We were very disappointed that NCL has cut back so much. We appreciated the free offers at booking and picked the ultimate drink package. Once on board, good luck finding a bar server and then getting them to take your order. Many were experts at walking right past you without making eye contact. My husband would order a certain type of rum which was not in all bars. If they did not have it, they just used whatever they had without asking him what he'd prefer - even right in front of him when he had to go to the bar to get a drink because cocktail servers were rare. Previous to this trip, you couldn't turn around without someone offering to sell you a drink!

All stage shows we saw lacked background sets and the only props during one show looked like walkers set up to look like the front of a motorcycle - weird! The food was less elegant - no lobster night, no escargot, no frogs legs, tough rib eye steak, apple pie that was more like a firm apple jelly with a few pieces of apple in it. Only one restaurant was open at breakfast and it closed at 9:30 AM so we had to eat in the buffet which was way too busy - long lines and no tables on days when the weather was poor. One day we went to the dining room before 9 AM and they had shut it because according to the person at the door they "were too full and the cooks couldn't keep up"!

The room steward was a wonderful fellow and the wait staff in the restaurants, while there were less of them, they were very nice and most could describe a dish on the menu. We did find two great bartenders and a few cocktail servers who could be depended upon to provide service. Only one 110v plug in cabin which makes it hard to keep your electronic devices charged.