We chose this cruise because we wanted to see all the islands of Hawaii and had heard good reports about this cruise. I've cruise on NCL before and enjoyed it tremendously. If you're a "serious" cruiser, you will be sadly disappointed with the cruise. The food especially left a lot to be desired. Not once did they offer shrimp cocktail. The one time I ordered a steak it was poorly prepared and we ...
This ship is a bit small and old.
The staff throughout the ship was great however the food service was disappointing. The quality of the food was just OK (not as good as on other lines). The service in the restaurants was poor. in the "Skyline" restaurant the service was VERY slow. In the "East Meats West" restaurant we were seated a full hour after our reservation time.
Beside the ...
We were an inter-generational family cruise party that included my parents, my two elementary school children, and my husband and myself. This was my first time taking a cruise as an adult (although I took a transatlantic trip on Cunard as a child). My husband had never gone on a cruise before, and initially had low expectations -- he started the cruise expecting cramped quarters, crowded public ...
We are a family in our 40s that loves to cruise. We have been on Royal and Celebrity many times. Carnival only once. This was our first experience with NCL. We thought it would be a great way to see all the islands. The food was the horrible and horrible is being nice. Service was worse than that!! There are not many "Free" places but the food was not good even when you paid for it. The ...
Norwegian Cruise Lines has its seven-day tour of Hawaii mastered, but that’s not to say it is perfect.
The tour stops in all the main spots in the islands, stopping on five of the eight islands. It takes visitors from the dramatic road to Hana on Maui to Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island that bears the state’s name. It also visits the gorgeous Garden Island of Kauai.
In doing all of ...
Thought this was the best way to see all Islands in Hawaii. Heard from other sources this is a great cruise. NOT SO! Started out poor and didn't get much better. Arrived late afternoon to embark from an Oahu excusion arranged by NCL that was supposed to arrive at 1:30. Didn't get to room and settle in until after 5:00 pm. Our tour guide Leo evidently drew the short straw so we missed all the ...
We chose this cruise because in our opinion it is an economic, easy way to see more than one Hawaiian island in a week. (We had done this cruise several years ago as well as previously having done a "land" trip around the Hawaiian Islands). On the land trip we found that we wasted a lot of time at airports and changing hotels and finding places to eat. The cruise eliminates a lot of wasted ...
We were very excited about visiting four islands in Hawaii. I have traveled with other ship lines and found this ship and its staff sub-par. Maybe it was because the staff were mostly Americans made a difference. They did not appear to work very hard and some had an attitude (front office staff and excursion). The ship is old, our state room was really stripped down. We finally got a coffee ...
Paid for upgraded dinner package, however, service was slow at Cagney's and La Cucina. In fact after waiting one hour and twenty minutes, we left before our entrée arrived to attend a schedule entertainment show. Two shore excursion's canceled at the last minute leaving us few options. Staff were not very helpful rescheduling. One was a simple beach transfer bus in Kona for $30.00. It was ...
Being newlyweds and celebrating my husband's milestone birthday, we paid $7600 for a 7-day cruise in a VIP 'Penthouse Suite with Private Balcony'. Our cabin, while nice, overlooked a very busy, crowded pool, had live music directly below us, a public stairwell that allowed people to look into our room and talk to us, and we even saw one man on the other side of the pool looking into our room ...