We had a fantastic time on our 32 night cruise from Buenos Aires to Los Angeles (sadly we had to get off 2 days early). Yes, there were a few problems, but overall we had a good time. I sometimes find that reading reviews on here can be disappointing. Do you really need to make a fuss about a few strawberries in chocolate and a bottle of wine? Life is too short. I find people seem to want to pay less and less to cruise then expect food, entertainment and service to get better and better. You get what you pay for. If you want luxury cabins and gourmet food there are plenty of 5 or 6 star ships you can sail on. Don’t take a good / fair value cruise and expect the earth. If you think NCL is expensive and does not have the food or entertainment you like then it might be time to give up cruising or try another cruise line. Lower your expectations on the Sun, don’t stress about small things and you will have a good time.

PROS: Embarkation was extremely easy. We loved the majority of the ports and the adventure around Cape Horn.

We liked the food in the buffet and the restaurants. Some items are repeated every day but other items change daily; if you look there are always different choices in all the various venues and we don’t understand other people’s comments about the food always being the same. In 32 nights we only ate in 2 of the specialty restaurants. We felt the food and service was just as good in the Seven Seas and Four Seasons (if anything it was worse in the specialty restaurants). Personally we did not feel the need to pay extra for the specialty dining. Read more