Wonderful cruise, fantastic staff, good food, clean ship.

We chose Norwegian for their freestyle dining, that was great, we could eat when we wanted at 6 restaurants, so we didn't purchase a dining plan, however we did spend extra to eat at the hibachi grill Teppanyaki our last night...we upgraded from an inside cabin to a rear balcony cabin, SO glad we did, we couldn't have asked for a better view- 180 degrees! Quiet, we couldn't hear our neighbors or the ship and we had a personal balcony to view the glacier! Kudos to our room steward Remo..he took good care of us. We waited 35 years to go to Alaska, we were seeing everything we could, so our excursions were longer, we did book thru the ship. Yes, they were more expensive, but we didn't worry about being left behind if we were late. On & off ship was easy, having everything tied into your room key was convenient. We recommend the trip to George Inlet Lodge, the salmon bake was scrumptious (& I don't like salmon!) and Lenny was a fantastic tour guide on the bus ride to the Yukon! Buchart Gardens in Victoria smelled heavenly. On ship, games were pricey, but free entertainment was good. Loved the musicians. Of course, drinks were high..we didn't purchase a beverage package, as we are not drinkers, but did pay for soda. Carrying your own water bottle was easy too, just fill up at the restaurants. Only complaint I would have is the casino is a smoking area, and we had to walk through there to get to the theater & front bar to play the crew games. Some days the smoke was pretty strong. Staff was wonderful, they really went out of their way to accomodate you. My husband is handicapped, and the ship is very easy to navigate. Over all, we DID NOT want to get off the ship in Seattle! We will definitely be returning to Norwegian for our next cruise.