uneamie

Thanks everyone....I thought that's how I did it last time but wasn't sure. I appreciate all the responses! 

I did a search but could not find anything for this. We are in a suite and we just got our luggage tags yesterday. It came with a letter. My son and his girlfriend are in a balcony...not a suite but their luggage tags never came. How do they get their tags. I can't remember how we got our's last time we were in a balcony not a suite. Will they get them in the mail or do they have to print them out? Thanks 

We are in a non haven Penthouse suite deck 14....were these refurbished too? 

6 hours ago, blackwing said:

I see people here telling OP to bring water bottles and fill from the buffet, bar or tap.  That wasn't his question.  His question was whether he should buy the water in advance or wait to buy once onboard, and if it makes a difference.

 

Some people don't like the idea of drinking tap water, they want to have their bottled/boxed water.  To each their own.  I'm fine with the water from the buffet but even though it's the same water, I can't bring myself to drink from the tap in my cabin.  No idea if my cabin steward is cleaning the cabinets/counters/toilet with a cleaning rag and then using the same rag to clean the sink spout.

That's easy enough to solve....just turn the hot water on and rinse the spout off a few times...done! 

16 minutes ago, Two Wheels Only said:

 

Says who? 😀

 

 

But smokers want to control what goes into other people's lungs, too. If smoker's want to use nicotine gum, I don't care as long as the gum ends up in the trash instead of on the floor, furniture, etc.. Second-hand smoke kills thousands of non-smoking people per year. 

 

 

I said in "certain situations"...or did you not read that? That said, you have control over not being around smokers by not being around smokers. It's that simple. Don't go to places where they are. I am not a smoker but I avoid smoking areas or buildings or places that allow it. 

They did try on the Prima last May but we went to the MDR anyway...much more relaxing for a first day on the ship. 

On 3/8/2024 at 12:54 PM, dbrown84 said:

looks like the FAQs has been updated and no longer has H2O has a valid smoking location on the joy

https://www.ncl.com/ca/en/cruise-faq/smoking

And according to this on the Joy they DID NOT create a smoking lounge next to the cigar lounge like someone posted. 

On 3/8/2024 at 3:09 PM, Two Wheels Only said:

 

Cruise ships have internal combustion engines that produce exhaust in order to function.

 

Human beings DO NOT require cigarettes in order to function and DO NOT need to produce cigarette smoke. 

True but you DO NOT have to go on a cruise to function either. There is some control over what goes into your lungs in certain situations. 

12 hours ago, debenson0723 said:

With a suite on the Joy, you will be able to have breakfast and lunch in Cagney's...your son and his girlfriend will not be able to join you there. 

On all the other ships, yes that is true, but not on the Joy. They removed those perks ONLY on the Joy. Don't ask me why but they did. When I first booked it I watched a travel agents promo for this suite on YouTube and it included many perks....then I Iearn here on Cruise Critic that they took most of them away about a year ago or so. Boo! 

Why not get a "non Haven" Penhouse that does not have any special perks that other cannot join you in. We booked a very nice SC Penthouse on the Joy...it's not Haven. We don't have to choose what to do with my son and his girlfriend who will be in a balcony because they can do what we can do and go to the same places. You still have a nice cabin just no Haven perks. 

So they are now getting away with not giving us a "free show" to replace the one they took away and giving us another thing to pay for that holds little to no entertainment value if you don't buy into it....and in the end having you walk out saying to yourself "why did I do this?" LOL I did go to the Price is Right on the Prima and the Deal or No Deal....it passed the time and I spent some money but I would have rather watched a good show instead. I think the cruise lines are making up for lost money during Covid. 

4 hours ago, MoCruiseFan said:

 

Just one more step in the direction of no smoking at all om cruises, THANK GOD!

If there is a private room that is vented for smokers....how does that impact YOU??? Why is it so important for there to be "no smoking" at all??? Please tell, I'll wait! 

12 minutes ago, uneamie said:

I think it was added during dry dock.....someone posted a picture of it. 

And there's this deck plan that was posted as well. 

2 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

There is no enclosed space for cigarette smoking (other than the casino)

I think it was added during dry dock.....someone posted a picture of it. 

I just saw a post on FB that there is NO more smoking area in Spice H20 on Joy. Anyone know if this is true? My son's girlfriend smokes and wants to know where she can do it. They said that this is a new recent rule. They did mention that there is an enclosed area by the pool for smoking. One would think they'd at least have ONE "open air" spot for smokers. 

We stayed right next to them...no noise at all. Very convenient too. 

THe At&T $50 at sea package is good for "just at sea", not in port. The "International package" for $10 per day is for "in port only".  So if you want continuous connection to the outside world you need "both" packages. I did this last May on Prima and it worked out well. 

On 2/15/2024 at 9:44 PM, dmwnc1959 said:

So if I order these in advance and have them delivered to the room on embarkation day, just out of curiosity are these baked fresh on board or are they from packaged cookies?

 

$49....I'll pass and live without cookies. Maybe I will pack a few of my homemades

On 2/8/2024 at 7:21 PM, nhtravels said:

We were just on the Encore (1/14-1/24) and there were plenty of cookies every day.  Between the lounge and the high limit room in the casino DH had his choice of cookies every day.  

 

LOL...key words (high limit room) 

I personally think this has nothing to do with food plates being left........this decision is clearly about saving money. Oh and wasn't that buffet part of the OL that was removed during dry dock to make way for cabins? Could that be the reason. All that being said, they could at least have a coffee and beverage station maybe with muffins and danish for afternoon snacking. I bet the removal of food will make for lots of available seating now. 

7 hours ago, Smitheroo said:

I've never seen mention of babies diapers other than not to flush them so I'm thinking in the trash?  I would get those smell blocking bags you can buy on Amazon. They work very well. I wouldnt throw dirty diapers in the trash without one. Or you could ask your room steward.

Yes, we do have the smell blocking bags. I'd never put them in trash without one. I will ask our room steward. They must have a protocol for this issue. 

1 minute ago, dexddd said:

How to get rid of them?  On our Dawn cruise one family thought it was to place outside door in the hallway.

Hmm....not sure I'd be comfortable doing that. But thanks anyway! 

My disabled brother has to wear adult pull ups due to slight urinary incontinence issues. We have small plastic bags to put individual changes in but not sure how to dispose of the plastic bags. Considering it is human waste (urine not feces),  I don't know if it would go into the general trash or would it be separated? Will they give us a specal trash container for it? How do people dispose of their babies diapers? 

We sail out of NYC and like booking "port side" cabins to watch the city on sailaway on our balcony. We used to do topside but now enjoy the privacy of our own space. 

3 hours ago, Liljo22 said:

If this frustrates you then you should probably consider no longer cruising.  It’s standard practice with all the big cruise lines.  They all have sales right now with countdowns and once the countdown ends, either the sale gets extended or it changes but the pricing stays the same.  

 

He's simply frustrated not going insane over it. The "if you don't like it, don't cruise" response is way over used!