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$299 pp for 7 days on the Epic right now.

Right when I take my nap then get ready for dinner. Guess I would never have my cabin cleaned. Kinda stinks if you can't get it any other time.

We have used it on the Seashore and Meraviglia since Covid. All we had to do was to to the reception desk at the Spa and tell them we wanted to use our free hour. They took our card and told us to go ahead. We stayed over an hour since we lost track of time and not a problem. Love the spa on newer MSC ships. Too bad they raised the price for the week so much. But still cheaper than what NCL wants.

Made our dining reservations last week at 4:00am on the first day we could, 125 days out. Dining times available were 5:30, 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 for MDR. Later that day someone on our roll call said there were only 2 time slots available. I looked and only 5:30 and 8:30 were available. Today at 119 days out I looked again and the time slots are 5:30, 6:30 and 8:30. Looks like they are changing the available amounts and who knows why. I have not sailed on NCL since February 2020 but if I remember correctly, you were not given a ton of time slots then either. I can't see them doing away with Freestyle dining since that is what they are known for and I sail on MSC a lot and one of the main complaint I see is the set dining times. Most people just don't want set dining times. My question is entertainment. Suppose to be able to book entertainment at 125 days out and it only shows Burn the Floor but says not available to book still at 119 days out. I know Priscilla went away and I have seen Burn the Floor 8 times but I would watch it again since been a while. I sure hope they have some type of entertainment in the theater.

Oh seriously! I forgot that you don't get robes in an inside cabin on NCL. I haven't sailed NCL since 2020.

Depends on how you book the cruise. If it is a 21 day cruise booked as 3 cruises then you will get the benefits 3 x's but if you book it as 21 days then you will get the benefits once. We are booked for 21 days in January but booked as 3 Seven day cruises therefore we get our benefits 3 x's. We will have 6 dining vouchers, 6 bags of laundry, etc.

Priority Restaurant and Entertainment seating and Dinner with the Officers.

I will be 1 day away from Sapphire on my next cruise which is 21 days but doubt I will be Sapphire until after we are back. I am going to check at the CN desk since it is booked as 3 different cruises. Won't hurt.

Not much of a difference in gratuities for Haven than for us in steerage. We pay $20 a day pp

I did...I sail in 125 days and mine only shows 7 excursions, zip line, clam shell and villas, not what you are showing. I was also wondering about floats, etc that that does not show.

Went to the port of call boards and found NOTHING so thought I would ask here since this is NCL. Looking at GSC are there any rentals or excursions other than villas, zip line or clam shell? Not finding anything on our NCL reservation other than those items. Do they release them later closer to sailing (125 days out). Wondering about paddle board, snorkeling, floats, etc. Will they be able to book at a later date?

Because, it is the new "norm". Gratuities goes up, service goes down and people say "oh, they work so hard". For some reason, some people on a cruise feel so much sympathy for their cabin steward that they say it is all okay and we should not complain. Would they do that if their waiter forgot to bring napkins every night to the dinner table or if they never received butter, silverware, etc. Their bartender gave them a whisky instead of a Shirley Temple. I really doubt it. We shower twice a day on a cruise, I like clean towels and wash clothes, so I will be asking to have extra every day.

ohhhhhhh, good idea! Over 50 cruises and never thought of that!!

Pretty common nowadays so you should have no problem! I never really thought about it but I just bought hash guard (UPF50) swimwear. The top is long sleeve and the bottom is to my knees. Seen them everywhere this past February on MSC, I would think NCL is no different.

OOPS forget that! Just figured out that even though it says Too Early To Book, if I click on the link it works. Just made my reservations. WooHoo!

Did something change? I am trying to book our dining reservations for the Epic and we are 125 days out today. We are Platinum so have been able to book at 125 days out for quite a while. This morning I am trying to book at 125 days out and it still says unavailable Did something change? Latitudes benefits still states it is a benefit. Any clues as to why I can't book at 125 days out when Platinum ( will be Sapphire on the next cruise so not like I haven't been Platinum for a while).

I will be Sapphire and my dh will miss being Sapphire by 1 day but he won't get to go to the officers dinner. Just the way it is.

No, I know someone that tried. After signing up you will receive a letter in your cabin stating when, where and also states for Platinum and above.

Right now it is book any cruise, any category, no exceptions Here is the link: https://www.ncl.com/cruisenext

Yes they did advertise the gratuities paid online. I just looked today and they are now only offering on balconies and above.

When we booked our six the TA we used was paying gratuities for all categories except for guarantee, even studio and inside cabins. We booked insides. I looked today and they are no longer offering that incentive. Glad we booked the six cruises when we did.

Long gone are the fun days of summer where we ran through the water hose on a hot summer day then drank right from the hose! I forgot all about drinking from the water hose and never thinking twice about it!

Yes it is, we have used them several times over the years but I see they are no longer offering this perk. They were paying the gratuities on all cabins except guarantees. They also take either cruise next or cruise first. We also received onboard credits on each cruise

Actually, we have an inside cabin and our TA does include gratuities on NCL.

Can't say the TA here. We have an inside cabin and they pay the gratuities. We also used Cruise Next and Cruise First certificates. Due to them paying the gratuities we have 6 cruises booked with NCL. It makes a huge difference.