The cruise where I found out not all cruise lines are created equal

Item: Norwegian Spirit
Rating: 3.7
Author: CarolynBull

Norwegian Spirit Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

CarolynBull

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 8

Helpful Votes: 73

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

6 Night Bahamas & Florida (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 03, 2008

Ship: Norwegian Spirit

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This was our second cruise, so we were still newbie cruisers. We didn't like anytime dining because we didn't get a chance to get to know anyone. With a missed port and no connection with anyone, it was kind of a disappointing and lonely cruise.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Two cruise ships boarding at the same time; it wasn't very organized.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

The room steward was nice, but customer service otherwise was a bit lacking.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ports of call

New York, New York

5 out of 5

We had a great time in New York, before and after the cruise.

Thumbs Up 3

Port Canaveral, Florida Did not visit port

We were devastated when we missed this port, due to Hurricane Fay. This was my first experience missing a port, and the staff was dismissive when we expressed our sadness about missing a port. Their attitude soured the rest of our NCL experience.

Thumbs Up 1

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

4 out of 5