Disappointing First Time on Norwegian

This was my 5th cruise, first time with Norwegian. My husband and I and another couple went together, looking forward to warmer weather and the free drink package on the Norwegian Sky. The free drink package was a good deal and one of the reasons we chose this cruise. Pros: embarkation and disembarkation both went pretty smoothly. Took about 20 mins getting on and only 5 minutes getting off as we carried our own luggage. The drinks were good, strong, and never a long wait. We enjoyed the balcony, as it was our first time having a balcony room. The dinner in Cagney's Steakhouse was fantastic. Food was delicious, service was excellent. Now for the cons: the food in the dining rooms and buffet was horrible. Not much selection on the buffet and they had the same choices every day. Our friends actually got sick after eating at the buffet one night. The servers in the dining room, buffet, and even most of the bartenders were not friendly at all. The pool deck was always crowded, not enough lounge chairs. The music they played poolside was not very good. And there were not enough activities. We were frequently roaming the ship looking for things to do. A few night time parties by the pool were cancelled because of rain and wind. I understand they can't control the weather but should have had more back up activities planned. We only saw one show and it was a comedian. He was just ok. The ship itself is very dated and in need of updating. Lots of rust and stains in our bathroom and even some stains on the blankets. The room had no drawers or any place to put your stuff so we ended up living out of the suitcase for 4 nights which was a real pain. Overall the drink package did not make up for the bad food and other cons. I would not go on another Norwegian cruise, nor would I recommend them to anyone. I'm going back to Royal Caribbean, which I feel is far superior in every way.