Somewhat disappointed

the first cruise my husband, children and I took with Norwegian was in July of 2000.  That was an amazing cruise with fabulous shows, scrumptious meals in the dining room and awesome staff all around. 

This cruise, unfortunately, did not measure up to the same standards. I found I am not so much a fan of freestyle cruising. I missed not having the same table with the same dining room staff. We enjoyed having the same waiters and getting to know them. This time the only consistent person in attendance was the hostess. We had a different table and different staff every meal.

To me, the main dining room menu had limited variety.  I guess lobster night is a thing of the past. We did not have any meals in specialty restaurants so I cannot share experiences there. 

Having only 2 production shows was also a letdown. Making reservations for even the smallest venues limited any thoughts of spontaneity. That's the price for accommodating such a large number of passengers.  

But out our biggest point of contention had nothing to do with Norwegian. My husband had a scooter in order for him to be able to navigate such a large ship. I have never in my life seen such rude and obnoxious people as those waiting for elevators on that ship. There were many times we were not successful in fending off "line jumpers."  I don't know how feasible it would be, but it would be great if there were one elevator in each bank that was accessible by programmed key cards. Each person with special needs could have the access programmed into their Seapass card. It wouldn't prevent others from jumping onboard but at least those with special needs would know exactly WHICH elevator to line up for. 

We we are definitely not finished cruising, this just taught us to look for smaller ships.