This was my fifth cruise, and first on Norwegian. I went with my husband and 3 children under the age of 12. Our last cruise was on Carnival. We chose this particular ship for the Eastern Mediterranean itinerary. I will apologize upfront for the length, as I am trying to provide details and explanations for my ratings.
SHIP
The ship is in good shape and well maintained. The Hawaiian dEcor is out of place, and sometimes a bit loud, but at other times it's quite fun. There are a few things I noticed about this ship that I want to point out for those that are considering a first cruise on it:
Two doors from the door used to disembark in port, which makes it noisy on port mornings or when docked overnight. Lots of general ship creaking noises. Dark when sun isn't shining.