maggieq

great Review so far. Have to ask if you ever considered cross packing. After losing one of our suitcases years ago, we always cross pack.

Jim, if my memory serves me correct, you will be getting on a ship soon?

Oh my what a rough time you have had. I hope this cruise was all you wanted and more as you both deserve it for sure thanks for taking the time to do a review as the Greek islands are on my long cruise bucket list.

We are trying out NCL for the first time in 23 days on the Encore TA. We have been diamond + on RCCL for quite some time now and also book celebrity. I’ve also wanted to try NCL and this cruise was a perfect opportunity to do so. Looking forward to a brand new ship and cruise line. We did this same itinerary on the RCCL Quantum where there were lots of issues. I note that as even though there were issues, we had a fabulous time.

Read the reviews on TripAdvisor.com. We find the Renaissance to fit what we need Although the area is not what it used to be.

Terrific review and beautiful pictures. Thank you, thank you, thank you... on our cruise bucket list list for sure

And that is great as it far exceeds cats

Unfortunately

Chicago was replaced on Allure by mama Mia at least 2-3 years ago. And Chicago was way better than cats. We walked out after 10 mins

That’s encouraging as I tried to log into my vpn on the anthem and no good for me. That was just this past May. However, I have two more cruises this year, one NCL and one on Celebrity and will need access even if it’s just through my phone email.

Thanks for doing this review. We are going on our first NCL cruise on the Encore TA this November. We have been loyal to RCCL and Celebrity for a long time so looking forward to something new.

Love, love, love Hiro we saw it on the Symphony TA. Best diving show out of all oasis class IMHO.

Looking for a hotel in Southampton not too far away from cruise port but where we can walk to town?

I agree. We were on the quantum ta, anthem New England / Canada cruise and most recently the 9 night Caribbean cruise. Beautiful ship but our least favorite for a cruise in good weather

Question regarding using them for those of you who work with a TA vs. RCCL direct. Has anyone found a difference when booking a cruise via a TA when using a FCC vs paying with CC?