We took our first transatlantic cruise and had two rooms for a family of seven. We haven’t cruised since before Covid. Based on the reviews I was quite worried. Concerns were all overstated. I am at a loss for all the negative reviews. As far as I can tell, some people just cannot create their own fun. I was worried about overcrowding. Nothing of the sort. Granted, it was a transatlantic ...
I spent my first Transatlantic cruise onboard the Getaway. I was already familiar with the ship, having taken her a few years ago for an 8-Day adventure through Scandinavia, Russia & the Baltic, which was incredible. The ship is quite comfortable and this time I was a bit nervous, as my bid for a balcony room was not accepted and for the first time in my half dozen cruises, I was in steerage (5th ...
Long time 4 Star Holland Customers. Picked NCL because of the itinerary(transatlantic crossing) and price. We’re worried about being on a 4000 passenger ship with lots of kids (youngest kids on Holland are 45). Worries never realized. Layout of ship with lots of small ares, including a dozen or more restaurants and two dozen bars never felt like we were on a mega ship. Children were a delight. ...
We thought this Cruise would be a good opportunity to try out NCL on a bit smaller of a ship. We liked that it was a 10 days and had lots of ports. Embarkation was easy & fairly quick. We tried to bring our luggage on by ourselves but were told three times we couldn't because of the size. Our two bags were not oversized. WTH? Then upon entering the terminal we saw several people with the same ...
This was my niece's senior trip. I took her (just turned 18yo) along with her 16yo brother and my boyfriend. The staff were fabulous, our room steward was top notch (Hary) and the crew was just overall jovial. Our review of the food is limited bc the kids aren't into new foods that much. Teppenyaki was definitely a hit. I was disappointed in that there wasn't much for the 2 of them to do. ...
The cruise rocked the entire time and the tender to great stirrup cay also sucked because it rocked as well the food on the boat was okay nothing special though the only good thing that I ate was at osheehans and that was the wrangler burger and the wings but even then that kind of sucked everything closed super early and the adult only zone only allowed kids in and if the kids didn't go in then ...
If you want to go on vacation to be annoyed and wait in line, then this is the ship for you! We choose this particular cruise due to itinerary (only repeat for was St. Thomas), and that it happened to work out with when we could take vacation time together. Granted, I haven't sailed NCL since the Norway (we have sailed others), but we also never, ever sail them again.
Starting with ...
I really wanted to enjoy a trip to 4 different places, 3 of which I had never been to before: Bahamas, Dominican Republic, US Virgin Islands, and British Virgin Islands. I thought the cruise would be the perfect getaway, allowing me to visit new lands and enjoy pristine beach time, relax and enjoy the sun. Well.... The cruise was extremely boring. Yes, it should be relaxing, but if you have an ...
We chose this cruise after having sailed Royal Caribbean and Carnival for many years, expecting a “higher end” cruise considering the price. We paid almost triple once it was all said and done, and received half the service as other cruise lines. The good: the cabins were a tad bit nicer than some, but it was minimal. They did offer specialty dining and the steakhouse was great. The port of call ...
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I want to start by saying that I know this post will “dub” me as a “Karen” because anyone who isn’t satisfied with subpar service is now called that.
I have been going on cruises for 30 years and the last five were through NCL as an adult. My prior four experiences were okay. Not bad, not great. But you get what you pay for, so I always got what I expected. This was our ...