I chose this particular cruise because of the itinerary. I had never cruised Norwegian before, although I have been in 45+ cruises. I am spoiled by Celebrity and also like RCCL. This ship, on which Americans were a small minority (not in any way a bad thing IMO, just an observation), was just plain worn out. The cabins were so tiny (we had a balcony) and the bathroom absolutely miniscule. One actually must enter the self-enclosed toilet room sideways. The balcony was narrow and had rusted fixtures. The common areas, however, were well maintained and nicely decorated. The staff had several standouts but most, including our stateroom attendant, seemed robotic and generally disinterested. The entertainment was boring and the comedian/magician belonged at a children's birthday party rather than entertaining adults. The food was lackluster and the ship bleeds every penny out of it's guests with a hefty room service charge, high ala carte prices in its specialty restaurants and exorbitant charges for pastries in its for-fee coffee venue. The casino was nice for such a small ship and the slots were loose. The bingo games were ridiculously drawn out and chintzy - up to $50 to play TWO games of bingo. There was no indoor pool, although the deck plan shows at least a lap pool inside (there wasn't one). This left no options for swimming in cooler weather. All in all, I won't sail NCL again because of the nickel and diming. This ship needs to be retired.