The ship is old and in desperate need of refurbishing. We got a great rate and feel that it was worth the fare we paid. Had we paid full fare I would have been very upset.
1. as per the title, the ship is in need of refurbishing, and a good cleaning, first ship I have been on where they are not constantly cleaning especially while in port.
2. club balcony small, wall to wall beds w/maybe ...
This is the fourth time I have taken a Bermuda cruise with NCL, unfortunately, this was the most disappointing of the four. This was the first time on the NCL Pearl and while the ship was nice and the staff was exceptional there were a few areas that are not like they were in past sailings. First, the entertainment was a significant downgrade, in the past the nightly entertainment was excellent ...
First let me start by saying the cruise itself was a mostly pleasurable experience.
• starting with the easy check-in process, it was very smooth.
• the room was ready at approx. 3:00 p.m. With our luggage waiting for us.
• no more turn down service as was our many previous cruises.
• Dining room was pretty much hit and miss for dinner (the quality has gone down a bit)
• Lotus ...
This cruise was a gift. The outside room with a Balcony was wonderful. Roomy and definitely large enough for 2 adults. The food was average. I ate at Cagney Steakhouse and was disappointed. I make a tastier steak at home on the grill. The Brazilian restaurant was Good, especially because there is plenty of variety. I expected more shows than what was presented. The dance class was great. It ...
NCL's PR1MA:
We recently cruised on NCL's newest ship, the PR1MA. An 11 day cruise out of Manhattan to Reykjavik Iceland.
1st off, IMO destinations are more important than the ship, Iceland was a bucket list destination it did not disappoint:
As negative as some parts of my frank and honest analysis may sound, It was a terrific cruise.
Overall impression of the PR1MA is
NCL ...
We choose this cruise to experience the new NCL Prima. This ship is different from any of NCL's other ships. The cabins are large and nicely appointed. All entertainment venues are much too small. Reservations are required for the production shows. This was a 12 day cruise and they only had one production show....this is unacceptable. All the other entertainment venues are so ...
The embarking and disembarking went very smoothly. The staff of the ship were very friendly and extremely helpful. The shows were great, especially Alex Yost the singer and Alex Ortiz the comedian. The Legends in concert was very good too.
Our main complaints were the food wasn’t up to par in any of the restaurants and the same things were in the buffet all week.
The activities were also ...
We chose this cruise for my adult son. We haven't been on NCL since a disastrous cruise in 2008.
Embarkation was smooth. We were on the ship quickly. Headed to Summer Palace and had a very nice lunch while waiting for cabins to be open.
We were in cabin 101**, a handicapped accessible inside that was very nice. Our cabin steward was Jonathan. I thought I would like the once a day service ...
First of all the cruise staff was absolutely amazing during this recent cruise. Not a single complaint about NCL staff at all, they did an amazing job.
There's some negatives though:
-The ship seemed very short staff. Lines of 10-15 people waiting for a drink were not abnormal. The staff was all working their rears off to keep up, but without the right amount of help it was a long time ...
The ship was packed, I have never seen one so packed. Unfortunately the weather was not very good so the pool area was not as enjoyable and one day the weather cancelled all of my shore excursions. From the day after arrival in Bermuda, the weather was chilly until arriving in Boston for an unusually warm day, it did affect the enjoyment but that was God's will The food at the buffet was very ...