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On Jun 10, 8:22�am, George Leppla wrote:
On 6/9/2010 7:53 PM, Bill wrote: It seems like NCL is happy to deeply discount Epic, unlike RCL and Oasis (at least at the start, I have not looked recently). Bill It is all supply and demand. �Royal Caribbean is getting top prices for the Oasis and Allure because people are willing to pay. �NCL's Epic is getting higher prices than the rest of the fleet, but the demand for this ship and line aren't anywhere near the level of the Royal Caribbean ships. Case in point... We started selling the Oasis two years ago. �Sold balcony cabins for October 16, 2010 for $1029. �Same cabins right now are selling for $1739. �You aren't going to see that on the Epic. �It is a combination of NCL reputation and the Epic isn't the "big" innovation that the other ships are. -- George Leppla Countryside Travelhttp://www.CruiseMaster.com Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/CruiseMaster and I think the Epic is overshadowed by OAsis and Allure. and people just do not want those small staterooms. and as you said the product speaks for itself. I wonder how NCL stays around. Susette Cruise Outlets and Travel 800 853 9515 Cruise with the VIKINGS 4Dec10 Valor 5Dec11 Allure of the seas |
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On 6/11/2010 1:12 PM, Susette wrote:
and I think the Epic is overshadowed by OAsis and Allure. and people just do not want those small staterooms. and as you said the product speaks for itself. I wonder how NCL stays around. Some people just like NCL. We have a couple of friends who have been on NCL and really enjoyed it and either have booked or have plans to book another cruise. We try to talk them into trying RCI or Celebrity but they have no interest. Having sailed NCL America (which I hated mostly because it was extremely difficult to get dinner reservations, not because of the service that everyone claimed was bad), it would be very hard to get me to try NCL again and I can't understand why our friends are repeat customers. Bill |
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Bill wrote:
Some people just like NCL. We have a couple of friends who have been on NCL and really enjoyed it and either have booked or have plans to book another cruise. We try to talk them into trying RCI or Celebrity but they have no interest. Having sailed NCL America (which I hated mostly because it was extremely difficult to get dinner reservations, not because of the service that everyone claimed was bad), it would be very hard to get me to try NCL again and I can't understand why our friends are repeat customers. They like the Freestyle Dining and having no dress up evenings. I liked having no formal evenings but on the whole I did not care for NCL. -- Charles |
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On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:29:20 -0400, Bill wrote:
On 6/11/2010 1:12 PM, Susette wrote: and I think the Epic is overshadowed by OAsis and Allure. and people just do not want those small staterooms. and as you said the product speaks for itself. I wonder how NCL stays around. Some people just like NCL. We have a couple of friends who have been on NCL and really enjoyed it and either have booked or have plans to book another cruise. We try to talk them into trying RCI or Celebrity but they have no interest. Having sailed NCL America (which I hated mostly because it was extremely difficult to get dinner reservations, not because of the service that everyone claimed was bad), it would be very hard to get me to try NCL again and I can't understand why our friends are repeat customers. As a general rule, it is both less expensive and less formal than other major cruise lines. Not necessarily for any particular destination in a specific time period, but overall I think that's true. |
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Having sailed NCL America (which I hated mostly because it was extremely
difficult to get dinner reservations, not because of the service that everyone claimed was bad), it would be very hard to get me to try NCL again and I can't understand why our friends are repeat customers. Bill Bill, I agree with you completely when you say "it would be very hard to get me to try NCL again." We sailed NCL pre-Freestyle and loved it. The next NCL cruise was Freestyle, and I hated it, because dining was a hassle. I don't want to spend an unreasonable amount of my vacation time on the phone or standing in a queue simply to get my evening meal! That was our experience. As you know, I tend to wear very rose- colored glasses, yet if someone offered me a free NCL cruise, I would have to think long and hard about it. Diana Ball Austin, TX |
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D Ball wrote:
Having sailed NCL America (which I hated mostly because it was extremely difficult to get dinner reservations, not because of the service that everyone claimed was bad), it would be very hard to get me to try NCL again and I can't understand why our friends are repeat customers. Bill Bill, I agree with you completely when you say "it would be very hard to get me to try NCL again." We sailed NCL pre-Freestyle and loved it. The next NCL cruise was Freestyle, and I hated it, because dining was a hassle. I don't want to spend an unreasonable amount of my vacation time on the phone or standing in a queue simply to get my evening meal! That was our experience. As you know, I tend to wear very rose- colored glasses, yet if someone offered me a free NCL cruise, I would have to think long and hard about it. Diana Ball Austin, TX Diana, while not a fan of Freestyle, I wouldn't have to think very long at all about a free cruise. In fact I would think longer about arrangements to get to port than I would to make the decision about the cruise! Clay |
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Charles wrote:
Bill wrote: Some people just like NCL. We have a couple of friends who have been on NCL and really enjoyed it and either have booked or have plans to book another cruise. We try to talk them into trying RCI or Celebrity but they have no interest. Having sailed NCL America (which I hated mostly because it was extremely difficult to get dinner reservations, not because of the service that everyone claimed was bad), it would be very hard to get me to try NCL again and I can't understand why our friends are repeat customers. They like the Freestyle Dining and having no dress up evenings. I liked having no formal evenings but on the whole I did not care for NCL. I would not say that NCL and NCL America were the same. I like NCL but I like HAL and I think Celebrity is OK (we had really good waiters). I didn't like Royal Caribbean at all, but we are trying it again this coming winter. Personally, while various ships of a cruise line have things in common, the difference is really in the individual staff and that is somewhat variable. As you might expect if you thought about it. It's like schools - schools have a reputation overall for certain things, but in a school some teachers are good, some are very good and some not so good. |
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Rosalie B. wrote:
I would not say that NCL and NCL America were the same. I like NCL but I like HAL and I think Celebrity is OK (we had really good waiters). I didn't like Royal Caribbean at all, but we are trying it again this coming winter. Personally, while various ships of a cruise line have things in common, the difference is really in the individual staff and that is somewhat variable. As you might expect if you thought about it. It's like schools - schools have a reputation overall for certain things, but in a school some teachers are good, some are very good and some not so good. Celebrity is my current favorite. I don't like NCL much. Royal Caribbean is good for groups. Princess is okay and has dropped in my opinion . HAL is good. As a matter of fact I am on a train now to New York to board the Veendam to Bermuda. About 15 minutes out from New York. -- Charles |
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"Charles" wrote in message ... Rosalie B. wrote: I would not say that NCL and NCL America were the same. I like NCL but I like HAL and I think Celebrity is OK (we had really good waiters). I didn't like Royal Caribbean at all, but we are trying it again this coming winter. Personally, while various ships of a cruise line have things in common, the difference is really in the individual staff and that is somewhat variable. As you might expect if you thought about it. It's like schools - schools have a reputation overall for certain things, but in a school some teachers are good, some are very good and some not so good. Celebrity is my current favorite. I don't like NCL much. Royal Caribbean is good for groups. Princess is okay and has dropped in my opinion . HAL is good. As a matter of fact I am on a train now to New York to board the Veendam to Bermuda. About 15 minutes out from New York. -- Charles "BON VOYAGE!" Have a GREAT trip to Bermuda, Charles. We haven't sailed on the Veendam yet. I hope it lives up to your expectations. We're doing a 2 week, Alaska on the Amsterdam on June 28 and then, likely about 2 weeks in Reno before we come home. Tobieon an Island in the Pacific |
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On 6/13/2010 10:55 AM, Rosalie B. wrote:
I would not say that NCL and NCL America were the same. The thing I remember most about my NCL America cruise (other than their losing my OBC and never managing to get it straightened out despite several days of my TA communicating with the corporate office while I was on the ship), was showing up at 5pm to get a dinner reservation for the following day, only to find out that they were already booked for all of the good times. We then discovered that we actually needed to show up at 7:30am or so the previous day for reservations, even though the ship's newsletter claimed otherwise, and then finding a line of 20+ people waiting for the same thing. Oh ,and they never picked up the reservations number. I have heard that reservations are not as much of a hassle on other NCL ships but to be honest, I'm not real interested in finding out. Bill |
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