This was our first ever cruise. We have traveled many times to resorts in Mexico, Cuba, DR and can only compare those experiences to the cruise. Chose to do a cruise for a new experience and to see countries we have not traveled to.
We were a family of 3 - 2 adults and 1 teenager.
I watched countless cruise review videos ahead of our trip and felt I was very well prepared. I am now ...
We chose this cruise because, having reviewed all options it seemed the best fit. We were a group of 9, ages ranging from 1 to 75. The checking was chaos and our group got separated, even though we kept telling them we were all together. We had a wheelchair and a pushchair. We eventually found each other hours later. Our cabins were released reasonably early but our cases arrived many hours ...
Ten years ago, we went on Carnival Pride and I swore never again. We said, let's give them another try.
Our stateroom attendant was excellent.
Our first two mdr waiters were awful
No personality, food served warm, once they never asked if we wanted drinks, one of the tables had a great View of the station where they scraped the finished plates...
We finally found a table where ...
We chose this cruise to get away from our cold weather and see a part of the world we've never been to.
The negative reviews (and we heard plenty on board also) are just so sad to hear.
I only ate at the buffet twice, but my husband had breakfast there often and was pleased.
The food was lovely in Taste, Savor, and the Tropicana. Sure it gets chaotic and you have to wait when you have ...
First of all, our family room veranda and balcony were very small and impractical. The food menu contained no variety and the food itself was below mediocre. The swimming pool for the entire ship was only one very small, uncovered pool for all of the passengers aboard. It was unusable for at least 5 days because of cool/cold temperatures. The public bathroom nearest to the pool was out of order, ...
Cruise assessment:
Ship feels cramped, lots of staterooms, poorly laid out for social settings. No quiet areas except in state room.
Smoking in open casino at atrium flowed smoke through whole ship
Smoking glassed area wasn’t sealed - pool area was smoky
Pools: 3 listed on ship description…
One was useable, one was the kiddy paddle pool/slide area
The third was private for ...
This was my first time on an NCL ship after years of sailing Celebrity and Royal Caribbean, and I was apprehensive - but the price for my solo studio cabin was SO much less than sailing solo on either of those lines that I decided it was worth taking a chance. I obsessively read reviews of Getaway beforehand and was pretty worried about the smoke-in-the-atrium issue and the overcrowding issue, ...
We have been on many cruises with NCL and other lines.
By far this is the worst food ever on a cruise ship, poor quality, poorly prepared and the same food over and over again.
The public areas of the ship needs to be gutted and redone; many small venues with limited space for patrons.
The entertainment was very poor with the exception of the comedian and a singer by the name of ...
First let me give full disclosure-- I'm not a cruiser. Cruising isn't for me, im too restless.
That being said -- here's my takes
The good-- man the staff here are so wonderful. We haven't had a bad interaction on our 9 day stay. Jennifer, Olivia, Igor,Vlad, Jefferson. Excellent human beings and bar tenders. Our room was well taken care of by Lloyd. The whole cruise, staff wise, just ...
The ship was not the best . It was kept clean I will say that . But the casino is in the middle of the ship and the smoke travels all over . It’s ridiculous. And to get to the main dining room you have to walk thru it or go up a floor and then back down . It was just a stupid location. The elevators take so long .
The food isn’t very good at all . The canal restaurant is where we ate . The ...