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Of the mega ships my favorite is the Bliss. On the middle-sized ships, I really like any of the Jewel class ships as well as the Dawn (not Jewel class). The Spirit was ok as was the POA. The ship at the bottom for me, was the Sky. We had been on the Sun and thought the Sky would be similar. Wrong. We are scheduled to do the Viva so I'm looking forward to checking her out. We've sailed NCL a great deal and the newest builds are the only ships in the new class that we haven't experienced.

Just checking to see if I had the option to pay the gratuities before we sail. I fully expect a daily service charge. On lines, other than Cunard, I've been able to prepay the service charge. I expect this basic charge and still tip above this. Crew works very hard.

With regard to the gratuities, can  they be prepaid?

Does comprehensive travel insurance cover a cruise and a brief (2 day) stay pre and post cruise or do I need to buy separate policies? I would prefer a policy that is considered primary and my state side policy secondary.

The no drink in the pool or immediate surround area of the pool was enforced in October and November 2023 on the Joy and Sky. Bummer. Would have liked to at least be able to imbibe while sitting on the pool edge.

We usually call our PCC and he goes into our booking and makes the reservation for the large group at the MDR we request.

We stayed at the Marriott Biscayne Bay. It overlooked the ay and you could see the ships. It was walkable to get something to eat.

Foot loose will be on the Oct.16-28 sailing. It will not be on any following that time.

On Microsoft Edge my username and password are deemed incorrect yet on Chrome everything is fine. On Edge I can't go in and see cost of booking a stateroom online but can on Chrome. Since we check in for a cruise on Monday, I guess I'll have to use Chrome. I have cleared cache and cookies to no avail. NCL's website makes me crazy.

We had a price drop for our Fall cruise and because of the current price on the club balcony being less than our OA outside, our PCC was able to do the upgrade for us at no additional cost.

We booked both in 2022.From what I understand the addition of water to the package was effective as of 1/1/23.Since our cruises are 2023 and 2024 respectively, they show as part of our beverage package.

We currently are booked on 2 cruises. One in the Fall 2023 and the second April 2024.Both show the 6 liters of water.

Dawn x6            Bliss 

Sun                    Spirit

Star                   Upcoming: Joy, Escape

Gem

Jewel x2

Jade

Pearl

POA

Breakaway x 2

Epic

We ordered currency from our bank, and it is the CPF. We indicated Tahiti as one of the locations in French Polynesia where we would be staying a few days.

Yes, they do. They usually run a special to reduce price at least once during the cruise. They also offer dry cleaning and ironing service should you need those services.

It does end in Miami and yes, technically it still is hurricane season. We have sailed many times in October(mid to late) and it's been okay. So, you have to figure in the risk. It's a personal decision.

We're booked on the Joy out of NYC mid-October 2023. I don't how long you're longing for, but our trip is 12 days.

I used our Diamond upgrades on a Fall 2022 cruise and a Fall 2023 cruise. Both upgrades were to a balcony. One was mid ship and the other more aft. We're were happy with the results.

I meant to say Nov.2021 and Feb.2022. The rest with regard to vaccination cards stands . Typos are a pain but then nobody is perfect.

We carried our actual cards. Once aboard, we locked them in the safe. Prior to getting off in a port we checked with guest services whether a digital copy /picture on our phones would be acceptable. Our experience was that the phone copies were fine. The cruise line wanted the real deal. This was in February 2021.

We did a Panama Canal trip in Feb. Passenger number was around 2000. We were told that sailing was at less than 40%. Not sure if that% was completely accurate but nothing was crowded.

We thought the food was pretty good. Huge portions. We actually ended sharing because of portion size.

To see a video of the proctored tests through eMed go to YouTube. There are several and helped me. I found the at home testing pretty easy. They really walk you through the process.

On our last 2 cruises I have participated in roll calls on both venues. I still prefer CC but check in on the other for any additional info.

The chart currently is not showing red for any NCL ships. Just took a look.