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Isn't there some additional tax charged on POA? I think they are calling it some kind of tax. Check that out.
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Don't know if covid is impacting boarding times, but normally it is somewhere around 11:15-11:30 in my experience, and I have cruised out of NY a ton.
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I should have said if they clicked on vacation summary...
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It won't appear on edocs, but likely would show up if they requested their vacation summary.
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5 minutes ago, Yo Adrienne said:
Yes...I'm definitely confused, so I really appreciate your response.
So, just to make sure I understand correctly...We're booked for May (and have been for quite a long time)...full payment made. So, we don't actually have to pre-pay by March 31 to avoid the cost increase...?
And we have another cruise booked for the fall...so we don't need to pre-pay for that one by March 31, either to avoid the increase...?
No, just pay prior to cruising in the fall.
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1 hour ago, vinotinto said:
Every picture I uploaded was too big or too small or too wide or not wide enough. It was crazy how many pictures I had to take and upload! Would not take my professional work pic, even after resizing more than 10 times. Finally took a selfie. I hope they don’t use that one, it’s awful! 😂
I uploaded a photo for my travel companion, but for my photo I just popped up my PC's camera and took the picture right in the NCL check in app. For some reason this turned out much easier than uploading an existing file.
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My March 30th Gem cruise is there from 6-6, but yes, I understand the 6-1 or even 7-1 thing. The hike at Sage Mountain is a nice way to spend some time while on Tortola. It is true that there isn't a lot to do. I will have to try Pussers this time. Headed to NY in 10 short days.
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15 days.... Gem out of NYC on 3/30
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Quick update as of 6/10 when I attempted to a do double meta upgrade on my Prima sailing, it bombed out. The rep tells me IT dept. sent out email that it was fixed. They put an expedited ticket in to IT. They said they would call me back. We will see about that.
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Latest update on doing upgrades on Prima sailings. Yesterday 6/10 I attempted to do a double meta upgrade and it failed. The rep told me IT had sent an email out saying it had been fixed. Rep told me they would put in an expedited ticket and that they would call me back. We will see.
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Thanks for keeping us updated
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11 hours ago, luv2kroooz said:
No,bird, YOU and NCL don't want people advancing tiers for not sailing. The rest of the community is fine with it.
Not true. The rest of the community is not fine with it. Just didn't think it was important enough to post on, until I saw your comment.
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On 5/5/2020 at 8:06 AM, mscdivina2016 said:
To answer your question......Yes ! with 35,000 points, you only need 30,000 for a "Meta" upgrade.
Now what I have done or do is I will book a cruise, pay for it in full so on my next statement I get the points and since its an NCL product, you get triple.Then call back and do the upgrade.
You could have no points, book $10,000 cruise, pay for it, wait till next statement and have 30,000 points.
Let me caution you.........Never book the lowest inside category,as an upgrade is lateral or down.
Id to od
ic to oc or od
ib to oc,od,ob
ia to oc,od,ob,oa
The upgrade is based on availability so by booking an IA you have 4 categories of ocean view you can move to "If" needed.
Steve
Steve, this was not my experience for the last upgrade I did. I booked category IF on Breakaway and upgraded straight into a category BA. Maybe because Breakaway has so many balconies as compared to the Jewel class of ships. Also once I had booked an inside, and when I called to do the double meta upgrade they told me I needed to be booked 1 category higher in order to get the balcony category I wanted. The world points rep upgraded me to the correct inside category on the spot (I recall it cost me something like $30 or $40), and then applied the double meta upgrade. My advice to anyone stuck on which category to book, is not to sweat it. World points will fix it when you call to request the upgrade.
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14 hours ago, Comi.uy said:
On the NCL site i found out that the 20% only applied to me, not to passenger #2 and I didnt find any way to activate the 20% extra for them. To book I had to contact my ncl guy directly and he was able to do it for me.
The 20% discount would have activated when you put in the information for guest # 2. NCL has no idea who the 2nd guest is until you put in their latitudes number.
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13 hours ago, shukapaw said:
I've gotta side with @littlelulu here. The offer of the 20% is for the newly booked cruise, NOT the canceled cruise. The 20% is off of the base cruise fare, not including taxes, etc. And I was able to take the FCC from a canceled 7 day cruise and use it to help book an 11 day cruise at 20% off the listed price.
~Brian
Me too, because I booked a new cruise already and received 20% off the cabin fare. Bird should read a little more carefully. If he/she had future cruise credit, and looked at new bookings they would know this. Some people say Bird is helpful, but some of their posts are simply bad information.
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All guests from canceled cruises have their own FCC. The FCC is what triggers the 20% discount. As soon as you enter the past guest information (in that step of the online booking process), the 20% will be applied for them as well. You didn't go far enough in the booking process. You have to enter the guest information.
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When I rebooked for January 2021, my travel agent said I still needed to make the deposit. He said "FCC is not a payment, it's a discount". There are so many conflicting stories floating around now. NCL website says "We’re also giving an additional 20% discount when you book by April 27, 2020 using your Future Cruise Credit on cruises embarking October 1, 2020 - December 31, 2022! ", yet I received email yesterday saying
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OP, didn't you notice someone had already started a thread on this before you?
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49 minutes ago, david_sobe said:
Once cruising begins again there is going to be a long list of new requirements. Besides the doctor's note for 70+ year olds its possible they will be taking forehead temperatures prior to boarding and buffet days are gone. They will have staff serve you at the buffet.
I think being served at the buffet is a good idea. Just don't trust other people's health habits. I will never forget seeing some guy probably about 80 come out of the stall and just leave the restroom without washing his hands. Then I see him at O'Sheehans eating chicken wings.
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2 hours ago, elwood_98034 said:
Coronavirus 'harms the brain and nervous system of HALF of severely ill patients and a third of all cases' — causing symptoms such as stumbling, slurred speech and seizures.
I'm starting to think it isn't just the flu.
This news broke 20 days ago.
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4 hours ago, Love my butler said:
Let me help you out. Reducing the number of 'free' specialty meals will then free up more reservations for suckers paying the menu charge. Most people see the menu prices as beyond ridiculous considering the food and service you receive. Therefore, more 'paying' people into the restaurants isn't going to happen. NCL's attempt to gain another nickel and dime won't be very successful here.
But your posts are not helpful to anyone. Do you know how tiresome your "for your convenience" and "nickel and diming" posts are? Why don't you find a cruise line that suits your needs, and stop making stupid irrelevant posts on this board?
I believe everyone on this board feels that the specialty menu prices are ludicrous, and wouldn't pay them. Who knows what NCL's intention was to reduce the number of meals? The specialty restaurant food is okay in my opinion. Certainly better than MDR.
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1 hour ago, Love my butler said:
Like anyone would actually pay those ridiculous menu prices in the restaurants. Overpriced Arby's at best.
So what does that have to do with the change to the number of nights, o hater of NCL?
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they already raised our gratuities 😡
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This explains Hawaii's 4.275% General Excise Tax. This tax is charged on the DSC, so yes, you will end up paying more on POA than people do on the fleets other ships.