Contact your agent or the cruise line for an even somewhat accurate answer.  Anything posted here is either opinion or past experience and policies do change quite often.

Just give the kids one account to use you need to log off or you can kick the other person off it will. be fun watching them.   There is usually a 2 device option and there should not be a gratuity.

Probably not based on this 

I have been on 6 TAs and only had a little bad weather on one cruise.  The weather is usually pretty nice if you like sun get the port side of the ship.  I get seasick pretty easy and on Caribbean cruises I would always be sick for a couple of days but never on a TA the ocean is deeper and there is nothing to move the currents like in the Caribbean, I also get the feeling the captain can adjust the speed and course a bit to smooth stuff out.

As always you could have a different experience but  you should have a good cruise going to the Azores can be cooler than the Canary Islands but both have been good overall.

This has deck plans by  cruise date so it "might" include the changes.

https://www.icruise.com/deckplans/norwegian-cruise-line-cruises-norwegian-viva-deckplans-deck-17.html

Just don't tell them where and when you are cruising and  if they say no contact them a couple of times if you get a yes save it in  writing then ask them what needs to be done to notify the ship 🙂

I found this  https://www.cruisedeckplans.com/ships/packgoprint-all.php?ship=Norwegian-Viva

You can zoom in on thisPDF

https://happygaytravel.com/cruises/Daddy_Cruise/Med_25/Norwegian_Viva_deck_plans.pdf

This actually has a good display of decks and what is located there, watch out for ads though

https://www.cruisedeckplans.com/ships/Norwegian-Viva

Not a PDF but more useful in my opinion

You can probably see them in the NCL APP on a phone or tablet.

You can have your passport withheld:

Most importantly, there are several legal reasons a passport application could get denied.

If you owe money on child support, you’re ineligible for a passport, even if you fill everything out correctly. All money has to be paid through the appropriate state agency before you can submit the application.

Another financial aspect comes with a defaulted loans. If you’ve failed to make payments on a loan from the Department of State you would need to pay it off before sending in your application.

Certain court orders, being convicted of a felony, or if you’re wanted on an arrest warrant, can also result in a passport denial. A convicted felon you would also need to check with their parole office before applying for a passport.

Funny I thought it was a new class for passengers, I was thinking much cheaper, like third class.

They would be very happy with an extra 100 for sure.

The Canadian "customs" should have a line for people not leaving the airport.  If you look at your flight for a closer date you should be able to see  your gates to get a feel for the distances.  Just remember the gate today does not mean it will be the same in 6 months.

Canadian customs for me has always been interesting, they always seem to be very suspicious even though I am just catching a flight to Europe.  One time coming back we were just staying at a hotel near the airport due to flight times.  The person from Customs wanted to know why we did not plan to go out at all.  We explained we were just going to crash and probably order in some food.

Going out and not leaving the airport they  still asked a lot of questions.

Just my 2 cents.

I have seen people on a TA bring a lot more that 2 bags they are using the cruise to vacation in Florida for the whole winter then take a spring TA back to Europe.  The cruise is a little more than a flight but with the extra baggage cost it could easily be a wash as far as cost.

I think also you are looking at a UK and US site possibly.  

4 hours ago, MajSteve said:

The Epic is horribly understaffed. More bartenders especially. As the ship was fully booked, the lines at the bars could last 15-20 minutes before a bartender randomly noticed you. There needs to be some system of order to the bar service. Many rude and pushy people. I could have gotten a beer quicker by FedEx. Many times I noticed a bartender skip over the next person in line to serve someone he recognized and called by name. Not cool.

Well with everyone having a free drink package having fewer bartenders lowers the cost.  🙂

You can also wash some stuff in your sink

Detergent sheet ratings

I would talk to them if not book a 2nd person for free and have them be a no show, 🙂

Did you pay the rate for 2 people, you "should" get the points in my opinion.

This from the FAA site 

Electric wheelchair, mobility scooter

In cases when the batteries are adequately protected, it is preferable that they remain installed in the mobility aid; however, there may be situations when that is not possible or safe to do so and in these cases the batteries must be removed. This description is for a wheelchair or mobility device that does not have a protective housing for its lithium ion battery, i.e., the mobility aid does not provide adequate protection to the battery. Lithium ion battery size is limited to 300 watt hours (Wh). One spare battery not exceeding 300 Wh or two spare batteries not exceeding 160 Wh each may be carried in carry-on baggage.

I get the feeling if you needed to you could have 2x200 Wh batteries that you connected together as long as no one person passed both thru  security or whatever at the same time 🙂

I have done about 6 TAs but don't  recall one in Miami, firs.t of getting the ship cleared can take a while as the whole crew usually has to go thru immigration.   The start time can be delayed,

I have always walked off with our luggage and have had lines of about 20-30 minutes going thru immigration, customs has been a courtesy at the most.  Do not appear to be in a rush, you are not coming from a known drug country so it should be pretty simple.  If you are going to travel much out of the country get a credit card that offers a decent  sign up bonus and offers global entry, use the card to pay for your cruise and then do the Global Entry Signup, it is so easy when we came back from one cruise I wanted to declare an item but did not even see the customs people/line.

I look at the last time it was refurbished, I prefer an older smaller ship but if it has been more than 3 years since it was refurbished they are either going to get rid of the ship or it it going for a major refurb in the next year and they are putting off any repairs or changes.

I would pick the top so that no one can look down on my balcony.

You should be able to see the NCL tours by now, the islands are nice and i found this if you want to see about local tours:

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/profile/673759-amevola/

We have just booked a panoramic tour of Tenerife with Spain Day Tours.  We used them in October 2022 for our Beyond TA both before and during our cruise.

Here is the link to read more about it: https://www.spaindaytours.com/spain-shore-excursions/tenerife-shore-excursion/  You can read more about the company as well

We took the opposite  TA a year ago and it was a lot of fun, but I really do not like sailing East due to the time changes. 

On 3/14/2024 at 6:31 AM, TwinMamainMN said:

Hubby and I are in our mid-late 40s. We are curious about the average age of Viking passengers (obviously they must be over 18). We would do a Med cruise in May/June 2025 and figure with such a port intensive schedule a small ship with limited venues and activities would suit us just fine. We envision touring during the day, coming back to the ship, having dinner, and getting ready for the next day and going to bed at a decent hour. We like to see and do things on our own and aren't much for bus "hop on, hop off" tours with very limited times to actually see and experience things, but we also recognize with limited port times that might sometimes be the best way to see a port city. Viking has an included excursion in every port. What do they typically include?

I have to disagree with the HOHO bus we usually take the bus all the way around and then decided where we want to stop on the next round, it allows us great flexibility,  also some offer free wifi too!

It really depends on what you want to see, sometimes with the ships tours you need to wait for a full bus and they can be larger, more touristy.  But for tender ports you do  tend to get off the ship first.  For Santorini do you want to tour the town or go to the other side?

Most of the times the private tours will be the way to go but as always YMMV.

Funny side story years ago on a Celebrity cruise to Alaska the naturalist on board took our the same private whale watching tour as we did.  To me that was all I needed to know I made the right choice.

If you want a more offbeat or private tour book your own for a mainstream safe crowded tour go with the ship speaking with a very wide brush!

I have done quite a few TAs and then we first started taking them they were less than full but once word was out what a great deal they were they have pretty much always been full with the Exception of out Lisbon to Rio cruise but I feel that was also due to lack of staff.

The upside is that you have fewer children and more experienced travelers.  Many Europeans seem to use the TAs to spend the winter in Florida no luggage limit and you get a cruise too!

I have not looked at all 6 pages but you should use some kind of airtag if you have an iPhone or a Tile or Samsung tag.  Any one of them will allow you to keep track of your bags.  Very cheap insurance to make sure you know where your bags are located.  We have had bags delivered to a totally wrong cabin on the other side of the ship.  Using the find my Airtag app made it very simple to track down our bags.