This cruise represents the pinnacle of travel for my wife and I. We checked more boxes on this cruise than I care to count. I recommend a cruise like this to anyone.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
Embarkation was as smooth as silk. NCL kept us informed via email and there was little waiting
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
5 out of 5
The specialty restaurants are first class. The main dining rooms are good too but they need to focus on food temperature. Lots of cold servings.
Onboard Activities
5 out of 5
We love the trivia games and the general goings on in the atrium. We love to walk the outside decks such as the waterfront.
Entertainment
5 out of 5
The Choir of Man is a must see. Really well done.
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
If there is one thing the staff know how to do it is make you feel important. Every one of them, from our cabin steward to the hosts/hostesses at the restaurants deserves to be publically acknowledged for their hospitality.
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
The ship's layout is great. No complaints.
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
Perfect for us. We can sit on the balcony all day and all night and watch the water go by. We think about how difficult it must have been for the Mayflower, what with no atrium bar. How did they do it?
Malaga gets three stars, but only because of NCL. They somehow screwed up our passports and our scheduled trip to Gibraltar was canceled. The one thing I loathe about NCL is their inability to take responsibility for their mistakes. Never did get a good explanation about the Gibralter incident. Turns out that Malaga has a stupendous beach.
We went to shore and visited Las Ramblas, it was cool but it caters to overfed Americans. Their idea of tapas is more of a full meal. It was good and tasty, but too much food.
The Florence Pisa trip was nice, but they first bring you to is a jewelry/leather tourist trap and then they show you the artistic sites. Pisa is a dump, the Italians should be ashamed of it.
Thank you for this review. Only thing about Pisa is the vendors which i didn’t mind because there is nothing much to do there. other wise the area where the tower and grassy area is was well kept. I didn’t see it as a dump. I went to see the tower and saw it and didn’t find it important to downgrade an historic site thus discouraging someone who wanted to visit.
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