I like NCL cruise line just was not happy with this cruise experience this has not been my first cruise with the company. I do enjoy some things like free at sea that they offer and i didn not enjoy other this like they could have done more activities during the sea days but it was kind of monotone thru the sea days. I was really disappointed with the glow party i was expecting a little more in ...
Norwegian simply does not know how to manage a ship with 4,000 passengers.
3 hour wait outside to embark / check in
2 hour delay in disembarking (almost missed flight)
A couple of ports that were just a waste because a ship the size of Epic apparently has to dock far away from more convenient docks.
After the embarkation disaster they made the statement, "We know it was terrible but it ...
This was a repositioning cruise, so it had both a great number of ports, and a reasonable cost.
On the Pro side:
- Ports were Good. Arrecife and Tortola are a bit underwhelming, but otherwise, the ports were very nice. My favorites were Palma and Funchal.
- the ship was nice. Clean, lots of eating space.
- the balcony was great. The weather allowed us to really enjoy it.
- ...
I really wanted to do this route and visit these islands. The islands were great! I have been on the Norwegian Gem 4 time previously and this time the ship was a little under staffed which I really wasn’t too happy about but overall the we had an amazing time. I had an amazing person cleaning my room every day and a regular bartender who took care of our drinks, I Ketut Darmadi from Indonesia was ...
As I said, we particularly like cruises with time at sea. Also, I have always wanted to go to Spain, so this was a perfect combination for us. Additionally, The Haven (for us) is worth the additional cost. It's like being on a small ship if you choose to stay in that area, but if you want to enjoy the entertainment that's available on a large ship, you can do that.
The Haven
Our cabin ...
In the opinion of this experienced cruiser (10+), it is very difficult to not have a good time on a cruise unless something unusual happens- so with the itinerary of Panama Canal and Costa Rica, along with the standard western Caribbean port swing through Harvest Caye, Roatan, and Costa Maya, good times were expected- and NCL met expectations. Those who cruise a lot may note that exceeding ...
We were taking a cruise for my 50th birthday. We chose this cruise because it was a great deal. We have always wanted to try Norwegian. The free at see is amazing. We did have a good time. We found it to be comparable to other cruises. The choice of restaurants was really good. We really like the bars and lounges, most of them have either music playing or live entertainment. We enjoyed the ...
Overall we had a fantastic time. Really enjoyed the Peal everything was beyond our expectations; service, food, cabin steward and excursions. The best restaurant was Le Bistro we were delighted when the coffee came it was a French Press! Best dessert the tiramisu in La Cucina. The only thing I have to say about La Cucina it looks more like a Mexican restaurant that Italian. We had Thanksgiving ...
Trans Atlantic and stops at three island groups to which we had not been as well as departing from Barcelona to which we have not been - we choose cruises based upon itinerary first. We think the ship is too large and prefer smaller ships. The cabins (we had aft-facing balcony) were smaller than normal and cramped. The food was not as good as expected. However, the crew/staff made everything ...
We took a 16-day cruise on the EPIC. An epic mistake. With no desire to impugn the people of Puerto Rico, the fact that what appeared to be ¾ of the passengers seemed to be from there, led to some of our complaints and culture shock. Here are some of the issues we found with this trip:
• Embarkation was delayed hours due to there having been an outbreak of some illness on the prior cruise. ...