I am a frequent cruiser &have platinum status with carnival.Recently I have been cruisingwith Norwegian with my last 2 being on the breakaway. Both lines are good &have their pros&cons. In fairness I am only comparing conquest&dream class of carnival to the newer ships of ncl,those built since&including the Epic.i would give ccl the edge on cabin,entertainment&slightly on service.NCL would get the edge on ship&strongly on dining.&pricing.

My main gripe with ncl is that its tv coverage of American sports STINKS.In late April we have baseball season starting,NBA playoffs&NHLplayoffs on multiple times daily. What does ncl have on tv...soccer,rugby&formula 1 racing. Granted most people do not cruise to watch sports,but ncl could do a much better job of coverage&should consider adding a sports bar on the newer ships if coverage improves.

Also it would benifit ncl to have more than 4 barstools in the headliners club to watch dueling pianos.. A classic rock band would appeal to many patrons in a venue that has some barstools..also some, if not all,of the performers were nothing more than glorified karyoke,how about some acoustic performers Read more