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It could be worse - it could have been "returning to the old way of everyone gathering on the promenade deck outside, next to the lifeboats" instead of just returning to the meeting venues inside the ship, where you can actually sit down for the 15-20 minutes the muster drill takes.....
As far as I know, the only ships that will have their muster drills outside on the promenade deck, are the Sun and the Spirit.
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According to the European NCL booking conditions, there is a €50 fee for name changes and it can be done no later than 7 days before the departure date. As I am located in Europe myself, I automatically get to the European NCL page when typing ncl.com, but I am guessing that if you try to open the URL below in other parts of the world, then you would be automatically rerouted to the correct T&C for where you are located.
https://www.ncl.com/fr/en/about/terms-and-conditions-ce#!#Changes
Allthough booking conditions are different for the European and the American branch of NCL, it would not be logic that Europeans are allowed to change name(s) on the reservation up until a week before sailing date for a small fee and Americans are not. But then again, not everything NCL decides on other subjects is logic.....
7. Changes by you
(1) Should you wish to make any changes to your confirmed holiday, you must notify us as soon as possible and in any event more than 30 days before departure except as set out below in relation to a transfer. Whilst we will endeavour to assist, we cannot guarantee we will be able to meet any such requests. Where we are able to do so, an amendment fee of €50 per person per change will be payable together with any costs incurred by ourselves and any costs or charges incurred or imposed by any of our suppliers. Restricted Air flights cannot be changed after confirmation. If your reservation includes a Restricted Air flight, any change will incur a 100% cancellation charge of the flight cost together with the full cost of booking another flight. It may be possible to make changes at a later stage but the costs involved in doing so will be higher.
(2) If any individual Guest wishes to transfer their individual booking to another person (introduced by you), you may do so provided the person to whom you wish to transfer your individual booking satisfies all conditions which form part of your contract with us. Requests for transfers must be made in writing at least 7 days before departure and must be accompanied by the name and other required details of the person(s) to whom the booking will be transferred. The costs and charges incurred by us and/or incurred or imposed by any of our suppliers as a result together with an amendment fee of €50 per person transferring their place must be paid before the transfer can be made. For flight inclusive bookings, you must also pay the charges levied by the airline(s) concerned. Guests should note that airlines may not allow name changes on scheduled flights and that the flight booking may need to be cancelled (with payment of the applicable cancellation charges which may be up to 100% of the flight cost) and rebooked if a name needs to be changed. The rebooking will always be subject to flight availability and to the payment of the full cost of the new ticket. Restricted Air flights cannot be changed after confirmation so a 100% cancellation charge together with the full cost of booking another flight will apply.
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Pre-covid that particular Epic cruise (7 days) actually had a total of four (4!) embarkation ports in severn days, so only two now (Rome and Barcelona), is actually not too bad. You will not really notice that there are more than one embarkation/disembarkation port...
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1 hour ago, DaCruiseBug said:
Are you sure? I just talked to a friend that just got off the Escape today and they were just given a $50 OBC. No port fees refund.
The exact size of port fees vary depending on ports - but I find that $50 OBC in compensation is a better deal than actual port fees refunded as OBC. We have currently two 11 days cruises (both for Northern Europe, where port fees often are higher), and gov.tax + port fees (9 ports on each cruise) paid per person in advance is only around $210 per person on the first cruise and $300 p.p. for the second cruise.
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9 hours ago, TrumpyNor said:
On my reservation for a cruise in August 2023, there is one booking code I don't think I have ever seen before, and it is also not on the latest list posted here. It is DIAXUP - does anyone know what that could be?
I think I have understood what DIAXUP means - Diamond upgrade. 😊
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On 12/14/2022 at 6:40 PM, WillCruiseForMoney said:
Updated based on feedback from all of you:
Codes Definition 10OFFS Specialty dining for two, wine trio, bottled water and chocolate truffles 34BEV 3rd and 4th guest free Beverage package 34CHO 3rd and 4th guest sale free 34DIN 3rd and 4th guest free and dining credit 34DINE* 3rd and 4th guest free and dining credit 34KDF99* 3rd and 4th guest for $99 USD 34PHO* 3rd & 4th Guest Free & Photo Package 34SHORE 3rd & 4th Guest Free & Shore Excursion Credit 34SHORX* 3rd & 4th Guest Free & Shore Excursion Credit 99BEV* 3rd and 4th guest for $99 USD and Beverage package 99DIN* 3rd and 4th guest for $99 USD & Dining Package 99INET* 3rd and 4th guest for $99 USD & Internet 99SHORE* 3rd and 4th guest for $99 USD and Shore excursions AIRPROM3 2nd guest flies free ALL4CHO Choice program - all 4 options (beverage, dining, internet, shore excursions) ALL4FW beverage, dining, internet, shore excursion AMEXCPP AMEX Cruise Privileges Program (Platinum or Centurion) AMO25 Group booking - $25 on board credit BEVPK1 Adult ultimate beverage package BEVUP Upgrade from FAS beverage package to Premium Plus BROCHURE CASFAS Casino free at sea CASUPALL Casino free at sea, all options CASINORATE Casino at sea pricing CEBEVDIN Beverage and Dining CECHHOALL Choice program - all options? CEPSC Service charge included? CHI150 Choice program Internet Package (150 Minutes) CHI250 250 minute Internet package CHI260 260 minute Internet package CHITN10D 10% discount - cancelled cruise/changed itinerary CHO34 3rd and 4th guest sale free CHO99 3rd and 4th guest for $99 USD CHOALL4M Choice program - all 4 options (beverage, dining, internet, shore excursions) CHOB Choice program - Beverage package CHOBEV Choice program - Beverage package CHODINCR Choice program - Dining CHODINE Choice program - Dining CHOGRAT Free gratuities CHOIN100 Choice program - Internet CHOINT Choice program - Internet CHOP010 10 photo package CHOSHOEX Choice program - Shore excursion discount CHOSHX Choice program - Shore excursion discount CHOSUITE Photo Package, Dining Credit, Shore Excursion Credit & Internet Package CHSULM Shore Excursion Credit CNUD10 CruiseNext 10% discount for booking on board DASHSALE Freestyle promo - usually reduced deposit DINEBEV Dining & Beverage package DINEINET Dining Package & Internet DINEINT Dining & Internet DINESHOR Dining & Shore Excursion discount DINESHORX Dining & Shore Excursion discount DINFIN Dining, French restaurant for 2 - AMEX Platinum DININT Dining Package & Internet DINMEAL Dining package DINPHO Dining and photo package DINPK2 2 meal specialty dining DINPK3 3 meal specialty dining DINSHORE Dining package & Shore Excursions DISC10 10% discount DISC20 20% discount DISC30 30% discount DISC35 35% discount DISC40 40% discount DISC50 50% discount DISTINCT Distinct voyage - $50 shore excursion, 250 internet minutes, phone calls from cabin DISXIN Dining, Shore Excursion discount, and Internet DRINKDIN Beverage & Dining Package DRINKOBC Beverage & Onboard Credit DRNKDINE Beverage & Dining Package EASYFARE Standard booking rate - not sail away ENCOFF Discount on Encore FAS4ALL Free at sea for all persons in cabin FASUP Free at sea upgrade FASUPS Streaminmg unlimited WiFi on top of Free at Sea plus upgrade FASUDP upgraded FAS dining (two additional meals at a reduced cost) FITOBC $50 OBC or $150 OBC? Variable? FPSCRE Free pre-paid service charges GRLOBC Guest Relations OBC HAWBEV Beverage package on Pride of America HEXTRSX2 Shore excursion credit X2? HEXTRSXA Shore excursion credit X2? HSBVSXIN Haven/Suite - Beverage, Shore excursion, & Internet HSDISXIN Haven/Suite - Dining, Shore excursion, & Internet HSINTSHO Haven/Suite - Shore excursion, & Internet INCLARGE Large group booking INCREG Group booking INETDIN Internet & Dining package INT30 30 minute internet package INT60 60 minute internet package INTBEV Internet & Beverages INTDRINK Internet & Beverage INTOBC Internet & Onboard Credit INTPHO Internet and Photo package INTSHO Internet & Shore Excursion discount INTSHOR Internet & Shore Excursion discount JADOFF Discount due to a Jade cancellation? JWLOFF Discount due to a Jewell cancellation? LATBONUS 1 extra latitudes point per night LATDBLX 2 extra Latitude points per night LATFCC Latitudes future cruise credit? LATMET Short term offer for $75-$375 off depending on room class LATREW* Indicates that you are a latitudes member and to give your tier benefits LATTITUDE Insider offer code 1 extra latitude point per night LATTITUDES Insider offer code 1 extra latitude point per night LATVIP Latitudes sale - was used for 20% off sale LATVIP15 15% off MAP10OFF Military discount META Cabin upgrade METAUP Meta room class upgrade MILITARY Military discount NATOBC2 OBC, reported as $100 NCLHBENE Shareholder onboard credit OB150 $150 On-Board Credit Certificate Non-Refundable OBCDINE Onboard Credit & Dining Package OBCNDINE Onboard Credit & Dining Package OBCINTL onboard credit for bookings through NCL International PPSRVCHG pre-paid service charge PROFCC-10 10% discount (usually from a coupon from cancelled/changed cruise) PSCCBS Prepaid Service Charge PSCSHS Prepaid Service Charge for Suites & The Haven RRNCLU Travel agent related? SAILAWAY Sail away rate - no promos SAILSHOX Sail away rate - with Shore excursions SHDC50 $50 shore excursion promo SHORBEV Choice program - Shore excursion discount & Beverage package SHORXPHO Shore Excursion credit and photo package SHX50 Choice Shore Excursion Discount SINGLE Indicates Single - no solo supplement SPROFF Discount due to a Spirit cancellation STRATX2 Short term promo 2x $200 on-board credit certificates SUITE34* 3rd & 4th Guest Free (suite) TG50 Free $50 On-Board Credit Certificate Non -Refundable TG125 Free $125 On-Board Credit Certificate Non-Refundable TWITH Traveling with another party WIFIUP Wi-Fi upgrade WIFIUP2 Wi-Fi upgrade to unlimited? WIFISUP Wi-Fi upsell from 250 minutes to Unlimited Premium WPUPGR1 World point single meta upgrade (Inside to OV or OV to Balcony) WPUPGR2 World Points double meta upgrade (Inside to Balcony) WTHPPG World Travel Holdings Prepaid Gratuities On my reservation for a cruise in August 2023, there is one booking code I don't think I have ever seen before, and it is also not on the latest list posted here. It is DIAXUP - does anyone know what that could be?
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1 hour ago, realnice46 said:
I’ve been looking at videos of the balcony cabins on the Pearl and other than hanging room in closet I don’t see any drawer storage. Am I missing something? Also where do you put your luggage during the cruise ? It looks like under the bed ?
A google search resulted in many photos of balcony cabins on the Pearl,ufortunately most of them without showing much of the closet.
This photo is from balcony cabin no. 9098 and shows several large drawers plus many shelves next to the closet, so very similar to balcony cabins on other Jewel class ships. And plenty of storage for several large suitcases under the bed.
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6 hours ago, like2cruise said:
I like this idea a lot and would like to do this at Wasabi on Breakaway, but I am reading "Sharing of an SDP meal or to go food is not permitted". Apparently that wasn't the case for you on your cruise ship?
NCL seem to have changed the T&C for the SDP very recently.....
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On 1/10/2023 at 3:05 AM, SSBrickNJ said:
I've booked a HAL Cruise from Copenhagen to Norway and then back to Copenhagen. Aug. 2,2023 to Aug. 9, 2023
I put a $700 REfundable deposit for my wife and I. Refundable until May 4th.
The problem is that flights form our area airports Newark NJ (EWR ) or Philadelphia (PHL) are so expensive.
Yet flights into Norway itself are a much greater value.
Are there cruises that leave FROM and return to Norway?
We would like our cruise to start no earlier than August 1st and it must conclude by August 18th.
A 7 night cruise would be perfect but I'm open to learn about slightly longer. Certainly NOT a 2 week cruise though.
HAL cruises would be good but I'd entertain suggestions from other cruise lines as well.
18 minutes ago, kitkat343 said:If you are looking just for itinerary, Hurtigruten is supposed to be the best in terms of being able to get everywhere and see everything in Norway. You lose all the benefits of being on a large cruise ship. We had to go with Cunard because they had a kids club for my the 2 year old, but doing a whole trip with Hurtigruten is something to consider if you can give up the amenities of a cruise ship (it sails to the different ports in Norway and lets you customize your itinerary, but you lose all the entertainment options of a cruise ship.
Of the ports I visited, Geiranger, Flam and Olden were my favorite. Norway is a really special cruise and I hope you have a wonderful time!
It is important to remember that allthough Hurtigruten have numerous stops along the Norwegian coast, many of the stops are only 20-30 minutes long and also several stops in the middle of the night. And the longest stops are in Tromso and Trondheim - but still no longer than max. 3-4 hours.
After all the Hurtigruten is mainly "public transportation along the coast" - and it is also important to note what you is pointed out by kitkat343: Not a cruise ship and no entertainment on board.
Even though Hurtigruten sails close to the coast most of the way, offering amazing views of stunning nature "everywhere" - it can get a bit "boring" after a few days...?
I believe the OP is better off with the Norway cruise they have already booked. 🙂
Greetings from
a native Norwegian, living in Norway.
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We were on the Escape last August, and found this sign in our club balcony cabin.
Didn't ask to have it delivered, so unfortunately don't know the type - but I am assuming it is the same they had earlier...
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10 minutes ago, Diver2014 said:
Your carry on bag will have to be small enough to fit through the scanning machine before you check in. I don't know of any place on board where you can check a bag until your room is ready.
I believe that OP is talking about giving it to the porters like they would do with a larger suitcase, before they reach the scanning machine...
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6 minutes ago, f1rstxlas7 said:
This is not what we're talking about. It's well noted and understood.
I am sorry, but I must have misunderstood what OP originally was asking about.
I must admit that I did not read all 17 replies that was posted before my post, so sorry if what I wrote was information that everybody knew.....
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IF YOU DO A MOCK BOOKING FOR A CERTAIN CABIN NUMBER, THEN YOU ACTUALLY PUT THAT PARTICULAR CABIN "ON HOLD" IN THE BOOKING SYSTEM YOURSELF, AND IT REMAINS BLOCKED FOR 30 MINUTES - this is to give you enough time to complete the reservation online.
I experienced this on a couple of different occasions a few years ago when close to sailing date for cruises where I had booked regular balcony cabins. I was doing "mock bookings" on ncl.com hoping to see a "bargain" and there were suddenly ONE suite or Haven suite available for a reasonably good price. I contacted my PCC at NCL right away and asked her to upgrade me to that particular suite. And when she tried to book it for me, it came up as "not available". Then about an hour later I saw it being available again, and contacted my PCC again, and the same happened again - "not available to book in the system".
After 3 times of this happening over the course of a few hours, I suspected that it was my own "mock booking" that somehow blocked the cabin number for other reservations. So I asked my PCC to please wait about 30 minutes more, and see if the suite was then available. And it was!
A couple of years later the situation was similar - 3 days before sailing dat I saw an owner suite available for a price that I found to be very good, by doing a mock booking. But I remembered what happened last time we tried to do the same thing, so this time I contacted my PCC and asked her to please check to see if the upgrade was available in her system, and it was not. I then asked her to please try again 1/2 hour later, and it was indeed available.
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3 hours ago, BaWBarmy said:
If it's a Schengen Visa then it should be valid for all Schengen countries. Thats the whole point of Schengen.
A schengen visa is only valid for 90 days per stay without leaving Schengen - so the extension he is talking about is ONLY for Portugal. (As all extenstions of a Schengen visa beyond the 90 days limitation has to be for a specific country, according to the "EU/Schengen rules".
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Why the need to start a new thread when you started another one with the same topic/question about a month ago? You could just have "bumped" your old thread to the front page with a short comment. 😏
https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2898818-porugal-visa-extension-question/#comment-64430884
Maybe the Canadian embassy in Lisbon would know the answer to this, as it is a so special topic that is is highly unlikely that there would be anyone on the NCL forum who would know about it.....
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To me, 100% FCC instead of 25% OBC (percentage of course of the actual price drop) is a better deal - no question about that! I am very happy with the change!
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53 minutes ago, DMP609 said:
How is the conditioning shampoo? I'm not picky with my hair products, but I do like to use a separate conditioner but I hate to take up precious suitcase space with a container of conditioner. I have very thick hair. Thanks!
It is "OK", but not great (of course depending on hairtype). So with thick hair I would use the conditioning shampoo as shampoo PLUS bring a conditioner from home as well.
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12 hours ago, dhanakorn said:
During my last cruise on Epic, I was suspecting that my cabin steward mixed up the soap and the shampoo.
I am thinking that the clear liquid on the right dispenser should be the body wash and the milky liquid on the left should be the shampoo. But my cabin steward insisted that the clear liquid is the shampoo. I wasn’t convinced so I bought my own soap and shampoo when we got off on the first port. They both smell the same. This bothers me a little bit since I’ll have another cruise with NCL coming up soon.
Can anyone confirm that my cabin steward is right?
To answer your question:
The body wash is the green one, the conditioning shampoo is the non-transparent "white" one.
At least that has been the case on my many NCL cruises. I have a type of hair that would "protest strongly" and be impossible to comb, if I tried to use the body wash on my hair instead of the conditioning shampoo, so I would definitely note the difference if they were switched....
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Maybe you have to do it "twice" - first use one of the FCCs listed, and when that is registered as payment you choose your payment type again, and this time choose the remaining one? If that doesn't work, then the easiest is to call NCL and have one of their PCCs help you with this.
My husband and I had some FCC from a couple of cruises that were cancelled because of covid in 2020 and 2021, and in both cases the FCC was "divided" with 50% FCC to my own NCL account and 50% to my husbands NCL account (even though everything was booked and paid through my NCL account in initially).
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16 hours ago, jeffw67 said:
Just wondering if you can use the free at sea specialty dining at the Food Republic restaurant?
As others have replied earlier, the answer is yes to your question. It is also worth noticing that most of the dishes on the menu are quite large, so just using one voucher at the time to and share the 4 dishes amongst you is both allowed and recommended in most cases. That way you can have TWO dinners (or lunches) at Food Republic, and using one of the vouchers each time.
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It is also a fact that the large majority of passengers on any cruise have never even heard about CruiseCritic....
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On a NYE cruise with the Norwegian Spirit (smaller ship) some years ago, all new years parties were held indoors, there were a balloon release in the atrium at midnight instead of fireworks. Main Dining Rooms had an "upgraded" menu for New Year's Eve and all speciality restaurants just had their regular menu (I actually found that to be a little dissappointing). About 90% of the people on board dressed up for the evening - ranging from "smart casual" to "formal".
There were free "champagne" for everyone in the bars surrounding the Atrium at midnight.
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We did an NCL cruise from Copenhagen to Iceland (incl stops in Norway and Scotland along the way9 a few years ago, and honestly - it did NOT matter if your cabin was located on the starboard or portside of the ship. When "out at sea" there is "nothing to see but sea". And sailing in/out of ports, then the views were the same level of interesting and/or nice on boths sides of the ship - and when not, then you would have the "nice side" either when arriving at a port or when leaving the same port.
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It is a fact that pre-covid I was able to book cruises for my husband and myself in type balcony- or club balcony cabins without any sale going on just by booking early, often a year in advance - at "reasonable" rates. And post-covid, with all the "sales" going on, I pay significantly higher rates for category inside cabins than I just a few years ago paid for balcony cabins (balcony cabins seems to be "out of reach" for my wallet at the moment, ecept if I get "lucky" through the upgrade program before the cruise actually sails).
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Muster drills to return to pre-Covid style
in Norwegian Cruise Line
Posted · Edited by TrumpyNor
Sorry, duplicate post by mistake.