I would avoid NCL if you suffer from allergies/intolerance or eat plant based/vegan diet, its extremely difficult and stressful to eat on board. It became a hunt for food to sustain and never about pleasure of eating.
Several weeks before the cruise we were asked to fill out allergen request. We were told that only food allergies would be accommodated not intolerances. NCL had also decided ...
Going on a cruise was a compromise between my husband and me -- he wanted to be able to unpack for a week and not move around, but I wanted to see as many places as possible. Now we are diehard cruise fans!
The Norwegian Jade was a fantastic ship -- perfect size with super friendly staff and a fun but not overwhelming amount of activities and entertainment. And the ports were the perfect ...
This cruise fitted in with our holiday dates. We fell for the advertised special offers which were so badly advertised we found ourselves ££££££££ out of pocket.
We decided to have the speciality dining. On our last NCL cruise this offer lasted the whole week. There was nothing on the advertising that said this was not the case. So imagine our surprise on the third night we were faced with a ...
We booked this cruise with open eyes and performed every piece of diligence possible with the information available, but Norwegian managed to 'con' us, and as we learned onboard many other customers.
From the home page online you quickly find the Sail Safe section which clearly states everyone onboard is vaccinated and there are no shore excursion restrictions (correct as of August 2021), but ...
We took the same ship and intinerary in fall 2017 and had a bad medical experience (unrelated to anything on the cruise). So this was a redo. Due to pandemic, prices were crazy low so we booked a two bedroom suite in the Haven. I'm sure that colored our experience quite a bit, but still I found things on the Epic better than the previous time.
Start with Covid testing, which was done by the ...
Invited by my father in law we took the trip on the Getaway, this was our 2nd journey on this ship. Round or about for 60% filled is was comfortable with plenty of space. Dining experience in Taste and Savour were like before Covid. The premium restaurants however were not that great as we experienced on the Jade a while ago. But since this was part of our package, no complaints here. We would not ...
We went on the 11 day cruise and picked the Getaway as we have been on the ship before. The ship has everything you need and the food and service is next to none. But there is one reason that I would not sail on the Getaway again. We had two sea days and we were told that the ship was 50% full. I knew that the Vibe section had been expanded but not to the extent that it has been. At around 10.30 ...
We were anticipating a great accommodation on what we were told was a newly remodeled Epic…oh…wait…remodeled does not mean that all passengers will have nice accommodations! The remodeling apparently only meant that the former gathering space on the top deck has been eliminated and is now high priced suites for a select few guests willing to pay for the privilege. The standard cabins are ...
Just disembarked yesterday, so I thought I'd review while it's still fresh in my mind.
Embarkation in Civi was smooth and seamless and well organized, the whole process took less than 1/2 hour.
When we got to our balcony stateroom there was a strong urine smell in the toilet area, not a great first impression. Off I went to guest services, where they apologized and promised to have the ...
This was our first trip to Greece. We have done other NCL cruise in the past.
One of the most noticeable first thing was the Cruise was not completely full. There was probably more staff than the actual guests. Which was great! We had their personal attention all the time.
Only one problem for me to not give 5-stars. We had a special dietary need requested but they failed miserably to make ...