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Item: Norwegian Spirit
Rating: 3
Author: AT419

Norwegian Spirit Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

AT419

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 29, 2011

Ship: Norwegian Spirit

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 13 years ago

Review summary

The ship was very beautiful and clean. However, I was extremely disappointed in the fact that there was not a family pool. The ship had two small pools for nearly three thousand people which resulted in over populated pools. The kid pool was very nice but small. The kid pool was not available to parents that wanted to swim and play with their children. The "adult only pool" was not an option for swiming due to the massive number of people packed into a small pool.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Food was horrible!! The best food was at Blue Lagoon and the service was horrible.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

The ship had a great variety of activities for all age groups. The only con was that most of the parties were scheduled late in the evening which resulted in an issue for parents with small children. Childcare after 10:30pm was an extra expense and was difficult for parents to attend due to the need for children to go to bed. Also, the majority of the events were entertaining but you had to stand due to lack of seating.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

The childcare was staff was the best staff members on board the ship. They provided the best quality of service.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Room was small but efficient. The Porter and housekeeping staff was wonderful.