exhorter

My sincere apologies especially to NCL loyalists and those looking forward to a cruise with NCL. Our first cruise was on the tiny Carnival “Carnivale” in 1992. It’s true we haven’t sailed in a good while since my wife’s breast cancer diagnosis. We planned this trip in January as a celebration of our 50th and her first clear mammogram looking forward to the last of every 3 months that comes when we return home. If that one is clear she can return to yearly. It’s is obvious that my disappointment in not providing her the trip we hoped for colored my feelings and the words I used to describe them. I should not have made the post. I will leave Cruise Critic as a member with my apologies to all that I have offended

Sorry to be vague. For us the list is too long to include in a board post. Hope to make a review after returning home. We just came from lunch where the starter and entree were both burnt not overdone, burnt. It was hard to believe a waiter would actually offer it. But it is in line with the overall presentation and quality of the food in every venue. Bland is an understatement. We’ve left way too much food on the plate with no real alternatives. Specially restaurants offer pretty good food but really in line with what should be offered in the main dining venues. Customer service is woefully lacking. Very little is done in accordance with the stated instructions beginning with check in in Athens. Getting the room cleaned? Good luck if if is done by time for the evening meal. While not all staff are unfriendly, most are not engaging at all. Again, this cruise line is the favorite of many and more power to them. We do not expect the luxury experience. But to include this to upper scale lines is a stretch

No need to go into detail. Save that for later. This is a no-no-no-no. Really just unbelievably bad. There’s no a category one could ask about that I’d give a thumbs up to. Sad to have saved so long and worked so hard to be here in this place. There are obviously loyalty cruisers who have sailed many trips with them. So our feelings won’t be shared by many, but we are platinum on two other lines and would enjoy a 3 day on either one of them more than this

Also got the 30 day email at about day 60 out. Then got the reservations at day 54 out. Good flights both ways with only one layover each way. Able to choose seats and upgrade one flight without any problems