We were very excited to take our second transatlantic cruise with Norwegian. We took one on the Star from Copenhagen four years ago and had a wonderful time. I want to say that this cruise was better, but it was not. I listed some things about the cabin below, but here are a few things about the cruise.
There was quite a lot of rain on the trip, I believe 11 of the 13 days had rain. The 15th deck that has most of the outdoor amenities was almost impossible to walk on while wet. We observed several folks slip and fall on the surfaces, including in the Garden Cafe. It was OK when dry, but it was not that dry very often
Entertainment was very good. We enjoyed all of the shows, especially all of the comedians (please do not have their shows in the large venues, they were great in the small venues). The Pricillia musical, the dance show, the Cirque show, the magician, the faux Beatles, the young lady with the violin were all great. The cruise director (Andre Gaffney) and his team were all fantastic. They were the best thing about the cruise (i do not know when Andre slept). Cudos to him and his staff, he saved the cruise from being a really awful time.
Cabin was visually very nice, with separate pods for the toilet and shower and the sink in the cabin. While it was visually pleasing.
The space between the couch and the dresser and the bed and the wall was so tight that you could not pass two people in space. We were constantly getting out of each other's way to move in the cabin.
The carpet was stained in more than one place, not just dirty but stained. It was enough that someone should have seen it. Also the cover for the couch looked warn and was a little threadbare.
There was mold in the corners of the shower
The bed was comfortable and we slept well
The balcony was large and was great to use.
The TV did not swivel and we were not able to see it from the couch.
Lighting was not very good, especially when one wanted to apply makeup.
We got diverted to Antigua from St. Maartin at the last minute. We have spent a week at the Sandals in Antigua before. Great week of relaxation! not much to do on the island.
Took cab into town and ate at a favorite Mexican Restaurant. Took cab back to boat. Have been here before and am not into the beach, diving thing.
Took forever to get the baggage. Very poor baggage area, as you have to walk into a warehouse to get your luggage and then walk back through the crowd to get to customs. No announcement in baggage area as to what baggage was available. Waited 30 minutes once we got down there to collect baggage.