I wanted to get to Italy by ship from Miami so we choose NCL Jade April 19, 2016. This is the ugliest ship I have ever been on. It was the old Pride of Hawaii and they never did any renovations. Plastic flowers on the ceiling, dated looking tiki and Aloha bar, garish colors. It made the Hawaii theme really tacky. The buffet looked like a really poor work cafeteria. And the food was even worse. You never saw anyone cleaning or polishing anything. NCL charges for room service now too. They charge for every little thing. The included classic beverage package charges tips upfront so "free" was really, on our 13 day transatlantic cruise, $300 more in tips, to be paid up front, whether you drink or not. God forbid you want water. For a bottle of water to take to the room at night you must buy the water package which is $69. They do not have the 2 sheet newspapers daily like other cruise lines. They get the worse port docking so they charge $15 to take you to the town. They have a new president now and I would not sail on NCL if they paid me. After arriving in Venice, we boarded Celebrity for 10 days around Croatia. What a difference, Celebrity First Class, NCL no class.