NCL is not really 'Free Style' anymore

you've mentioned Vibe passed, what is that? This will be our first trip ever on a cruise so were trying to get as much info as possible. Thnks

wine lovers the musical also charges. it is heald in the illusionarium theater.

Can you tell us which shows had upcharges besides illusionarium? The headline shows are in the majn theater and they don't serve food in there.

What did you do in Costa Maya? It was our favorite stop of them all! We visited Mayan ruins and then spent a few hours on the nicest beach we saw on the whole cruise. The beach was spectacularly beautiful with great service.

In order to guarantee and mission to any show or specialty restaurant, it is always wise to reserve prior to boarding for your cruise. And the only dinner show I was aware of for my January cruise was the Illusionarium. We did it, and loved it. All the other big shows, Burn The Floor, Million Dollar Quartet, Comedians, Howl at the Moon Dueling Pianos----had absolutely NO fee attached to them!! So I really don't know what you are referring to. Sorry your Harvest Caye experience was less than satisfactory because it was perfect for us in January. I only wish NCL offered a free buffet lunch there, as offered on other private beaches/islands. I do understand that although it was a NCL developed private island for NCL exclusively, it is run by the country of Belize, so no free lunch. Yes, it is always disappointing to miss a port, but it happens frequently in cruising for a variety of reasons. It just happens, so we deal with it. As for Costa Maya--we only looked around the shops and got back on ship. My advice to people would be to book an excursion, if seeing more of the area is desired. Yes, there are a lot of passengers on this ship, but I cruised this ship after having cruised RCCL Oasis of the Seas, and the Getaway felt just perfect at 4500 passengers as opposed to the Oasis at 6000!! I never used the rope course, but when I am back on the Getaway in January 2018 with other family members, I hope that line will not be 2 hours then, for their sake. I'm hoping that because it is the first week kids are back at school after Christmas break, there will be fewer kids on board. As for getting a lounge chair by the pool--that is ALWAYS a problem on ANY cruise ship!! There will always be chair hogs, and the only way to get a lounger is to become a chair hog yourself. If waking up at 0600 and going out to reserve a lounge chair is not something you (or myself) would like to do, we have to deal with the lack of available prime loungers. So, in final--sorry the Getaway was not everything you hoped for. To me it was paradise, and cannot wait to share it with my family in January!!