Worth it? 5 Reasons to Choose the Haven on Norwegian Cruise Line 

It's funny that you mention the kids making noise. Someone on the last sailing I was on complained that the Haven pool was overrun with unruly children and neither their parents nor the crew did anything about it. I think that would make me upset; to pay a premium to assume peace and quiet and it turns into Noisy Spoiled Bratville.

Since most ships are sailing at over full capacity, the Haven tends to sell out quickly. The chance of being upgraded into The Haven is very, very slim now.

I booked our Alaska cruise in The Haven. It is our first time cruising and we are bringing my elderly mother. I wanted her to have the best first cruise EVER! I am sure The Haven will not disappoint. Thank you for the video on this!

❤ We loved the Haven!! Our last cruise we stayed in a 2 bedroom Haven Villa on Joy!! I would rather not sail every year in a standard room to save the money for a Haven!!!🎉🎉

Thanks, Tim! My wife and I sailed on Norwegian last year in a standard cabin, and we decided to bring two of our kids with us and upgrade to the Haven. Excited for this trip! Appreciate your video!

I'm impressed at 4:57 those were real phalaenopsis orchid plants. I can tell by the clips holding the stems up.

Excellent! Thanks!!

Thanks for this video! The information is really helpful.🔸Some comments, if I may... ▪My most recent NCL cruise was on the Encore. It was during Thanksgiving week, which meant not only that the ship was at full capacity, but that a disproportionately high (25% or so) number of the passengers were minors. It never seemed overly crowded to me, though, and the presence of all the kids was surprisingly not irritating. ▪For anyone on a newer NCL ship who wants a quiet retreat space, there's the Observation Lounge. It's BIG, with a large fore-facing lobby (with a bar) and twin side corridors filled with comfortable chairs and sofas, coffee tables, end tables, card-type tables. Lots of conversation, reading, or game-playing nooks, sedate atmosphere, floor to ceiling window walls, and a couple of food/beverage stations that are stocked for much of the day. ▪I will be staying in the Bliss' Haven in March. FWIW, judging by the schematic of our cabin, the bathrooms we've had in NCL's Club Balcony Suites are significantly nicer than our Haven bath will be. ▪It's hard for me to imagine NCL's Upgrade Bid Program as a "little known fact," given that every time I've booked an NCL cruise and then logged into their website I've been greeted with an "Upgrade Your Cabin!" promo screen. I've tried bidding a couple of times. One cruise, we heard early on that bids were not accepted, and we were encouraged to bid higher. Last time, we got notice about five days out that one bid was not accepted (no ability to re-bid), and we didn't hear until ONE day before the cruise about our second bid: "We are processing bids. If you don't hear from us before sailing, you'll find out at the pier." [Ooh! Maybe, maybe! Fingers crossed!] At check-in in LA, "Oh, it looks like you bid on the Haven! You didn't get it, but that's okay: we won't be charging you for it!" UGH! NCL's very non-transparent and inconsistent bid system has left a seriously bad taste in my mouth. I understand and respect that they are trying to maximize their revenue, but I do not respect their lack of regard for their paid customers in the process. The system could easily be improved. For example, cut off bids five or even three days out and give customers at least a couple days' notice. [Oh, BTW, for that last-minute "Sorry, but thanks for playing!" upgrade, we had bid the highest amount the site would accept.]

Last cruises was in the haven and loved it

We have booked suites on Norwegian, which has many haven perks, priority on and off ship, butler, and breakfast lunch at haven restaurant. Aft suite on panama canal has the best view of canal crossing

I used to cruise the Haven, and spend more on other cruise lines too, just to get away from the crowds. In the end it felt like I was hiding. I've now started to go for smaller ships instead. Only slightly more expensive and so much better food, service and overall experience.

Thanks for this video. First timer with my wife in MArch next year. This makes me feel like I made the right descision

I love the Haven I've booked Penthouse Suites on 3 occasions. They have the best service ever!

Getting to the shows early to get great seats was very nice

I was just on the Prima 12Jan24 and from the Vibe Beach Club we saw the Haven outside and their smoking area was on the port side and the stbd area had several 3-5 year-olds on their own. Not well monitored i saw.

I found that if you don't care if your room is actually in the Haven area, Try bidding on the front facing Haven suites. You receive the same Haven benefits, a separate bedroom but a slightly smaller balcony. We won the upgrade twice and were very happy with this option of rooms.

I've tried the bid process on NCL twice and didn't get it. The second time, I bid near the max and still didn't get it. This time, I've just booked The Haven!

yes..yes..and yes....going for the 5th time next year on the Bliss to Alaska...cant wait...we wont cruise any other way...

If we have 4 in our balcony room and bid for Haven, would we get a room that sleeps at least 4?

We've sailed NCL many times, and always chose an aft balcony. This upcoming May 2024 is my 70th birthday, the husbands 76th birthday, and our 46th anniversary. Mothers Day is in there somewhere. I decided to get a NCL Jade suite on the aft, complete with a butler, and a conciere. It's pricey, however I thought it was just going to be the two of us. I just found out we have some dear friends that are going to join us, but they are going to be in a club balcony cabin. I'm not sure how to handle this? We're paying for all these special perks that they are not going to get. I would down grade to be with them, however I can no longer get an aft cabin on the deck I want in a regular aft balcony. They don't seem to be concerned, but darn...not sure what to do?

I've only done music cruises on the Pearl, Jewel & now next year on the Gem...I would do the Haven but not on a music cruise...each music cruise in a regular stateroom is over double of a regular cruise stateroom, around $1700 or $1800, a Penthouse Suite like $2900...is the Haven around that price range??

Did the Haven for a Panama Canal cruise it is worth it

We've been in the Haven on NCL and, while quite good, Is way too expensive compared to an even better experience on the new large MSC ships, of which our small group has been on 4 so far, all in Yacht Club class at a fairer rate. We do like NCL otherwise and but outside the Haven cabins.

It would have been nice for you to _actually define_ what "the Haven" is before proceeding.

To get reasonable have need to bid To bid need balcony My 10 day prima $5,000 Then $1,000 bid = $2,000 cost Lot to spend

Why not book Regent, Siverseas or Seabourn instead

I've been on NCL. Haven is not needed. Such a waste of money.

Like your video but man you have to punch up your emotionless face a little!

his voice is boring