SouthLyonCruiser

When selecting my arrival time, I chose 11:30am. After doing this, I called my daughter, who is going on the same cruise with her family and told her to book the same time as we have arranged a shuttle for that time.

Now, when I printed off my edocs, I see that they put us at 9:30am.

When I contaced Norwegian, I was told that I could not switch and had to come at 9:30.

Well, not going to happen. I am going at 11:30 with my daughter.

What's goingto happen.

On 2/20/2022 at 9:59 AM, colecandler said:

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20 hours ago, ggTexasGal said:

We use Microsoft "Snipping Tool"  to "clip" things we want to print &/or save.

Surprisingly, DH received a Latitudes REWARDS booklet in the mail this past week - - it's very nice!

I got that book and it isn't very detailed as far as the perks go. That is why I wanted to print out the more detailed perks from the NCL web site. Thanks for the advise, I will give it a try.

I have been trying to print off the page of the Latitudes Reward section on the NCL web site and it will not allow me to do so. 

Any tips?

Forget contacting Norwegian, I have only so many years left to my life and I don't want to spend a chunk of it on hold.

On 12/28/2021 at 9:14 AM, 1025cruise said:

Unfortunately, Cruises to Nowhere from a US port are not permitted. 

With the private island stop it could be a 'go' and meet the 'foreign port' requirement.

I see so many posts asking questions about Norwegians policies on just about everything. You would think that there would be a space provided for Norwegian to officially reply to the questions. How hard can this be?

Maybe there is such a thing, but I have never seen a reply from Norwegian.

Your post seems to point out another fine reason to book with  a travel agent. Give them the headache of giving you a definitive answer. If they can't, find an agent who can.

19 hours ago, fstuff1 said:

Having problems with my Android 11 phone.

I cruise in 2 weeks.

 

Borrowed a Samsung S7 (Android 8 ) from a relative.

NCL app doesnt work on that phone. (i suspect ncl app requires Android 9 or higher.)

 

Is there anything you can't do on your cabin's tv that you can on the app?

(and I'm kidding about not letting you on board) 

 

Never gave a thought to the NCL app on my phone. Now that you brought it up, is this going to work without wifi, or are you going to be required to pay for wifi access on the ship?

21 hours ago, RumRunner2021 said:

2022??

Yes.

On 7/22/2021 at 1:58 AM, E@syPe@zy said:

You can not open ocean view windows.  And you can't leave your balcony door open all night either.  It causes problems with other cabins around yours in regards to the A.C.

You may consider bringing a small fan with you to move the air around in your state room.

Years ago on an Alaskan cruise the ship was going through some pretty rough seas and our ocean view windows were covered up with port hole covers until we were out of the rough ocean waves.  

 

 

I never heard of 'not being allowed' to leave balcony doors open at night. We left our doors open often; the only thing with that is that on the new ships the AC and heat will not turn on if the doors are open.

I want to thank those who are braving it out and are booked for the earliest cruises available.

You are our 'front line' troops.

I am booked for July and am hoping that all the bugs will be worked out by then and am looking forward to the reviews that you will be posting.

I am not filling out any pre boarding paperwork, making hotel reservations or flight plans until I see what is going on.

God bless you.

On 7/20/2021 at 10:58 AM, complawyer said:

im sorry, but i would think that under  the current worldwide conditions, anyone who would spend the time,money and effort to book a cruise, would make sure of their vaccination status, and if they are in the "unvaccinated" category, would check prior to leaving for the departure city, what the regulations might be.  

 

i would hate to go through the expense of traveling to a port in europe, only to be told i cant sail.  in t his case i would err on the side of caution."better to be safe than sorry"

I have been vaccinated. That being said, I have seen that there have been people who tested positive, even thought they have been vaccinated. So, if they require a negative test of all passengers, we could still be in trouble. 

I could not find any comments about this but I was wondering if NCL will deny boarding to anyone testing positive prior to embarkation? 

And, if so, will they refund your cruise money?

If there is not yet any policy on this yet, no problem. We are not scheduled for a cruise until next summer.

If the history of the canal is your reason for going on this cruise, take the smaller ships. If it doesn't matter to you go for the bigger ship if all the amenities is what your cruise is about, it doesn't matter.

Like many things in life going in 'cold' you may be buying a 'pig in a poke', you wont know what your are getting.

I have been using the same travel agent for 20 years and am happy with the results.

When she retires I will ask her for a referral.

The same should apply for you; either get a PCC or travel agent referred to you by a friend or relative and go with that. Nothing like a good referral for good results.

Why would you not get a cash refund? Did you pay for the cruise with a cruise credit? If you paid cash, your refund should be in the form you used for payment. I don't think that they can legally make you take a credit if you paid cash.

Good luuck to you. My hat is off to anyone who has a job with a title that includes the word 'service'.

You are spending a good deal of your time dealing with people who are not happy and can get very irate at you, even though you are not personally responsible for their problems.

Good luck.

I always use a travel agent and she does all the calling. Problem solved.

I am on vacation, there is no one I care to phone until I am in the airport on the way home.

It is not a vacation if you need to spend precious time on the phone with work or someone who is not on vacation with you.

One thing will remain constant; it will still be Alaska. Beauty beyond comparison. 

As far as all the shops being closed, so what.

I can shop at home, I can't see Alaska there.

I have just begun doing some research on Princess cruises. We have not sailed with them for a few years and are looking forward to cruising with them again. 

I have heard a little about the Medallion program and have learned quite a bit about it.

But, what I would like to know, are the medallions good only for one use or can you use the same medallion for future cruises?

Please, no comments on how this may have been answered elsewhere. I did a search for 'Princess Medallion Reusable' and got no results.

I saw nowhere that this was an official offer from NCL or some 'free cruise' deal that inluded absolutely nothing else but the basic cruise fare. Most of the 'free cruise' offers I have seen would end up costing more than booking a cruise after adding all the 'expenses'.

Just wondering if this is an genuine offer from NCL or some scam. 

The way things go with the robocalls and spam emails, I have become quite the sceptic.

If it seems to be too good to be true......

8 hours ago, complawyer said:

i would love to, but for reasons i dont want to get into, the cruise wasnt costing us anything, 

It seems you got what you paid for (no offense, pun intended)

17 hours ago, IrieBajan54 said:

It would be quite odd for a US passenger to be denied going ashore independently in Alaska.

It seems to go along with all of the other 'odd' happenings over the past year.