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Vegans On The High Seas

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Vegans at sea
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We are health conscious vegans and one of us has a gluten allergy. In January 2019 we sailed aboard the Princess Regal on a 7-day Eastern Caribbean cruise. We went with relatives which didn’t give us much time for us to enjoy being on the boat or for relaxing. We needed another cruise and fast! However, we had limited funds having just cruised. We choose a 14 day repositioning cruise on the ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Inside


AMAZING Cruise ruined by NCL Corporate - SHAME ON YOU!

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mikey7110
2-5 Cruises • Age 20s

First let me say we had an AMAZING 14 day cruise through the Panama Canal. Everyone from the baggage handlers to the Captain were warm, inviting and went over and above to ensure our bucket-list cruise was all we imagined it would be and more. NCL corporate on the other hand were HORRIBLE and need additional training and a means to correct actions, which are truly of their making, which affect ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Family Suite

Traveled with disabled person


Wonderful passage through Panama Canal

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Katie603
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Traveled through Panama Canal because it was on our bucket list. Got on ship in LA and that went smooth and fast, no lines but dock porters were not part of NCL and were very rude. First stop Cabo San Lucas and very pretty, sea lions were plentiful and tendering was very difficult and not organized. Next stop Acapulco and Do Not Get Off the boat, very dirty and people rude. Next stop Guatemala and ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Balcony


Loved Panama Canal

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Poohbearsmom
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

Choose for the Panama Canal crossing. The entertainment was good overall. The meals were medium good but not noteworthy. We ate in buffet, both main dining rooms and 3 specialty restaurants. Only Cagney's was worth the money. Desserts with the exception of ice cream were uniformly disappointing. The shops devoted too much space to high end jewelry and perfume (money makers?) and nothing to ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Oceanview Porthole Window


Toilets didn't work for 2 days and bad customer service

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IBKrusty
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Chose this for an extended family cruise (3 suites) for our 50th anniversary. Panama Canal on our bucket list. The cabin was nice, cabin steward attentive, and the restaurants were OK but not something to write home about. Entertainment meh. We did enjoy the talks about the Canal. Customer service desk personnel were unacceptable and mostly just angered us by blaming ship problems on us (it was ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Mini-Suite with Balcony

Traveled with children


Now I am really spoiled because we were in a suite

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dhepner
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We did the 14 day Panama Canal cruise from Miami to LA. I packed all the things that are essential for me. A clock radio, magnetic clips to hold the itinerary with excursions, dining reservation and the daily planner on the wall, flavored creamer for my coffee. I took an extension cord for plugging in our devices but didn't need it because the suite had 2 outlets, backpack for excursions, my Yeti ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Family Suite


Mostly Positive Experience

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kira5
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

This 14 day cruise was from Miami through the Panama Canal and north to Los Angeles. The ship was clean and well maintained as was our cabin. The toilet stopped working twice (affecting a number of cabins) but was repaired promptly. The staff, without fail, was pleasant, friendly and helpful. Any request was dealt with promptly. The food in the two dining rooms, Aqua and Versailles was ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Family Inside


Just average

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pearldiver1
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

This is our 1st cruise with Norwegian but we have cruised several times before. This was the longest cruise at 14 days however. We had been informed to Star had recently been renovated. Ship was very clean. Staff was efficient but not very friendly. There were exceptions like Ivan our room steward. There were parts of the ship that should/could have had service but didn't - the front and ...
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Sail Date: February 2019


Just Okay

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brpatterson
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We chose this cruise for the destination (the Panama Canal) and the season (February when it was -32C at home. We booked just 2 weeks before sail date and booked a guaranteed balcony cabin. We did not get to pick our cabin. I never actually was told the cabin number by Norwegian. I found it somewhat hidden in the cruise docs. Meanwhile, I was getting emails asking me to bid on upgrades. I ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Family Balcony


Panama Canal: Checked off the bucket list

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Cmeister
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

The Panama Canal has always been on our Bucket List. While we usually vacation at All Inclusives, we felt a cruise would be the best way to experience the Canal. As first-time cruisers, we began to wonder what we had gotten ourselves into: prairie folk committing to 14 nights on a ship!! We chose Norwegian for the FreeStyle cruising and were not disappointed. We enjoyed the more relaxed dress ...
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Sail Date: February 2019

Cabin Type: Family Oceanview Picture Window


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