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Moreover....you can think of the fares like hotel rates at resorts. In addition to everyone's good advice above, hotel rates change from day to day, depending on occupancy as well as time of year. Two identical cruises in identical cabins sailing a week apart will more likely than not, have different fares.

What a great idea. Thanks!

I actually see a show in Q 3 different times.... -6:30-7:15 -8:00-8:45 -9:00-9:45

LOVED Blu on my EDGE sailing....way better than I did Luminae. I do supplement Haven dining with the SDP for variety. Love Food Republic on NCL as an example. I could dine there 3 times cruise and still want to go back to explore other menu items. Just noted the Luminae menu, while changing, is pretty small compared to the "every nite" menu in Haven. That said, I've been able to get MDR choices in the Haven. Don't order them often, but I have done that in the past. I like both Haven Restaurant and Retreat Luminae on Celebrity, just for different reasons.

I think we've probably confused the poor OP. There will always be exceptions. DO NOT count on the ship waiting for you if you're not there at the all-aboard time. There are hundreds of vides of pier runners watching their ship button up the ship for sailing as they'er running down the pier to catch it, only to watch it sail away. If you are planning an outing with no to little wiggle room, not taking into account possible delays about getting to the pier for all aboard, that's a huge risk. I tend not to tempt fate and plan on Murphy's Law to enter into the picture at some point during my cruises. I dont' want being held up for all aboard to be one of them. Do as you wish. But, the posted all aboard times will be listed in the Dailies as well as on a big sign as you disembark the ship at ports. Pad those times just to be safe.

Use the same mouse and phone when I cruise!

They did have cookies in Feb, along with some other delectable deserts free for the taking on a kiosk on one side of CoCos. Seems some ships are getting them, some aren't. Crazy. Waits for dining establishments is NOT understandable. If they can't do better, then someone at their HQ. Who's your Captain? He was very hands on with my Prima Feb cruise.

Loving your review. Thank you!

Told NCL to watch out for the likes of you all. I told them you'd be the type of person that would buy CN certs while chewing out the CN Manager for not being able to find hash browns at Spice H20. Seriously, I'm enjoying all the reports from everyone on this cruise. I'm happy y'all are having a good time and am jealous I'm not there with you.

Sacrificed myself for the common good. Henry...those Haven elevators can only be accessed with a Haven Key card. We're a snobby bunch, dontchaknow! 😉

Pretty strict. I personally would never cut it that close. There's a lot of chatter about people seeing the ship docked but not being allowed to board because they were late...after the "all aboard" time published on the ship.

Love me some INDULGE!

I like the Haven Restaurant. That said, I always have SDP with my FAS and Latitudes. So, I can mix it up. Haven food is always prepared very well, is of high quality and served promptly and attentively in a friendly manner. Sailed the Retreat on Celebrity. Their version of the Haven Restaurant is Luminae. Rotating menus but not nearly as many choices as the Haven menu on any given sitting. So, kind of a toss up for me. Personally, I like the Haven restaurant supplemented by my FAS SDP dining options. Luminae's choices, while rotating, are a bit too "out there" most of the time for me. It may be my palette isn't very sophisticated, too.

So, given no reservations at Hudson's, how long did it take to get a table? Can't recall the CD's name, but he was the same one we had on the Prima Feb cruise. He's good. Not a Disco fan, but I really enjoyed "DONNA", too.

Cool! Happy Anniversary!!!!!

So many questions….do people bring puffins into businesses? Is that such a large issue? Assuming puffins can’t read their “stay out” signs.

Boy…I think I’m going to be mocked for this, but what’s a “puffin”?

I didn't even know there was a MBFGW 2? Liked the first one, though.

My GF LOVED that movie. I personally was ambivalent about it and watched it with her....well....because she asked me to. She's asked me to do worse things. LOL!

I LOVE Halifax. And yes, a bagpiper does welcome you, and wishes you adieu when you leave.

Well...that IS their JOB! 😉

That’s why my parents didn’t name me GRACE! Circle is the scene of the pirouette!!!!

Sailing in June to Bermuda on the Joy. Been a while (10+ years) since I've been there. Never been on the Joy, so looking forward to your review. Just as an FYI, internet on Bermuda was good last time I was there. Hoping it's just as good (if not better) now. I have T-Mobile, which covers me in Bermuda. You'll be coked there for 3 days, so if the ship's internet isn't good, the Bermuda signal should help you along. Had used Starlink on the Epic. It was quite good, but that was a Mediterranean cruise.

I used to quote Thoreau to my son when he was a teen and bent on whinging about how terrible his life was (it wasn't...actually, his life has always been quite good)... "The fault-finder will find fault even in paradise". It reminds me of this thread and many posts in ALL the cruise line threads. You're on a cruise, fer cryin' out loud!!!!!!!!

I'm ICON OF THE SEA curious. Won't touch a booking because the fares right now are crazy. I can sail in the Haven for what I'm seeing to book a balcony cabin on Icon. UTOPIA is sailing this summer, right? Talk about number of passengers, ICON sails with 7,600 of them.