VIP tender tickets

[Chinprin]

We are cruising on the jewel in October. I'm assuming that VIP tender tickets are for the big suites and not given to passengers in " mini suites" Is that correct? We are in a mini suite, how can we get VIP tender tickets?

[Relax@Sea]

If you are a Gold level Latitudes Member you can get Priority Tender Tickets.

[brian99]

We are cruising on the jewel in October. I'm assuming that VIP tender tickets are for the big suites and not given to passengers in " mini suites" Is that correct? We are in a mini suite, how can we get VIP tender tickets?

 

If you book an excursion or cabana you can get priority tender tickets.

[Urban trekker]

If you are not entitled to them why do you think you should be able to get them?

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

[Relax@Sea]

If you are not entitled to them why do you think you should be able to get them?

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

 

There are other ways to get priority Tendering as stated in the previous posts, I believe that was the intent of the OP's post.

[roger001]

We are cruising on the jewel in October. I'm assuming that VIP tender tickets are for the big suites and not given to passengers in " mini suites" Is that correct? We are in a mini suite, how can we get VIP tender tickets?

 

 

As mentioned, if you are on an NCL tour at a tendered port, then you will have a meeting place on the ship designated to report to and you will then be escorted as a group to a tender. Otherwise, there is a rush for the first few tenders, but the crowd and rush dies down quickly and it becomes open tendering. If you want one of the first tenders, then you can get in a tender ticket line earlier and get a tender boarding number. That number then will be called as the tenders move the crowds. Tendering moves pretty quick. And correct, mini suites (better considered deluxe balcony cabins) don't receive any extra benefits other than the additional cabin size.

[LadyShiva]

OP: True; no suite benefits are granted for booking a mini-suite. Mini-suites are deluxe balconies with a tub and a curtain between the slightly larger couch and the bed.

[Twelvevman]

If you are a Gold level Latitudes Member you can get Priority Tender Tickets.

 

Are these provided to you automatically or do you need to request them or do they just go by your room key to know you are gold?

[roger001]

Are these provided to you automatically or do you need to request them or do they just go by your room key to know you are gold?

 

You will have a Latitudes envelope awaiting you in your cabin and a priority tender boarding paper will be included. I've never used it but guess you just report to the tender boarding area and it serves as a tender boarding pass. As I mentioned before, tendering seems to move pretty fast anyhow.

[jdvmd]

Are these provided to you automatically or do you need to request them or do they just go by your room key to know you are gold?

You receive an envelope in your cabin. Also, your Latitudes status is on your card.

[Budget Queen]

You will have a Latitudes envelope awaiting you in your cabin and a priority tender boarding paper will be included. I've never used it but guess you just report to the tender boarding area and it serves as a tender boarding pass. As I mentioned before, tendering seems to move pretty fast anyhow.

 

Not sure what or where your experiences have been, but this is not usually true. There can be very lengthy tender line waits- not uncommon to be over an hour.

[Chinprin]

There are other ways to get priority Tendering as stated in the previous posts, I believe that was the intent of the OP's post.

 

Yes, that was my intent, thank you! :)

[Chinprin]

Our only tendered port is GSC. You think the lines will be really long? I've only tendered twice before and both were for Princess' private island, and I don't remember long lines at all. And I'm definitely and early riser...up and off the boat. I'm just worried about having to stand in a long line with my almost-4-year-old twins. Best plan of attack if we don't end up qualifying for priority tickets??

[Urban trekker]

Tendering at GSC will be a little different in that NCL has a couple of very large tender boats that load a lot more people than the regular tender boats and with the new improved unloading area and the short distance to travel the lines should move very fast.

 

Is there something special that you need to get off early at GSC?

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

[Chinprin]

No, no real reason to need to get off early. I was hoping to maybe avoid long lines of people who might like to sleep in?? Plus I would like to get to the island earlier, because I know we will want to head back to the ship earlier, to hopefully get the twins down for a little afternoon nap!!

[rvsullivan]

If you really want to get early tender tickets, the best thing to do is get in line an hour or so early the night before and stand in line for early tickets. Sorta counterproductive if you intent is to avoid line. In the morning, if you wait an hour to hour and a half, you will be able to walk on the tender with no waiting. Either way, your going to have to get in some line if you want off early.

The only easy way off early is to have a full suite or official VIP status, then the concierge can help you.

[mjkacmom]

We got priority tender tickets with our clamshell reservation and booking the hippo slide. I don't know how great it was - we got on the first tender, and sat in the hot sun for a while before the whole tender was packed like sardines. I think I would've rather waited a couple of hours, and hopped on 1/4 full tenders.

[Chinprin]

Thanks for the info everyone. I'm just neurotic since its our first cruise with our twins, and I don't know what to expect. On all of our other cruises when it was just hubby and me I didn't worry as much cause I guess we were just more flexible.