gkr283 Posted August 6, 2018 #26 Share Posted August 6, 2018 waiting for all of the "i only booked this ship for the laser tag" posts.....I only booked for the laser tag. Will they give me my money back when i cancel if I cite the 'nickel and dime' clause? Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mianmike Posted August 7, 2018 #27 Share Posted August 7, 2018 No need to chime in to defend NCL. What they do is a good business practice. Charge the price the market will bear. Sent from my iPhone using Forums That's great in theory, but then there's NCL's Margaritaville. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlabs03 Posted August 7, 2018 #28 Share Posted August 7, 2018 It is $9.95 for two games. It was $5 per game before so it is the same price but now when you book you are booking two sessions at $9.95 total cost, so technically it is the same price but the force you to do two games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffcel Posted August 7, 2018 #29 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Ncl can charge what they want. They are a business - their obligation is to maximize profits for their shareholders. If people stop paying - then prices will be lowered - if the activities still are jammed prices will go up. It is a business not a charity. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElaineKeagy Posted August 7, 2018 #30 Share Posted August 7, 2018 On land that's often called price gouging. Rah Rah shish boom bah? Another absurd comment. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddeb Posted August 7, 2018 Author #31 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Hello again fellow CCer's, As the original post we made, we just noticed the laser price increase on the NCL site, as we were making all our show and dinner ressies before they are sold out as previous posters have warned. We put a post from Bloomberg News that confirms that NCL is the leader in ASC than other lines. (Added Service Charges). We have watched the ASC's go up weekly on the Bliss, and as they are still rising from week to week, we are just relaying the info for our fellow CCer's. Other than the Laser Tag, Carts now $29 pp all day pass. $99 for unlimited. According to our long time friend and NCL rep, Jorge Cruz, they only have 40 spots available for this and told me to board the ship ASAP to make the ressies. I do not think that will happen. I have a special needs son who races at Malibu here in Tampa all the time. He passes almost everyone and never has had a wreck. If he can not race we will have spent our $4k for a six day cruise (before all nite in the casino), as he will be very upset and not understand why it is sold out. Please read reviews from CCer's. Moving on: Many cruise ships have theaters for 2k folks, NCL Bliss 1k for 4,700 people. ? Thermal Spa we wanted to get for my wife and daughter. Was 189pp then 219pp, now 249pp... plus Andy and Frank's 20% convenience fee. Oye Vay. Won't be doing that. Shows booked up, Cavern and Social hold around 125 people. (4,700 guests) Guy Fieri's and Johnny Rockets are very crowded, but complimentary. If we take our family for a Burger at JB's it will be $60 plus our ASC. Love Jimmy Buffet, he threw me his guitar pick here in Tampa years back at a free Obama for President concert at a stadium near the Hard Rock. We have seen him in concert since the 70's, back when you couldn't see the stage at times from all the young Parrot Heads , those were the days.:cool: We are true Buffet fans, but will head to the local for our burgers.:D Atrium posts advise to get a seat an hour early as with other venues. Prohibition goes up weekly at this point. No signature White Hot Party.:( Garden Buffet folks cruising for a seat, many reviews about this. Please take the time to read all of the reviews before responding to this post, as what we are informing you of is a group of eye opening comments from our fellow CCer's. Just booked a 4 dayer out of Tampa for $234 total plus port charges for two 47" window on RCCL. Yay! Can't wait to let the Flamers to fire away.:evilsmile: United we Stand, Divided we fall. May your Seas be flat, and your tummies be fat. I'd rather be a cruzin' than a workin'. It's always 5 O'clock on a ship. We are the Moore's :cool: Tampa Bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniacal Cruiser Posted August 7, 2018 #32 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Get to the point when you are an 'experienced cruiser' and you can make up your own name. And how many cruises does one have to have taken to qualify for your personal definition of experienced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniacal Cruiser Posted August 7, 2018 #33 Share Posted August 7, 2018 people often use terms like "price gouging", "bait and switch", and "nickel and dime" but that doesn't mean that the terms are being used correctly. +1,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafedumonde Posted August 7, 2018 #34 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Hello again fellow CCer's, As the original post we made, we just noticed the laser price increase on the NCL site, as we were making all our show and dinner ressies before they are sold out as previous posters have warned. We put a post from Bloomberg News that confirms that NCL is the leader in ASC than other lines. (Added Service Charges). We have watched the ASC's go up weekly on the Bliss, and as they are still rising from week to week, we are just relaying the info for our fellow CCer's. Other than the Laser Tag, Carts now $29 pp all day pass. $99 for unlimited. According to our long time friend and NCL rep, Jorge Cruz, they only have 40 spots available for this and told me to board the ship ASAP to make the ressies. I do not think that will happen. I have a special needs son who races at Malibu here in Tampa all the time. He passes almost everyone and never has had a wreck. If he can not race we will have spent our $4k for a six day cruise (before all nite in the casino), as he will be very upset and not understand why it is sold out. Please read reviews from CCer's. Moving on: Many cruise ships have theaters for 2k folks, NCL Bliss 1k for 4,700 people. ? Thermal Spa we wanted to get for my wife and daughter. Was 189pp then 219pp, now 249pp... plus Andy and Frank's 20% convenience fee. Oye Vay. Won't be doing that. Shows booked up, Cavern and Social hold around 125 people. (4,700 guests) Guy Fieri's and Johnny Rockets are very crowded, but complimentary. If we take our family for a Burger at JB's it will be $60 plus our ASC. Love Jimmy Buffet, he threw me his guitar pick here in Tampa years back at a free Obama for President concert at a stadium near the Hard Rock. We have seen him in concert since the 70's, back when you couldn't see the stage at times from all the young Parrot Heads , those were the days.:cool: We are true Buffet fans, but will head to the local for our burgers.:D Atrium posts advise to get a seat an hour early as with other venues. Prohibition goes up weekly at this point. No signature White Hot Party.:( Garden Buffet folks cruising for a seat, many reviews about this. Please take the time to read all of the reviews before responding to this post, as what we are informing you of is a group of eye opening comments from our fellow CCer's. Just booked a 4 dayer out of Tampa for $234 total plus port charges for two 47" window on RCCL. Yay! Can't wait to let the Flamers to fire away.:evilsmile: United we Stand, Divided we fall. May your Seas be flat, and your tummies be fat. I'd rather be a cruzin' than a workin'. It's always 5 O'clock on a ship. We are the Moore's :cool: Tampa Bay Doesn't johnny rockets charge on rccl? Buffet Obama for president concert? No comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddeb Posted August 7, 2018 Author #35 Share Posted August 7, 2018 :confused:Hello cafe du monde, Makes me hungry just to think about that. When we went on Oasis and Mariner, Johnny Rockets was NC. Now it is ala carte, so you are very correct. Very reasonable prices tho. If JB's was ala carte it might not be so empty as CCer's have posted. Not a big deal, just think its a little stupid for NCL corporate leaders. Hope Jimmy helps out in 2020 as he did for Hillary at a free concert in St, Petersburg in 2016. She won by 3.5 million votes. (all bused in of course) Thanks so much Jimbo. United We Stand, Divided We Fall. I'm a son of a son of a sailor and we used to live in a trailer... :cool: Why don't we go on a cruise and (dot dot dot) as in Mama Mia. :D Hope you all have a great cruise folks! Take care, We are the Moore's Tampa Bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam_s_allen Posted August 7, 2018 #36 Share Posted August 7, 2018 I don’t understand. You complain that these things are getting sold out and that they are charging too much for them. If they weren’t charging there’s no way you’d even get on if you wanted to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteukmcr Posted August 8, 2018 #37 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Doesn't johnny rockets charge on rccl? Buffet Obama for president concert? No comment. Yes, for lunch or dinner, cover charge varies ship to ship, but $9.95 pp on Oasis :confused:Hello cafe du monde, Makes me hungry just to think about that. When we went on Oasis and Mariner, Johnny Rockets was NC. Now it is ala carte, so you are very correct. Very reasonable prices tho. Johnny Rockets is only complimentary for breakfast on Oasis class ships. It’s never been complimentary for us for lunch or dinner on either Mariner or Oasis (and we sailed on Mariner on her inaugural season in 2004). It is only al a carte on Quantum class ships, a set cover charge still applies to all other ships with a Johnny Rockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare graphicguy Posted August 11, 2018 #38 Share Posted August 11, 2018 (edited) OP....I have read a couple of photo reviews in these threads that pretty much said the ship and cruise were wonderful. It doesn’t matter to me one way or the other as I’m not booked on the Bliss (yet). When the furor dies down on sailing on NCL’s biggest and best, I’ll look to see what bookings look like (maybe 12-18 months). But, in all frankness, it sounds like you don’t like the ship before you set foot on it. Don’t make yourself miserable. Book another ship or another cruise line that you feel might be better suited for you. I’ve always liked NCL (and RCCL and MSC). But, to constantly come in to whine about a cruise you are about to take makes no sense to me. If you don’t like a cruise, why whine about it? Book something you think you will like that has a different pricing structure that fits better for your budget. I don’t expect to pay the same price for a cruise that doesn’t offer all the “bells and whistles” as some of the cruises that are more traditional (and basic). For example, I know up front I’m going to spend more sailing on Harmony of the Seas orange the NCL Bliss than I will on Grander of the Seas or NCL Dawn respectively. Try companring the price of going to Disney World vs your local County Fair? Big difference as Disney has much more to do, therefor much more expensive. Edited August 11, 2018 by graphicguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbschultz Posted August 11, 2018 #39 Share Posted August 11, 2018 I'm passing on the Bliss and Encore because 1) it's overpriced and 2) they took away a lot of the free activities and replaced them with things like these go karts that I have no interest in. Agreed! Its why I chose a Getaway cruise for my January vacation and not Bliss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casino Comp Chick Posted August 13, 2018 #40 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Hello again fellow CCer's, As the original post we made, we just noticed the laser price increase on the NCL site, as we were making all our show and dinner ressies before they are sold out as previous posters have warned. We put a post from Bloomberg News that confirms that NCL is the leader in ASC than other lines. (Added Service Charges). We have watched the ASC's go up weekly on the Bliss, and as they are still rising from week to week, we are just relaying the info for our fellow CCer's. Other than the Laser Tag, Carts now $29 pp all day pass. $99 for unlimited. According to our long time friend and NCL rep, Jorge Cruz, they only have 40 spots available for this and told me to board the ship ASAP to make the ressies. I do not think that will happen. I have a special needs son who races at Malibu here in Tampa all the time. He passes almost everyone and never has had a wreck. If he can not race we will have spent our $4k for a six day cruise (before all nite in the casino), as he will be very upset and not understand why it is sold out. Please read reviews from CCer's. Moving on: Many cruise ships have theaters for 2k folks, NCL Bliss 1k for 4,700 people. ? Thermal Spa we wanted to get for my wife and daughter. Was 189pp then 219pp, now 249pp... plus Andy and Frank's 20% convenience fee. Oye Vay. Won't be doing that. Shows booked up, Cavern and Social hold around 125 people. (4,700 guests) Guy Fieri's and Johnny Rockets are very crowded, but complimentary. If we take our family for a Burger at JB's it will be $60 plus our ASC. Love Jimmy Buffet, he threw me his guitar pick here in Tampa years back at a free Obama for President concert at a stadium near the Hard Rock. We have seen him in concert since the 70's, back when you couldn't see the stage at times from all the young Parrot Heads , those were the days.:cool: We are true Buffet fans, but will head to the local for our burgers.:D Atrium posts advise to get a seat an hour early as with other venues. Prohibition goes up weekly at this point. No signature White Hot Party.:( Garden Buffet folks cruising for a seat, many reviews about this. Please take the time to read all of the reviews before responding to this post, as what we are informing you of is a group of eye opening comments from our fellow CCer's. Just booked a 4 dayer out of Tampa for $234 total plus port charges for two 47" window on RCCL. Yay! Can't wait to let the Flamers to fire away.:evilsmile: United we Stand, Divided we fall. May your Seas be flat, and your tummies be fat. I'd rather be a cruzin' than a workin'. It's always 5 O'clock on a ship. We are the Moore's :cool: Tampa Bay I haven’t a clue what you are even trying to say. I think you are on the wrong forum. Guy Fieri is a Carnival thing. 🤐 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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