Overall a good experience. We are so blessed to be able to cruise with our family and enjoy visiting different islands. We totally have the mentally that if you don't have a good time, then that's your fault. You choose your attitude! But I feel compelled to leave an honest review for people like me that thoroughly research every aspect about a future cruise because I want to make the best choice. I have only sailed on Carnival previously so I can't compare Norwegian with any other line. We were expecting a huge difference from the two lines, but that wasn't our experience. Both lines have many great things about them and both have a few things that we didn't love. But that's true for everything in life. So, here are some of my thoughts about our recent cruise of the Norwegian Getaway:

Pros:

*Embarkation and debarkation were fantastic for us. This seems to be a hit or miss type of situation and we seemed to hit it just right both times. We arrived to the boat around 11:30 and were probably eating at the buffet around 12:15. Regarding getting off the boat, I think we were in our taxi by 8:00 (self-assist debarkation of course). Read more