Norwegian Spirit Review
Freestyle cruising does not work for me.
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This is a nice ship, with comfortable amenities. The staterooms are ample. Food quality is good, but not excellent. They do have specialty restaurants, but these are had at substantial cost. The shows were good. What I don't care for with this cruise is the Freestyle type cruising, which means no organization as to when you eat or who serves you throughout the ship. I prefer more traditional cruising, so that my meals are at a planned time, and I have the same restaurant wait staff at each meal who know me and provide what I want without having to ask. Also, this ship has pre-pay for the tips. What that leads to is service and staff who don't have to work for their tips, so the pampering efforts are significantly decreased. The service is good, but "good" isn't good enough for a cruise.
Cabin Review
Mid-Ship Inside
Ample in size, and at a reasonable rate for our room in the lower portion of the ship on the inside. That's where the least cost for a room is found -- low in the ship and on the inside. Thus no balcony or port hole. For me, that's where the best rooms are. The higher up your room is, the further forward or rearward it is, and the further to the outside it is, the more motion you have. Down low in the center of the ship is the smoothest, and that's where the cheapest rooms are found.