NCL Eurpoean Cruise and Food

You can get anything and everything on NCL ships. We went to the Baltics this past May on the Pearl, and was happy with all the food offerings on the ship. True, they do offer some locally-themed choices based on where you are that day in port, but all the usual items are available. We had terrible food choices on a Carnival ship last year in the Saint Islands area, so comparatively speaking, NCL food is fine.(And their 'Premium Dining' choices were excellent- get the free PD pkg. when booking)

You can get anything and everything on NCL ships. We went to the Baltics this past May on the Pearl, and was happy with all the food offerings on the ship. True, they do offer some locally-themed choices based on where you are that day in port, but all the usual items are available. We had terrible food choices on a Carnival ship last year in the Saint Islands area, so comparatively speaking, NCL food is fine.(And their 'Premium Dining' choices were excellent- get the free PD pkg. when booking)

I sailed NCL Epic in the Med and I thought the food was amazing! The buffet had something for everyone, LOTS of choices.

My sister and her husband just completed a 22 day trans Pacific cruise on NCL and totally enjoyed it especially the food.

I have only been on 1 NCL cruise and the food in the main dining wasn't as good as I had with Disney. I have only been on the 2 cruises. The meals I had in their specialty dining with NCL were amazing and I will be eating in them again when we take our Alaskan cruise in a couple years.

The service at times was suspect. We had a great cabin steward as where our friends did not. A couple of the hosts at the complimentary restaurants were less than friendly, but the servers were more than friendly and helpful with getting everything we wanted, even if it felt like it took a little long to get it.

I enjoyed my time on the NCL Escape. I can overlook a few things when my family are thoroughly enjoying themselves.

Yes, I definitely didn't mean that's all there was! We had a huge range of delicious meals in venues across the ship. I just said that to say that I'm pretty happy with simple meals as well as fancy ones, and NCL had both. We didn't run out of things to try, that's for sure.

I have not cruised NCL in Europe but I have cruised NCL out of the USA a few times. I will say IMHO the worst food and service I have had on any cruise line has been on NCL. I would rather eat in Carnival's dining rooms then NCL.

So it may not have been Europe it may be she like me just does not like the food on NCL,

thats actually really good to know. I'm usually willing to try anything, but I was just wondering about what I was told by a friend and thought I would see what the community here had to say.

I doubt that European food is inferior to American. We have eaten all over the world and the food is good all over the world. Perhaps they used different seasonings that you weren't used to. All you have to do is ask for the type of food that you want to eat. Even if it is not on the menu, if the kitchen has the ingredients for it, they will make it for you.

I would love to be able to go to Asia and try some local cuisine. I agree I probably wouldn't want to know what was in it at the time as long as it tasted good. I will get there eventually.