We will strongly consider Norwegian for our next cruise. Here's why... Flexible dining was great. Specialty dining options were excellent, especially Cagney's. O'Sheahan's Irish Pub was great -- open 24 hours! Leaving from our home port of NYC made it much easier traveling with children (no air). Crew was friendly and service was great -- especially Rochelle (Grand Pacific Dining), Samuel (Deck 12 aft bar) and Dan (O'Sheahan's). Ship was very clean, and all food was very good. Entertainment was solid. A few minor hiccups like bottled water not being part of the beverage package, and no life preservers at the pool for the kids who can't swim yet. The ports we visited were decent. We were not a big fan of the Cape Canaveral port, but the private island (Great Stirrup Cay) and Nassau (Atlantis Aquaventure was fantastic!) were fun! We considered traveling to Disney for the day, but having a total of 8 hours to travel, pay the Disney freight and travel back just didn't sound very relaxing. Overall, our cruise experience was a 4.5 out of 5.