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HAL is a great cruise for the money. Staff is excellent and the food is great. The Pinnacle class ships are the only ones I would go on though - best facilities. HAL is not good for entertainment though. If you can afford it, Regent is really the best overall. But if you are on a reasonable budget, HAL is perfect.

We were also on this cruise (3rd cruise on the NS in the last year). This particular cruise was the end of spring break and so was completely full with a much younger crowd. In addition, the staff was very tired and getting ready for the transatlantic trip this week (lots of turnover and so lots of staff at the end of their contracts). So I considered this an unusual trip. We were on the NS in January and loved every second of it. I think you will have a great trip!