I chose this cruise for the itinerary and the fact that it was going to be the NCL's Viva's maiden voyage. To start with, you would not know that it was a maiden voyage. They did not arrange for a Fire Boat to send us off from the Port of Triste! If there was a welcoming party you didn't hear about it. Without this beginning party the rest of the cruise was flat. The cruise director could not get ...
As far as the food was concerned, I felt I was back at a camp cafeteria even though I always ate in one of their dining rooms. It is a shame that their menus far out did the quality of food. Even the 'special' dining was bad news in the quality of food. I had paid extra for 'Priority Boarding'. There was none provided!! One particular day, I had to line up 2 hours just to disembark from the ...
We were attracted to this cruise because of the itinerary. Our cabin , 107**, was very good and so was the service provided by our cabin steward. The overall food quality was fair at best and the beef was consistently tough and chewy, even in the specialty restaurants. The service in the main dining restaurants, especially The Versailles Restaurant , was exceptionally poor to the extent that we ...