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Thanks for the replies. We are definitely planning on spending every second we can there!

Hello, My family just booked a villa for our time at Great Stirrup Cay. This is our 6th NCL cruise, so we thought we'd try something new. We've watched the videos, but we are just wondering if anyone has any tips or recommendations to get the most out of our time there. It will me be me, my wife, our 14 and 11 year old sons, and another couple with a 13 year old . Their daughter. Thanks in advance for any input.

My son has severe peanut and tree nut allergies. He will be taking his 4th NCL cruise this July. We always have our TA contact them prior to boarding. We also check in with the place where you can make specialty reservations after boarding. We've been told to stay away from the buffet, so he doesn't eat there (other than the ice cream without a cone). You can either meet with a concierge each day and plan out the meals, or just alert your waiter when ordering. They will bring them to you no matter where the rest of the family eats including specialty restaurants. We are always asked who has the allergy when we check in to the main dining hall, and we make the staff aware. They have been AWESOME! Desserts are obviously problematic, but we have had great waiters who will have the chef making something special. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.

My family just got off the Encore in March. Beautiful ship. Make sure you book your shows and specialty dining as soon as you get the chance. It fills up quickly. We like to go to the box office as soon as we get on to book the comedians because you can't do that ahead of time.

We are on the Encore to Alaska on June 11th. Just got our bid from an inside to a balcony accepted for $720 total ($360 each).

Our son has peanut/tree nut allergies. We just got of the Bliss last week. We just let them know when we arrived the first day about the allergies. They gave us the option of preordering, but it wasn't an issue if we just ordered when we arrived. We just always let them know when we dined, and they always acted like they already knew. The menu even had allergens listed next to foods which I don't remember from the last time we cruised. We felt like they took it very seriously.

We always go and sign up for our entertainment choices. Then we go and have a relaxing lunch in the MDR.

Thanks for all of the info! We are sailing the Breakaway for our second time in a week and a half. I thought I read somewhere that the rock climbing wall and mini golf was removed. I have two boys who will be unhappy if that is the case, but I just wanted to confirm. Thanks.