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AlexandNessa

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    good wine, extreme roller coasters, travel
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    Royal Star Class
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    Just put me on the ship

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  1. I agree, very difficult read but i think they said they are Sapphire. Using paragraphs probably would've gone a long way for readability. Funny because we were on Oasis end of September/beginning of October and were so disappointed in the night life (seriously, Sorrento's was the only happening spot at midnight AND the pizza was terrible to add insult to injury) that we booked Getaway while onboard the Oasis and we had an amazing time on a full ship during Thanksgiving week. Different strokes and all that.
  2. Nice that the info finally made its way to the CN folks onboard! When we were on Getaway over Thanksgiving, i had a discussion with the CN crew. They were still touting 4 years then. I asked why since i had 5CN certs in my account at the time, all with a '99 expiration. At the time, they didn't know if that was going to be a permanent change or was just for previously purchased ones that were limited because of lockdown. I did buy Haven certs onboard, and she said something to the effect, i guess we'll see what the expiration is once they hit your account. 😅 (The new ones also had a '99 expiration, not that i haven't used them already. 😁)
  3. Haha, pretty soon the standard package is only going to include Mad Dog 20/20. Your choice of flavors. For now....
  4. It's dry. I didn't think it sweet at all. I'm not a sweet wine/prosecco person either. I'd rather stick to water than Asti Spumante or Moscato and the only Reisling I'll drink is Dry. Agree on the Duckworth. The Haven bartender recommended that for Chops. It was very good.
  5. +1. Exactly our experience. Many complained about the aftertaste of the Pommery and much preferred the 66 Prosecco.
  6. We are recently off the Getaway and purchased some certs. I asked the CN team about the non-expiry dates as they were still touting the CN certs were still only good for 4 years. The rep started she was aware that currently held CN certs converted to non-expiry, but they hadn't received guidance on newly purchased certs. The certs i just purchased onboard (11/25/23) have hit my account, also with a 12/31/99 expiration date. If this is a permanent change, it's a great one!
  7. Another scenario: I don't think i would be that thrilled if we were in the Haven and the surprise guests weren't, but still expected to hang out all the time. But even with all other things being equal, it would really take a lot for me to show up and surprise someone. I'd REALLY, REALLY have to know they wanted us there, for sure.
  8. Just off the Getaway, and TBH, i preferred the 66 Prosecco to the Rose they offer. Several of us agreed the Rose Champagne offered on the P+ had an aftertaste. The 66 was a $2 upcharge to the regular package. As far as what brand it tastes like, i can't really say. Maybe Ca Furlan Prosecco? I drink that at home on occasion. I would say the 66 is on the same level (roughly 14/15$ a bottle retail).
  9. Oh i think you will enjoy Ovation. We liked Anthem a lot and booked Odyssey for 2025. You're right in that there will be a lot more for you son to do (but in fairness but as RayRN stated, there would also be a lot for him to do on a B/B+ class so a well.) Having sailed Oasis in October and Getaway in November the latest comparisons are still pretty fresh for us. Chops was def our worst meal and Cagney's blew it away (which TBH surprised me). I think Oasis Class has more dining options than Quantum Class, but Royal's dining packages are exhausting to price track. And then Royal had a stupid policy which they've only recently reconsidered. On Royal if you had a dining package (and like Norwegian, it makes me financial sense to buy a package than pay a la carte), you had to wait till you were on the ship to make your reservations. Not sure when the change is going into effect, but it's only recently that you can now book dining reservations in advance if you have a package.
  10. We sail both, and everything you seen to be worrying about Royal is what we hate. I despise constantly checking the cruise planner for sales. The Black Friday "sale" they just had was a joke. We also hate booking everything a la carte so tend to book Star Class which is all inclusive but often cost prohibitive. (And to be honest, given a choice of Star Class or Haven, Haven is more our speed). And you are absolutely right. We are just off Oasis in October and Sorrento's was literally the only hopping place at 12:30a because it was the only late night option. Can you share the ship you booked? We liked Oasis and Quantum Class, not so much the Explorer class.
  11. We are 3* Mariners on HAL, all Neptune suites. We no longer sail them. They are fine, but nothing to get too excited about, other than itineraries. We are Sapphire on Norwegian all suites/Haven. This is our home. We are just off Getaway Haven and have sailed Bliss Haven as well. Love the Breakaway+ class, but will happily sail Breakaway class over a Neptune suite any day. Our preference is to be on the same deck as the Haven lounge/bar (but no longer bother with Jewel class Haven, unless we're considering an OS or DOS). With the drinks package, your own restaurant, and pool/sundeck area in the Haven, and the Neptune with no cocktails and only continental type foods .. they don't come close in comparison. At any time, i have more than one Norwegian cruse booked and i can see them under my cruises no problem. I can see all past cruises as well. Never heard of needing a separate login for each cruise.
  12. We stayed in both Owner's Suites on Deck 10. Separate tub and shower there also. Bonus: 2 balconies as well.
  13. I'm sorry to piggyback, but do they ever offer double up on Cruise First as a special promotion, or is that only for Cruise Next?
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