This was my third time to Bermuda - with three different cruise lines. Although we thought we only could go with Celebrity, Celebrity does not offer Bermuda from NY any more. We read lots of reviews and figured we'd give NCL a try. I can't stress enough how smooth everything was from the time we checked in, had our champagne toast as we boarded, and found our way around the ship. This did take a few days to figure out. It is not necessary to eat in any of the specialty restaurants since the Venetian offered great food. We did try Salsa (nothing special) and LeBistro (very good). If I go back again, I will not go to any specialty restaurant. The longest we had to wait was maybe 30 mins, but we hung out in Pearly's Pub and had a drink beforehand. It became our meeting spot since we were with a group of 10. I preferred the buffet for breakfast and lunch because I can get a little impatient waiting for food. For those meals, it was better to pick a little of everything I wanted. They had a fresh waffle station and fresh egg station - it was great. It was nice to have a non-hurried dinner and some nights it took almost 2 hours. Of course, my family are big eaters and had 2 - 3 appetizers and entrEes at every meal. The servers were happy to serve you as many as you wanted. My brother had 3 servings of the pecan crusted snapper which was EXCELLENT. The Venetian also had lobster tails on Tuesday and Friday and you could order more than one of them also. Deserts were also excellent - look for the coconut rice pudding. Entertainment was great. Dave the comedian was so funny and it was nice to see him mingle with passengers around the ship. We even met him hailing a cab after the cruise in NYC. The Bollywood show cannot be missed and I have a new admiration for Elton John because Jeff played one mean piano. I prefer to sit up close so we got to the shows about 30 mins prior. Great cruise, great service, no complaints - except of course saying goodbye to Bermuda.