romalley99

GM Marc Spikjkerboer and Secretary April Acosta

Hi all, just booked! Have been on the Venezia before and couldn't pass up the deal I got for this cruise! So jumping back onboard! Robbie

A great congratulations indeed for Robert (great guy... as is his father!) but Captain Gunnar hasn't been with the company since June 2022. He is happily enjoying his retirement. 🙂

This was my exact question a few months ago. My update might have gotten buried. I wasn't able to use both World Points and a family members Diamond Upgrade. But with NCL, who knows! Someone might do it, but others might say no! Lol

Yep, thats the one I received

I had replied with a picture of the specific bag from the Away website, but it seems CC deleted my post? Why? Beyond me! Anyway, it's a $245 bag with the embroidered Ambassador Latitudes emblem. A very nice, sturdy and certainly not cheap bag.

Having been in Isafjordur many times, I'd say it's because they simply cannot handle a ship of Prima's size. It's a very small town, with not much to do (and very few excursions offered). It's a nice place for a nice stroll to take in scenery, though. Last time I was there was last August on the Star, and it was hard enough with the smaller ship.

Welcome to you both. Yes, it's very quiet around here. I'm sure we will have a pretty much full ship, too!

Hello all, I didn't see a roll call started for this sailing, so I decided to make this one! Hope to meet some fellow cruisers before we set sail! 39 days to go! Robbie

I know this was intended to be a joke (lol) but for anyone curiously wondering who the actual Captain is, it's Captain Giorgio Voussolinos 🙂

I don't think she has quite decided yet if she is coming back... same for the others (Valerie Curlingford and D'Nasya Jordan) -- would be great, as the chemistry between the three of them were unmatched!

Kimberly is home on vacation. An entirely new cast is now onboard; "Summer 2.0".

if you mean the outdoor spaces, it didn't work quite well at all in Iceland/Up North. It was always way too cold to be outside and pushed the crowds inside. The Indulge Food Hall was crowded on sea days to the point where you'd wander for an hour+ before finding a table. However, I love the ship in the warm climates!

I was just going to mention how quiet the carts are!

The Ocean Villas do not have access to the Lagoon, but rather, are Oceanfront. You still get access to the restaurant etc and all other amenities. Structurally, the Ocean Villas and the Lagoon Villas are identical. From my experience, there was not a hairdryer. Here is a video of the Lagoon Villa (which will be very similar, structurally, to the Ocean Villa)

No, didn't really notice anything bothersome.

I was just recently in 15878 (same cabin, just opposite sides of the ship). It was honestly fine. But, it's just a normal size balcony and you can't access that little extra added space area to the right.

Six is likely to replace Noise Boys. When is your sailing?

I have been in 9003 before. It's a good size cabin, BUT, there is a pole in the middle of the cabin preventing the beds from going together. There is a bunk bed that comes down from the ceiling for the 3rd guest. I think, if I'm not mistaken, 9001 should be "pole-free" and with that in mind, it's a great cabin! I do believe only 9003 and 9501 are the only forward cabins with a pole divider!

It definitely would not stop me from going back, but it surely is a pain in the rear end. I like the Escape too much to not book because of the port. I'm just glad Escape is moving to Miami in a couple weeks... Unfortunately it goes back to Port Canaveral, but a few months of relief will be good... Lol

I can't speak for any other terminal than terminal 10 which the Escape uses. The Prima has been using terminal 5.

It really all depends on the specific sailing that you're looking to upgrade. I've upgraded to a balcony on some sailings for less than $100 pp and I've seen balcony upgrades way up to the 2k range as you mentioned -- what is wroth it is really depending on the cost tied to your specific sailing. If you can redeem points for one of those higher value upgrades, more power to you. The specific cruise that I booked ran about 4k for 3 in a balcony (with 3rd and 4th free). For a zero balance (inclusive of taxes and fees) and a small charge of $35 to cover the dining package service charge, I was happy. I had over 500,000 points built up, with many expiring soon... so it was the best bang for my buck at this moment in time. Also wanted to add, I didn't mean to hijack this thread with this Mastercard stuff... I know theres a thread for that too! But I still will be reporting back here when I finally hear back from the Latitudes Dept. regarding Diamond Upgrading to the Club Balcony Suite after using points to redeem a cruise! Hopefully will know soon.

Yes, you can use it on 3/4 Day Bahamas Cruises or 7-Day Caribbean or Mexican Riviera plus additional points for guests 3-8. See below: Offer: Cruise Points Value 7-Day Caribbean Or 7-Day Mexican Riviera Cruise For Two Inside Stateroom 137,900 Oceanview Stateroom 157,900 Balcony Stateroom 227,900 3rd To 8th Additional Guests 40,000 3- Or 4-Day Bahamas Cruise For Two Inside Stateroom 80,000 Oceanview Stateroom 90,000 Balcony Stateroom 110,000 3rd To 8th Additional Guests 35,500 Terms & Conditions:Offer may be used by individuals, participants in qualified group bookings, by single guests and for use with 3rd or 4th guest bookings. This is a cruise only offer. Offer applies to individual bookings and based on double occupancy. Norwegian Cruise Line reserves the right to assign the stateroom at their discretion. The Haven, Suites and Mini-Suites/Club Balcony Suites are excluded. Government taxes and fees are inclusive. Please note WorldPoints® value can be redeemed in set points value based on length of cruise and category. As such, the difference in between points redeemed and cruise cost required may result in forfeiture of WorldPoints® points. Complimentary stateroom can only be redeemed by contacting Norwegian Cruise Line directly. Complimentary stateroom can be redeemed only on one of the 7-Day Caribbean, 7-Day Mexican Riviera, or the 3- or 4-Day Bahamas Cruise based on the qualified points value received. Complimentary stateroom offer is not applicable to any sailings with Cuba as a port of call. Complimentary stateroom offer is not applicable to holiday sailings (Christmas and New Years). Employee and Sixthman charters are not applicable. Offer is not applicable to chartered sail dates. Cancellation may result in the forfeit of WorldPoints® points and is not covered by Travel Protection. Points cannot be redeemed for Travel Protection. The below cancellation policy applies when redeeming the complimentary cruise.

Yes. We met in the morning and were escorted off. The Seattle Terminal is a really long walk. Down the gangway, down the escalators, left turns, right turns, left turns etc etc. until you finally make it to the customs area. They look at the passports, then you proceed out to street level. Once everyone is outside on the street level, they'll walk you around the corner where you re-enter the terminal, right through security, and immediately back onboard. It was a little chaotic, but nonetheless, still fine.

Sometimes the ships will run out of certain card colors and will use others in their place. Someone mentioned above the colors which is accurate... Orange, New Cruiser... Green, Returning Cruiser... Purple... Suite (S-Class OR Club Balcony Suite)... Gold/Tan, Haven. I went on the Norwegian Star in July and August 2022... I had a Haven Key. Now, obviously, the Star does not have a Haven, but they ran out of Purple cards and were waiting for a new shipment from Miami to come in (we were in Iceland, so it was difficult). They finally "borrowed" some from Prima when they docked next to each other and got the correct purple ones back for my last leg. 🙂