Squirtreena Posted April 24, 2006 #1 Share Posted April 24, 2006 will i hate NCL? i am worried that my Los angeles to hawaii at xmas cruise will be cold the whole time?? so i saw a new boat on NCL that does the hawaiian islands and maybe i could do two back to back? I have only been on Royal and princess and loved them both...we are taking kids for xmas...will this cruise be okay....will we no longer have to dress up ?? that would rule...thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duanerice1 Posted April 24, 2006 #2 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Just had a conversation a few minutes ago with a coworker that just came back from a NCL Hawaiian Islands trip. The trip was fine overall, but they were not impressed with NCL. Their issue was with the staff and the food. Remember, the staff is all US. They didn't have the customer service part down :) The food was not too impressive. again, this is just from talking to her as I have not been on the trip. He was upset they didn't have a casino, but that probably actually saved him money. They are comparing this with their prior experience on Royal Caribbean. Either way, it is a cruise so enjoy! Duane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frchteaze Posted April 24, 2006 #3 Share Posted April 24, 2006 My mother went on the Norwegian Hawaii cruise and loved it. She was disappointed to find out there was no casino since that's her main on-board entertainment, but otherwise she loved it. She had only RCCL cruises to compare it to (which she didn't care for very much). If the anytime dining appeals to you, you'll probably have a great time. That was her favorite part of the whole cruise I think (not counting the actual ports). If the casino is a big deal to you, I would carefully rethink Norwegian. If it's not, I say give it a try. If you don't like it, there's an excuse to take another Hawaii trip. How bad could that be? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirtreena Posted April 24, 2006 Author #4 Share Posted April 24, 2006 I dont even go in the casino...so i am not worried about that..but i am reading about terrible service and terrible food...that worries me....but i do like the amount of stops there is on the cruise..as i was thinking of doing two of the cruises back to back and not getting off the ship.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmand Posted April 24, 2006 #5 Share Posted April 24, 2006 I don't think you can really compare the two cruises as they really are so different. Kids, pretty much a guarantee of warm weather and more stops in the islands, go NCL. You will (in my opinion) give up some service and quality but you also won't spend 8 days back and forth across the Pacific. We sailed a short NCL cruise and found we can have fun anywhere. With an open mind and Hawaii i doubt you will 'hate" anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirtreena Posted April 24, 2006 Author #6 Share Posted April 24, 2006 thank you for the information...i dont think i could hate any cruise...just mostly want to be by the pool on at sea days..and worry about that on a cruise from La Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkjretired Posted April 24, 2006 #7 Share Posted April 24, 2006 a recent review of the Pride, it appears things have changed quite a bit for the better from when it was first launched. Heres a link: http://www.cruisecritic.com/reviews/review.cfm?ShipID=349 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirtreena Posted April 24, 2006 Author #8 Share Posted April 24, 2006 the review sounds pretty great?? how many pools does it have..it doesnt say much about stuff like that?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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