NCL and their Freestyle cruising was our favorite way to go. Not so much anymore. On the Getaway it seemed to be more like a constant ad and upsell. The TV automated interface kept putting envelopes in the picture indicating a message. ALL were ads for things on board, not an urgent message from home as expected. The dining room menus had items in the middle of the list that if you didn't look closely would have a price behind them. These were not grouped together where it was obvious but listed with the free options.

As Platinum members we received dinners for two at La Cuchina and Le Bistro. We also had dining credit from our TA so went to Tepanyaki. We wanted Cagneys but the only opening we could get was an 8:45 seating, a bit late for our tastes. The food? It was good but nothing to write home about. Like I have paid for dinner. The veal at La Cuchina was priced the same as a local Italian restaurant but was not as good. Why should I pay a premium? It seems we used to have comparable meals to the three we had in the main dining rooms and then they were paid for and not an upcharge. The Margaritaville was especially a joke. $10 for a burger and fries! I could get a burger at Sheehans free that was probably better based on other Margaritaville's we have been to.

Let's see, the website had problems when we were even just looking. Sent a message to web support and no change. Commented on it when we were checking how many cruise next's we had and was given a list of cruises and told not to trust the website. Balcony room was nice but had a couch inches in front of the closet making it very hard to get hanging clothes in and out. Read more