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Has anyone experienced once a day with a Pullman bed? We did NCL over the summer, once a day, and they left our Pullman bed down the entire cruise! It was awful because it blocked the closet all week. Finally, on 2nd to last day they put it up… but didn’t come back to bring it down at night so my daughter had to squeeze in bed with us. Wonder how RC handles this.

I’m curious about this as well! We are going on the Harmony sailing over Christmas this year. We bought the key around 30pp. We figured it will be worth a try as the shipped will be packed since it’s a holiday sailing. I have been trying to find out more about the “fast lane” but can’t find many documented details. I’ll definitely relay my experience after we sail!

I would love a Yeti full of Pina Colada! Hey, it’s a vacation right?

How and when can you book the escape room? I have a group of 5 that wants to do it together.

Ok thanks for the info everyone! Makes sense to make the fancy night on Christmas 👍

Good question! I’ll be on Harmony for Christmas. I believe one of the “dress your best” nights is typically on day 3. However Christmas is on day 2. So do they ever change “dress your best” to coincide with a big holiday like Christmas? Or any tips on how people dress for Christmas?

Ok thanks for the info! Truthfully, I don’t think my kids will be all that disappointed. Plenty of other things to keep them entertained on Harmony!

On a past cruise I remember parades with Dreamworks characters, and even a special chocolate breakfast with Dreamworks characters. Is this a thing of the past? Has it been replaced with anything similar?

Same, it’s better to let them know how serious it is to fall off the ship. I also have a policy that no one can hold my daughter (5) near any railings, she has to just look at the view through the glass. I feel very terrible for the 19 year old and his family.

I definitely learned that next time, with the Pullman, I should try physically going to guest services. I figured we were just stuck with it down since the cleaning is 1x day. We were definitely shocked to have it closed and never opened on the last day. We got back to the cabin around 9pm with the Pullman still closed and no one was answering at guest services. I didn’t want to make a huge stink about the towels because the room stewards are so busy! Live and learn.

Yes my thoughts exactly about leaving the Pullman down! It really made the cabin so cramped and the closet was almost inaccessible. I’ve stayed in rooms with Pullman’s before, they were always closed during the day by steward. I wouldn’t have as much issue with a pullout couch that we could put away ourselves.

We called many many times with no answer. One day they answered and put us on hold.

Recently got off our first NCL cruise aboard the Encore, overall a great trip. I knew to expect 1x day cleaning. We had 4 in a cabin, with a Pullman bed. I figured we’d reuse towels for a few days, then ask for a new set. I asked the steward for the new set on day 4. We didn’t get new ones until day 6 and had to pick up our old off the floor to use because the steward never showed up to swap them out like she said she would. The Pullman bed was left down for the entire first 6 days (we tried and COULD NOT put it away ourselves) so the closet was super hard to use with the bed in the way. And yes, we had asked the steward to put it up during the day. Finally on day 6 she put it up… and never put it back down. So on the last night my daughter had to sleep with us, because no one would come to our room to put the bed down. None of this ruined the trip, but the cabin was much less pleasant/usable with the Pullman down all week.

Yup use magnets. I’ve never had anything stolen off my door, but it can happen. I think it’s really nice to see door decorations while walking down those looooooooong hallways!

We have a cruise booked this Christmas on Harmony. We were able to get The Key for $30/day. We've never used it before but thought is might be helpful since it will be a full sailing. Does anyone know about the "fast lane" for activities? My husband and I definitely want to do activities, but I'm mostly curious for my 12 year old son. He really wants to do all the active stuff, and I've never seen a fast lane for activities on Royal.

I missed this thread! What is their current strategy compared to other lines?

Thank you this was so helpful!

So excited to be going on the Encore in just a few weeks! Will be bringing my kids - and of course my 12 year old wants to do all the activities. I understand that we need to make reservations for the Speedway, and should do that as soon as possible once we board. Does the Speedway have both single and double rider cars? Can my 5 year old ever come as a passenger? Do we need to also make reservations for the Galaxy Pavilion and Laser Tag as soon as we board?

I hear you! I am also new to NCL and will be sailing on the Encore next month. At 31 days out I cannot book entertainment, I'll check back at 21 days out. I definitely want to catch most of the shows at least once. It sounds like they are offered multiple days and multiple times. So even if it requires some juggling, I bet you will get to see everything you want.

We booked it through NCL. It is Called: Sled Dog Discovery & Musher's Camp. In Juneau.

Wow thank you for sharing the dailies, I've been looking for them! We sail next month and can't wait. There are so many negative reviews, so I really appreciated your upbeat review.

That’s really helpful. I’ll be on my first NCL cruise in a few weeks and was wondering about booking entertainment and finalizing specialty dining. Are all the MDR locations usually open for lunch on embarkation?

Yikes a bathrobe!!!!! Is there any way to arrange for luggage to be transferred to the airport? So we aren’t lugging it around all day til out flight?

Seattle. Do not have transportation booked yet. Our flight isn’t until 6pm

That’s right! I remember doing this years ago. Thank you