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NCL also charges a "Port Charge" on ALL drinks inside US waters. Water is no longer part of NCL drink package and you are no longer allowed to bring water on board 

No not a miserable cruiser just some one who knows how it was to how it is now. With udp now all u have is a bunch of drunk people walking around loud ,arrogant ,puking in the pools and hot tubs ,and elevators . One guy pooped in the pool on the gem because he was so drunk .Did u forget those events ?The dummies who can`t figure out how NCL is paying for the drunks to drink are PLAIN dumb . Prices gone up on everything and food gotten real cheap . But your a expert I see.

It's not the ship that is the problem it is the cruise line. NCL is in first place in the race to the bottom. Carnival is a nicer line and they are the lowest end of the spectrum

RCL sails out of cape Liberty NJ. ( 20 minute cab from Manhattan. RCL is a much better Cruise line. NCL is winning the race to the bottom. I am going in the summer out of obligation to family and already it starts with having to make dinner reservations because we are an above average size group with 8 of us. There is no set dining time so getting premium time for dinner is a chore.The drink package is $30 US more than any other cruise line plus 18% gratuity automatically added ( Most add 15% so thats not out of the range). A cruise is what you make of it and you can have a good time on any ship. My son won't be joining us he will be down under in Sydney for the summer.