fredflint

Happy to help there is an oft criticized saying about not knowing what you don't know!

If you print them as a PDF and then email them you should have them anyplace you can get an email.

You would really have to compare 2 ships of similar size on the almost same itinerary to get an even somewhat valid answer. But in my experience taking Transatlantic cruises twice on Celebrity once on RCCL and twice on NCL. NCL customer service was worse passengers were left to find out on there own where to go to have our paperwork stamped for VAT tax refund over 1K so for us important. Celebrity had a customs agent come onboard to take care getting the documents stamped at the last port. Cruise director at our last cruise was bad but it could have been because the ship was going to be doing South American cruises after our TA. Food hard to say due to changes from COVID, but Celebrity was better in the past. Ships have been kept up well with maybe a slight edge to NCL. Enrichment/guest lecturer is no contest NCL was like having a high school student read a book report Celebrity and RCCL was having the author as a guest speaker!

Lost and found and post on your cruise roll call or facebook I always have multiple cables. I have a couple of these they can also see if anyone has a wireless charger, or if they have an Android phone they can do wireless powershare the android phone can charge the iphone wirelessly!

We were able to get a 3 day deviation but we did fly on Thanksgiving day thinking the planes and airports in the US would not be that busy. But like most things one people find something out they all move that way. All of our flights were full and airport seemed very crowded. It never hurts to ask but don't book a non refundable hotel until you get your flight. Depending on your airline you could even ask them to change a date. Asking nicely costs nothing!

I guess for me I don't care about the turn down service and every day room cleaning. I don't really need that, and much like hotels have started to skip room service and everyday towels. I am fine with that, I am not as concerned about the price of the internet as the quality of the internet. If they are going to skip the Broadway shows maybe they should look to small bands or even Theatre shows from competitions to add a twist. Magicians are probably a but expensive but I think hypnotists are just as amusing. Guest speakers I think usually just get a free trip so why not more of them. Music by the pool a DJ to me is better than a live band as they can play a wider range of music. Food I don't mind less variety but make it just as good, a good 3 OZ burger is better than a poor quality quality 4 OZ burger. I wonder if they are doing surveys, focus groups or what to see what is a real sticking point for customers I just read that Alaska Airlines is getting rid if of their check in kiosks and working to improve the experience. They are looking to save money as well as improve the experience. The Free at Sea experience for me is just a bad gimmick, I don't buy the drink package, the ship excursions are usually not that good and the value is not there. The airfare deal is OK sometimes but has so many little gotchas that it is as bad as it is good. If they were smart they would offer an upgrade for the free/reduced airfare. Offer an upgrade for a direct flight, include a hotel for the day before fly in, upgrade to business class. These are all spots where NCL could increase revenue or reduce costs but still have an experience that they enjoy. For me the reason I will probably be skipping NCL in the future is the poor staff service we received about the VAT tax refund on our last cruise we met quite a few people on a scavenger hunt to find the right place to go. In contrast our last cruise on another cruise line arranged for a customs officer to come onboard. The least they could have done is provided directions. The entertainment was really poor, the guest speaker did not have a laser pointer and did not seem to realize he could use the mouse pointer to point things out in his PowerPoint presentation. The cruise director was poor and just about absent. So these are the reasons I will not be choosing NCL for a cruise that has many days at sea, I will probably use them as a floating hotel but that is it. Since I usually only cruise once a year I have not cruised another line other than NCL but will probably be trying a different line for our next Transatlantic as that to me is a real test of a cruise line.

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yes just the matter of key and which card is tied to the room card.

The prescriptions would depend on the type any controlled substance I would bring the bottle. The key is can the prescription be refilled if not then bring the bottle. Normal stuff for blood pressure, cholesterol or blood thinner I would not be too worried but you should have a list somewhere in case it is needed and you cannot speak.

What you are asking is can you use all 4 dinners at the same time you might need to book onboard to have it work.

I would make sure they have a police report or some documentation about the wallet being lost.

Very few companies are willing to pay the money required to retain qualified IT staff. Most companies outsource and the outsource companies tend not to hang onto their staff. I am lucky I have a job that cannot be done remotely and you have to be a US Citizen. Hiring staff is a challenge at time but they are paying about 30-50% more than the average IT company.

Thanks always interesting to see what the ships are offering

It is very possible that something has changed as your docs could be static where as the booking page is dynamic. If your ship gets in after the other ships then it will be tender, they schedule the stuff as best they can. As has been stated the tour operators know the people that run the port, so best to just let them know as a CYA. I am sure the cruise ships probably prefer to dock but who knows how the fees compare with the cost of running a couple of tenders back and forth? With how NCL is right now if they can save some money by doing the tender route I am sure they would!

Kind of like the old days when the phone company charged by the minute!

Check with the country you are going to be visiting and see if you can find a policy in writing. Also of course go for an expedited passport bite the bullet and pay the extra cost to do it right. Do the checking with the country as a backup. As a matter of practicality you will probably be fine but as always YMMV When we traveled with my wife and minor daughter we had 3 different last names we were never questioned about taking her out of the country but she always had her divorce papers with her if she was asked!

You can be in any number of places with poor wifi in certain buildings or equipment so the short answer is that they use bluetooth and the wifi should be OK. Where you are traveling makes a major difference too as well as the number of sea days at night would it wake you up? During the day in port you will not be using the ships wifi so you would need to have a data plan that worked wherever you were. Again I am saying as others have said they use Bluetooth for the basic functions between device and phone.

We were not able to make wifi calls on my Android phone but i could make voip calls. My wife with an iPhone had no issues. One reason it is nice sometimes to have both types of phones.

Enjoy your trip the butler will do as much or as little as you would like. We had one on Celebrity and he brought us fresh croissants and coffee in the morning and little snacks in the afternoon. We had to stop them after a few days as it seemed the sea air was shrinking our clothes! Depending the butler can take care of all your reservations as well as plan a party if you want to host one. Don't sweat the crowds being in Haven you should be able to bypass most of the crowds. Don't stress getting on or off the ship and enjoy your time. If you just relax on your balcony the whole cruise it will still be great!

It should probably be OK since you are not really going very far out to sea but it is always YMMV. Much like at home there could be an outage but it can happen anywhere!

We usually bring about 200 bucks with 50 ones, then 5 tens and another 20 fives.

I am just saying that you can find deals on your own vs NCL for O'Hare to Rome round trip, don't forget sometimes stopping off a a different city can save you $$$. Last cruise we went to Dublin after our cruise and saved enough money to be able to pay for the hotel. Dublin was great but a little cool!

We never had an issue and my wife, daughter and I all have different last names. But as always you never know any rule that is in place probably has an " at discretion" little footnote. I am not quite sure why you went with the cards since they cannot be used for international travel you have limited yourself in my opinion.

The BOGO works well for international flights and two one way flights where the cruise is not a loop. I took a cruise from Lisbon to Rio De Janeiro and we saved quite a bit flew Delta and American flight was a little longer than we could have booked but we did save quite a bit of money. YMMV

Find a branch of your bank and just deposit it there!