Opportunity fell on our lap. BFF, a repeat NCL Guest/Officionado asks hubby and I to join them and WOW, it was indeed a vacation well spent. Although my husband and I aren't drinkers who went for this free open bar cruise, it really didn't matter as the SERVICE was top notch, We availed of the dining upgrade which was bang for your buck as the cost was the less than the price of a single course meal at an upscale restaurant in a major city like Washington DC or Houston TX for 3 fantabulous high-end specialty restaurant. For our friends who did the same and consume alcohol, more so was it the ultimate bang for your buck that they were able to have wine pairings with their meals.
More than anything, it was the ship's service staff that made our cruise most enjoyable, relaxing and utmostly accomplishing a fulfilled vacation. From the efficient and smooth check-in as we were traveling under a special needs situation (heart condition), the clean and exemplary twice daily housekeeping of our cabin, daily breakfast that was made to order at the Palace (not having to cook and having customized breakfast daily served by at your service kinda staff was great), Specialty Dining (opted for Steak, French and Italian restaurants--all around 5 star rating), very impressed with the sushi and virgin cocktails served at the Plantation Bar, the amazing organized buffet and all around operations at the NCL-owned island in the Bahamas, attentive and informative sales reps at the shops plus more! Kudos to y'all! Thanks for all that you do so well!
Housekeeping was consistently perfect as executed by this young Brazilian man who was always so pleasant but more importantly, had our cabin ultimately clean (very important for us), well stocked with the necessary paper products--we were very impressed on how our linens were always very white, clean and bed perfectly made twice daily. Icing on the cake were the towel sculptures.
Lastly, let me commend NCL for establishing the use of the thick plastic matt placed at the foot of the bed upon arrival where guests can rest their luggage whilst unpacking/packing. This effectively addresses the potential dirt/germs that can potentially contaminate the bed especially considering the different places these luggages have traveled to/from.
NCL's staff again executed their tasks well that it made it an awesome day at the beach.