This was my fifth cruise and my wife's second. We decided to try NCL out, as we sailed HAL last year and while the service was amazing the crowd was quite old. We booked online and felt the rate for the room was competitive to other lines out there, plus sailing from New York is always a plus. By the end of our 7-day vacation there were definite high and low points to the trip which I will try to break down for you.
First we'll tackle the good points:
1. Entertainment- The shows and options available were really good and we found ourselves going to more events than our HAL cruise last year. The inclusion of members from the comedy troupe Second City is a great time and since we both love improv, it was a frequent show of ours. Also Greg Gleason put on not only three fantastic magic shows but also had a great memory seminar that convinced me to drop $60 on a DVD. Entertainment was a big plus of this trip.