I booked this cruise on the spur of the moment during some unusually bitter winter weather here in Colorado which is not my normal way of doing things. We know NCL (we are gold latitude members), and they happened to have a cruise which was still open and reasonably tempting. As always their initial price was a real "come-on", but, of course, NCL will add many, many more charges (including their ...
My husband and I just got back from a 14 day Caribbean cruise on the Norwegian Jade. We had a great time. The check in process was quite quick, and we were on the ship by 12:30 enjoying lunch and cocktails. By 4:00 our cabin was ready. We had an inside cabin which was quite small, but we were hardly ever in it, just to sleep, shower, and get changed. The food and service were very good. I ...
To get away from winter weather up north. Price and latitude extras were also an incentive. We enjoy sailing on Norwegian.
We also liked the BOGO airfare making it a better bargain. It was our first time booking a window cabin after several cruises with a balcony. It was a fine trade for reducing our cost as we just sailed most of these ports in November. The specialty restaurants were ...
Pros:
-aesthetically beautiful
- Staterooms are spacious
Cons:
You can really see cost cutting measures in comparison to pre-covid cruising
- food quality poor and limited selection in every venue
- drinks being substituted for cheap puree. E.g margarita made with an orange puree rather than triple sec or controiu
- buffet breakfast closes at 9:30
- buffet breakfast has ...
Background Information
This was our 2nd Norwegian cruise (31st overall for me, 32nd overall for my husband) - we'd previously sailed separately on Norwegian Sky more than 10 years ago. When the Prima class was announced, we decided that this was a ship design very much to our liking. So we thought it was time to give Norwegian another try with a new ship more in keeping with the ships we've ...
For background, I am a 29 year old male, ICU nurse from New York. Been on 5 previous cruises with Carnival, Norwegian Cruise Line, and Royal Caribbean. Was accompanied by 3rd grade teacher girlfriend who has cruise experience, and her two parents. It was a 7 day cruise on the Norwegian Viva out of Puerto Rico with six ports of call
Positives:
Quick and easy on-boarding
Spacious ...
This is a new cruise that Norwegian is testing. Starts in Dominica Republic, goes to 14 islands in 14 days, southern swinging up eastern back to Dominica Republic. It’s on the Norwegian Sky. Older, smaller ship but refurbished a few years ago. Because it’s a smaller ship, able to get into smaller islands. Only one tender to a private island. Lots of beaches, lots of cultural experiences and some ...
Chose this busy 14 day, 14 port cruise out of Dominican Republic for a great itinerary. We sailed this ship on our 1st ever cruise in 2003 when we still had kids. The ship is now the oldest NCL ship I believe and one of the smallest. We sailed out of La Romana after flying into Punta Cana on Superbowl weekend.
The port: La Romana is a nice port with plenty to do. Unfortunately, the D.R. is ...
My husband and I met up with our friends from Florida to experience this new cruise ship. We were prepared for the ship to be smaller than what we usually cruise on, but we were super excited about the racetrack and the Infiniti pools. Boarding went smoothly, and the first thing we noticed was how bright the colors and decor was. The choice of colors used on the ship were absolutely beautiful! The ...
Went on this cruise because we had been on the Jade before and it was really fantastic.Hmmm well not any more really disappointing, the food was just awful and very repetitive,hardly any choice,there was just nothing that I could say I enjoyed.its really sad as I was really looking forward to it.
All the staff seemed fed up as though they didn’t want to be there,I was not happy as the toilet ...