out of Galveston in March. On embarkation day are we going to be charged for the drinks. I read somewhere that the drink package does not start until 6 am on the second day. That doesn't sound right, but I have never sailed on NCL. I realize that you might have to pay a tax while in port even if you have the drink package, but do we have to pay for the drinks as well? Thanks in advance Happy Sailing