Would you cruise on NCL Prima, Again?

[dcrambler]

Yes.  Loved it.  Better for warmer weather ports though as so much is outside.

[CptJLMcCrea]

13 hours ago, Sailing12Away said:

Fingers pointed at me I presume, as I'm one of those notorious 'drunks' hogging the seats in the regular Haven bar. 🙄 We've never had a problem walking up the Haven bar and getting a drink, even when it was 2 people deep. 

 

Yeah, the Mrs. and I can only hope one day to eventually experience the problems in the Haven. 😎

 

[Fogfog]

 

@Sailing12Away  yet don't all new launches come with high price tags?

The Celebrity Edge class certainly did

And people complained about Virgin, the ship, the rooms, the style... 

Cruising has many styles and as many people who like and dislike those things.

We like to see a pair of slack/collared shirt worn at dinner yet others are just as happy in the t shirt and shorts and flip flops they wore at the pool in the MDR. Go figure

Cruising used to be newly weds and nearly deads... now its a booming industry and the ships keep coming

 

[dexddd]

We sailed Prima Haven on a TA.  Bar had consistent 6-7 people always there, always, including a 85ish lady with stamina.

 

Bar had usually 2-3 bartenders but service hit or miss.  Lounge space usually fairly empty but could get filled.  Restaurant is huge and never more than half filled ever.  Outside area not usable due to weather.

[Sailing12Away]

6 hours ago, Fogfog said:

 

@Sailing12Away  yet don't all new launches come with high price tags?

The Celebrity Edge class certainly did

And people complained about Virgin, the ship, the rooms, the style... 

Cruising has many styles and as many people who like and dislike those things.

We like to see a pair of slack/collared shirt worn at dinner yet others are just as happy in the t shirt and shorts and flip flops they wore at the pool in the MDR. Go figure

Cruising used to be newly weds and nearly deads... now its a booming industry and the ships keep coming

 

Yup, our cruise was booked the day after bookings opened for the ship, but we didn't sail until a year later. We knew we were paying a premium for the newness and for the specific room we chose. But the value was just not there at all for us. It was more than double what we normally pay for a typical Haven cabin.

 

If we had paid what we normally pay for Haven, it might not have stung so much. But all things combined, it just wasn't a trip we look back at and want to repeat. We want to return to those ports of call - just not on Prima/Viva in September.