findtime

Macadian

Balcony is a welcome retreat (and plenty big enough, by the way). Common areas and club based shows are packed, dining and bar service were never a problem.

Aubreyc1988

Thats awful!! I wonder how long they'll be able to get away with denying - instead of correcting - the problem.

Favourite only of the 3. 😉

Pizza is available via room service, as well.

Hi Funat55

Both actually. Lol

I booked the Teppanyaki and Moderno beforehand but when we got on board there was no sign of either reservation. (Travel agent indicated that NCL's site is glitchy.) I was concerned because there were only super late times left available even when I booked online. I thought we were out of luck.

It was actually the best thing that could have happened. When I called guest services on board to find out what was going on she said "No worries. What times would you like?"

They had tons of availability and I booked 5:30pm for one and 6:15pm for the other. A lot better than 9pm!!

We didnt see John Hughes, sorry, and didn't do a formal excursion in Tortola...not that I didn't hunt for one beforehand. There just didnt seem to be much that didn't involve beach or scuba of some kind. We just walked around Road Town which we enjoyed.

Ask all the questions you like. 😊 I'm happy to help.

Aubreyc1988

That's awful! If that stench was, in fact, coming from the Conquest, how the heck did the people on board stand it?? Ugh!!

Fresh new and clean. Great ship for kids.

Amazing staff!!! Loved Delta!!!

Food just ok for the most part. Everywhere on the ship was always packed. Felt like a mall the week before Christmas... all the time.

Way too much lounger hogging. Not enough loungers or space for all the people

Bar service was excellent with lots of options.

Teppanyaki - good

Moderno - good

Cagneys - excellent

Million Dollar Quartet - fantastic

After Midnight - some good points, some bad (many people left early - including us). Loved the dancing but didn't know any of the music. Wasn't enough to hold our interest.

Quick embarkation and relatively quick disembarkation.

Ports were nice. Rained all day in St. Thomas, Tortola didn't have much going on (future potential, though)

Nassau, Bahamas was our favourite. Expensive. Spent a few hours at Atlantis. Worth the trip. Take a cab and book the Discover Atlantis tour directly at the resort. Most economical by far!

Ship's layout was great. Much preferred over the Carnival line where its a maze to get from one end to the other.

One thing was very strange but had nothing to do with our ship. When we were in port beside the Carnival Conquest there was a horrible sewage smell that we think was coming from the Conquest. Did anyone else notice this? It was really powerful (many people on deck plugging their noses) and we never experienced it anywhere else.

Anyway, bottom line is we had a good time but I think we'll stick with resorts for a while. The overcrowding is not what we look for on vacation. Just our personal preference.

January 2nd will be our first cruise with NCL, on the Escape, and I have seen nothing but price increases and unfavourable changes since we booked. This is very disconcerting as the ship hasn't even had its first official sailing yet. I have been trying to familiarize myself with the Escape and it's amenities, but its difficult to keep track when there's one modification after another. As one new to NCL to begin with, it's a little overwhelming and there's still just over a month and a half to go. I'm hoping that the prices stabilize long enough that I can figure out what's going on. Just when I think I have a handle on it, something else gets adjusted. I hope it stops soon.

I'm in hospitality sales and socialize all day for my job. When I'm on vacation I don't want to be social, I want to selfishly spend all my time with the people I don't get to spend enough time with in my day-to-day. I want to hear their thoughts, feelings and stories, not those of strangers.

It's not that I'm not interested in meeting new people, at times, during the trip, but not at an intimate setting like dinner.

We went to the Steakhouse and enjoyed it, but wouldn't likely do it again. The food is lovely but the portions are huge and we didn't find it any better than the MDR. Just different.

If it's the experience you are looking for, you should try it once. The price certainly isn't prohibitive and you'll be able to say you've done it.

That's not the point. The TA as her representative is not being honest with her. Regardless of how low the price may already be (and it seems to be a great price), if Carnival drops their price to five bucks a head, she's entitled to the discount. She shouldn't have to worry about being scammed and lied to by her TA.

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