We stayed in New York a few days before the cruise - what a GREAT city! Loved it. Need to go back! Central Park, Top of the Rock, open top bus tour, Lion King on Broadway, Time Square...
Embarkation : Just OK. Reasonably quick. Our 3rd NCL cruise so we were in the priority line - but so was everyone else! Something like 90% of passengers had sailed with NCL before, so also had priority ...
Our background: First cruised in 1992 on Carnival in the earlier years of the cruise industry rise obviously while they were still learning how to do it correctly and with excellence. We came away extremely dissatisfied as we had many issues w/inaccurate information regarding shore excursions, dinner seating time not as requested, 24 hour coffee machine broken on Day 1 and never fixed/replaced for ...
Embarkation was delayed due to a sanitizing procedure resulting from a Noro virus on the previous sailing. Cruisers were handed a letter while on line that explained that they would have the choice of rescheduling with full credit. Once on board, we went for lunch while the rooms were being sanitized. Fortunately, we were on board in sufficient time to eat in the main dining room as toting ...