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Sail Date: Jan 2008
Cabin: Owner's Suite with Large Balcony

My wife and I have cruised many times over the years with varied Cruise Lines but I have to say up until now this cruise on the Norwegian Jade must be the best cruise we have ever experienced, just wonderful! Once I grasped that most of the crew were Filipino I was more than glad. Our experiences with these natives of the Philippines has always been fond with their smiling faces and subservient demeanor contributing to make the cruise noteworthy.

Embarkation was very smooth and speedy, no more than 10 minutes which was so different from our last cruise which took an outrageous 4 hours to embark [MSC]We were escorted to our suite by our Butler the wonderful Teresa [Mamma T] This was the first time that we have taken advantage of an owners suite and we found the accommodation  everything that we had expected, pretty amazing! with all the room you need to spread out and kick your shoes off, the Queen sized bed, floor to ceiling views from your window and spacious toilets! I have heard it say many times that the cabins are only for sleeping in but once experiencing an owners suite, for us this was the ultimate in cruising comfort! Those of us who have tried to bend down to pick up the soap in the shower in a standard cabin will appreciate what I am talking about!!!!!

This was our very first cruise with NCL with the concept of total free style dining, the rules scrapped with no formal evenings seated at a fixed first or second sitting. We have had experience of freestyle dining when cruising with Princess Cruises in the past but they do offer the option of a fixed table, which we had much preferred. But I have to say we have no problem with this style of cruising. Choosing from up to 13 restaurants and dining rooms you do not have to pre-book your table but, because the speciality restaurants are so very special with quite superb food, therefore It is a good idea to reserve your preferred time at your restaurant of choice, just as you would do at home. Even waltzing in any time we never had to wait any longer than two minutes to be seated. There is an acceptable varied cover charge at the majority of the restaurants with the exception of 4 which still offer International cuisine. Our favourite was the Gourmet French Signature Restaurant Le Bistro.

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Owner's Suite with Large Balcony

Cabin H3

Owners suite is pretty amazing, floor to ceiling windows, spacious with Queen size bed and sound proofed.

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