Port Rating:

The beach itself seems to point north, making sitting in direct sun a bit tricky. The swimming area was average sized giving enough room for swimming but feeling somewhat crowded toward the shore. We opted for the "clamshell" style umbrella and two chairs. This made the beach experience pleasant giving the option of sun or no sun during the day. The "straw market" shops are minimal and without great selection.

The negative features were the food and drink areas. The lines for the "bars" and lunch buffet were long and slow. In fact, the lunch buffet was a crowded mess of people- vacationers trying to get to limited food items and Norwegian staff yelling incomprehensible instructions on how to NOT form lines. Yup, they did not want us forming lines but told us to push in to the food areas and just take what we wanted. It was quite chaotic and the food was not very good. Also, there was just one person at the buffet pavilion "bar" serving soda and drinks. It took a long time to get a small soda.