Yesimapirate

Take it with a grain of salt ( I assure they use salt in their dishes). You're reading a very small sampling of people who like to be heard and may have unreasonable expectations. When you read comments like "that tasted nothing like what it's supposed to and I knoe because I live in a town with lots of ethnic restaurants", I'd suggest you immediately disqualify the comment. Similarly, when someone says something is the best thing they've ever eaten. The truth is it's going to be somewhere in between. A ship is serving thousands of meals a day, in relatively small kitchens, while moving. Many of the ports are places that aren't visited by NCLH vessels more than occasionally. On top of that, there are massive supply chain issues to get that many ingredients to one port in a short time frame. Add in the different regulations and the fact that they're a public company and must have some sort of budget for food and it really isn't reasonable to expect farm to table, local meals from every port. If you're looking for fine dining or authentic food with a menu that changes daily, maybe that local ethnic restaurant is more appropriate. While you can debate whether it's the best cuisine at sea, they never claim to be the best meal youve ever eaten. I wouldn't stress. It's vacation. Relax, have reasonable expectations and enjoy. And if you decide it's not for you, based on your own experiences, try a different line until you find one that makes you happy.

You're right. Making TOO MUCH money explains why there was a sell off. Revenue is down, future revenue is down. The EPS was because costs were cut more than expected. You cannot continue to cut costs forever.

We've always had 5G or 4G cellular access most of the time on the ship when we've been on the inside passage. You also won't have to worry about finding wifi while on shore, assuming you're from the US.

Yes but NCLH had their quarterly report this morning and announced a revenue miss.

It actually means they made LESS than expected. They just spent less than expected. I guess not enough Haven passengers order extra lobster tails??? You can only cut so much. Future profitability is based on revenue. I wonder what new fees there will be "for your convenience ".

To be blunt, they don't have to justify them to passengers. You either are OK with it and book it or think it's over priced and don't book it. I think we often make the mistake that when we're loyal to a business and that means they're loyal to us and should be sharing information above and beyond other companies. They aren't loyal to us past wanting to generate as much revenue as possible from us. For the record, I agree with you that it's crazy.

You lost me after the main dining room steak was the best you ever had.

Sadly I think you will be proven wrong but not in a positive way. The cruise lines have plenty of money to spend. The reduction in costs at this point is a result of full cabins. If you can raise your prices, cut your costs and still have fill cabins, you have zero incentive to change. The changes will only come when bookings begin to drop Let's not forget that NCL holdings just spent billions on new ships. Money is available, they're just making a business decision on how they invest it. Quite honestly, it's the same false narrative the airlines used after 911, the 2008 recession and during covid. They got rid of meals, charged baggage fees and increased all kinds of other fees. It was forgiven because they "needed the revenue to survive". And now that they're having record revenues and profits, they simply increase their fees and change their frequent flier programs to generate more revenue. It's perfectly fine, they're a business and can do what they want. But please don't be mistaken that you need to be altruistic to them or accept lower standards.

It seems to me that there were some expectations that were unreasonable going into the cruise and now you're trying to find ways to justify your unhappiness. While some of your comments are certainly true, especially about the entertainment and activities, those were not one offs making this a bad cruise. Those are simply what O offes and it's pretty apparent when you take 5 minutes to research. Had you had a better knowledge base beforehand you'd see that you got exactly what O offers. You certainly don't have to like it but you wouldn't have been disappointed either. That's simply why there are multiple brands with different offerings. Find one that suits you best. Comments like "if it wasn't for the steak, lobster and sushi it would be the same " really take any credibility from a review for me. You're complaining it's the same while litterally stating the improvements and differences. I also don't think it's reasonable to expect musicians to take requests. A cruise has people from all over the world with different tastes and cultures. How could a musician possibly know enough to cover every genre and take most requests? You're setting them up to either look unprofessional because they feel pressured to perform something outside their range and then you complain how bad they are or to look rude when they don't take your request because they don't know it. I've been to quite a few concerts, Broadway shows, symphonies, etc and I don't recall them taking requests. I think you need to realize that while O may not fit your tastes, it also does not make it bad.

I'm going to go in a different direction. Of course I'm making some big assumptions but you say this is a bucket list trip and it's going from Rome to Istanbul. Those are two of the most incredible cities in the world. I would suggest the concierge room and take the savings and use it to do something amazing and memorable in Rome, Istanbul or one of the other ports. There's so much history, art, food and culture to explore.

Isn't the point of this site to share and learn so you can have the best cruise possible? Many would say paying less for the exact same cruise would enhance their experience and would like to hear the tips and tricks others use. As with anything on the internet, it's always possible to scroll by and not read or engage with something you don't like.

If they're filling ships why wouldn't you increase prices? They'll only drop when bookings drop.

Kinda hard for the fan boys to keep defending the cuts in service with their war cry of covid debt when there's such a spending spree on news ships.

I'm excited to see the other O and industry announcements this week during the Seatrade show.

I understand your perspective. But I'm personally ok with it as everything is more expensive and ships are full. I expect to pay more now. Im also ok with them trying to make a price increase more palpable but wrapping it in a marketing exercise. But I also get what other people aren't. What I'm not ok with is not providing something that's paid for. In addition to death and taxes, the only sure things in life are change and not being able to please everyone.