Its been 10 years since my last cruise and that was with carnival. We booked a getaway for 3 couples. this was 2 of the couples first cruise ever. we were hoping for a great time, well with that being said. It was not a great or good time. First, i had to get my own luggage out of the hallway. This was 3 hours after being on the boat. wanted to freshen up for the evening after traveling to ...
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 ...
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 ...
Experience on Norwegian Getaway
Feb. 6 to 16, 2024
Pros: the bar staff in the Atrium were fantastic. The service was amazing snd the kept us laughing every time. The guests for the most part were very pleasant.
CONS: Adult only Hot Tubs were filled with kids the whole cruise.
The food at the buffet tasted like refried leftovers from the main dining room either cold or hard and dry. In ...
This was our first NCL cruise. We (wife and I) have cruised on three other lines before and are trying different lines to find the one that best suits our tastes in order to develop loyalty. We booked a last minute inside cabin. We opted not to seek an upgrade since we really liked the location of our cabin (mid ship with cabins above and below). We also declined the free at sea options since ...
This ship always seemed very crowded. The embarkation was very disorganized.Since we sailed out of NYC it was Cold and then cool for several days. The indoor space is very lined with indoor seating extremely limited. This is compounded by the open Casino that billows smoke smell into multiple other areas. The general impression of the crew was harried to unhappy, as it seemed the crew was very ...
We usually cruise on Disney but our kids are getting older so we tried NCL. What a mistake that was! We sailed on a family suite in the Haven. The food in the Haven never changes, but the ship is so crowded you can’t eat anywhere else. The ship has little to offer families and food is tough to find outside of meals. We spent 5 days at sea with four ports. NCL keeps scheduling Bermuda trips ...
The ship was awesome. The food was amazing. We were in cabin and we discovered live bed bugs on day 2. We brought them to guest services and they confirmed this and took all our clothes to be cleaned and moved our room. We were happy to move…however there should have been some compensation for the terrible experience at 1 am having to move rooms and all of our clothing taken from us to be cleaned. ...
First off the staff and crew were amazing,super happy and friendly,most of the time singing.
Buffet was kind of flavourless first day scrambled eggs were not even cooked.
The fresh fruits were incredible would have been nice more selection.
Vegetarian options not the best,and not much seafood.
Came into some bad weather and told we would stay at see then return to port.
Excursions ...
Whilst some aspects of the haven experience were worthwhile many aspects were not. Balcony in a poor state of repair and dirty Sofa bed which is required if you book a suite for 4 was dirty and not fit for purpose.
No alternative available .
Facilities for 2 only despite paying for 3 this included life jackets! 2 cups shower gel ect only in main bathroom.
Promise of a butler to meet ...