Norwegian Cruise Lines

The Getaway is a cruise for families with teenagers or older Children. The rope course was a lot of fun with the walk the plank feature. The teen club got a double thumbs up from my teen (15) who used it every day. The water slides were spectacular! We spent most of our days at the Pirate mini golf. Also available were giant chess, ping pong, shuffle board rock climbing, and spider mountain which offered a big trampoline to do tricks on. The regular pool was tiny! The food was good. With all of that said cruising is not what it use to be. The days of glitz and glamor are behind us. Like the airlines and theme parks the cutbacks in staff have affected the service the customer receives. I would only come back to NCL if we booked a Haven Suite other wise there was nothing that would keep me as a loyal costumer. I would only recommend this cruise if you get a really good deal.

We’ve now sailed twice with NCL and we’re raving fans! Full disclosure, both sailings have been in the Haven so that’s always going to help. The real reason we are fans though is the service. We sailed on Disney and Royal Caribbean as well and the service on Norwegian is top notch. We have yet to encounter an employee that does not seem genuinely happy to be there and taking care of guests. This is not always the case on the aforementioned lines. I do recommend the Haven level room if you plan to spend time in the pool. The one area that Norwegian has not done a great job with is their pool areas. They are too reliant on the waterslides to keep people happy. The Haven has its own private pool!
Enough of the negatives though, the food is awesome. I’ve shared quite a few photos from our most recent sailing. We typically hate buffets but love the garden café. Norwegian is doing a great job. Go check them out!

All NCL staff were super friendly and nice. Some of the staff even knew my name by the second day. All the staff were able to give me tips regarding activities once we got off on the port. I truly enjoyed the food and the service we received was amazing. I can’t wait to go on my next cruise and I will definitely book with NCL again. The food options were great and super tasty. I enjoyed everything of my 7 day cruise.

We just took our 4^th Cruise with NCL — on the Escape through the Caribbean. It was a wonderful experience — love that we were able to get our unlimited drink package for free — we absolutely took advantage.
As usual — great cruise experience, though I will say it takes getting use to being on such a big ship since there’s so many people! I’ve been on the Epic twice and feel that size is a bit better than the Escape, but it won’t stop me from going on another cruise.
The water slides were great as well! Even as an adult i truly enjoyed them — I feel like the daily activities has slimmed down compared to prior cruises I’ve been on (last one in 2012), but we have more than plenty to keep us busy on the boat. With unlimited beverage package being offered, i feel like they definitely expanded bar/​drink options — loved the brewery that had 50+ brews available — most bottled but many on tap as well.
Overall good experience — we had a room on the front of the ship — where we got a large window and it was perfect — the room was huge but we didn’t have to pay the premium for a balcony :) LOVED IT!

The director in charge of actives, Kyle, was super energetic, funny, and engaging. He made my super awesome Christmas gift and 1^st time on a cruise a memorable one. The bf said this cruise line was okay in terms of other cruises he had experienced.
The trip was a three day trip that ported in Miami that hit the Nassau and the Great Stirrup Cay. We didn’t get to dock at the latter due to the sea swells, but the activities were redirected to accommodate everyone on board. I didn’t particularly like how the activities slightly changed without a new program being announced.
The ship itself wasn’t super huge like the cruises that are week longs — no water slides and what not. There were basket ball hoops, ping pong tables, a batting area, golf area, and shuffle board.
The cleaning staff was cordial and friendly, but it seemed like we didn’t get towels made of animals with each cleaning as the bf informed me. They did address us by name though. For rooms that ended up being approx. $ 100 per day, we didn’t care much. These were the cheapest rooms possible: one king bed, no windows, and it was right under the kitchen and towards the back of the ship.
Dinners were separated into three areas: buffet style, sit down (included in the cruise package), and some other fancy choices that were extra. The quality of some of the food items weren’t great, but it wasn’t at all shabby. I really liked how the outside restaurants opened up for the midnight nibblers. :)

I have a huge crush on Julie the cruise director. Mamma mia! Julie looks like the little Brooklyn girl next store who moved to Miami and got Über hot. She was the cruise director of the Norwegian Breakaway last year. I walk on the ship and now she’s on the new Norwegian Escape!
When my kids were small we cruised out of Port Canaveral for the Disney Cruise line. Since 2010 we’ve been on (4) Norwegian Cruise ships, the last two have been newly built ships.
Norwegian Cruise line understands vacation folks and their latest cruise ships reflect all the attention to these new details.
What I noticed on the newer Breakaway and Escape are the shows. Who wants to go to a crappy show every night seeing the performers lip syncing? We saw some kick ass shows this week like Million Dollar Quartet and The Tenors of Rock. Amazing.
I spoke to people in the hot tub and they mentioned other cruise lines. Wanna know something? It was nice to be on the new ship out of Miami but I’m from New York! My next cruise, will be out of New York and it will be Norwegian.
Trust me, its a great cruise line with spectacular shows and many specialty restaurant options.

My bf and I went on a 3 day cruise to the Bahamas, it was his first time on a cruise and my 2^nd time. I really enjoy NCL, I feel like it is better than Carnival.
They have a excellent customer service and everyone is so nice. My bf loved every moment and can’t wait to go on his next one.
Just a advice, make sure to have all your cruise paper work printed out and ready so that when you check in, it is easy to board on easier. And they allow cases of water or sodas, just not alcohol.

Best best best what else can I say !!! Staffs n food perfection !!! Can’t wait for my next cruise with them… Next year

Norwegian should change that 3 day boat for something more new, first of all the main pool on deck wasn’t available out of service.
The boat can use some upgrades specially for kids activities and adults.
It’s incredible that wyle I was in the ship on Saturday I had to help security brake up a big fight just because they didn’t notice the customer was to drunk and causing problems.
They should control more the drinks to people that already look drunk as hell. If you see they guy is falling of his chair why give him more alchohol? SECURITY IS A PLUS AND SPECIAL IN THE MIDDLE OF AN OCEAN.
I have been in the 7 day cruise and it want nothing like this.
We paid all included, we still have to pay for taxes on every little drink you pay, and don’t forget you still have to pay the tips obligatory.
They need you to put a credit card on file, ok I understand that. But why did I get over charges $ 150.00 twice, and so did my other family in the other room. Now I have to dispute it.
Dissapointed and next time I’ll give a chance to carnival or disney. since there boats looked like a palace next to our crap boat.
All employees are awesome and down to earth people. Them people work hard as hell.

Frequent cruiser on the Norweigan this time around i had a couple issues with our room, first it got flooded, then we order room service for a pizza then my husband bites into a metal burnt piece stuck to the pizza, food was cold on a couple occasions in the actual restaurant (the palace) steak house we tried on the second night it was good. Now as far as the DJ goes same music over and over. Lame sauce! Beverage package is worth the money FYI
Also if your a bronze and up you don’t have to make long line to go onboard!

WOW!!! Where do I start?! This trip was perfect. We did the 4 day Bahama cruise as our first cruise. The staff was friendly and welcoming from when we first got on the boat. Our room was ready when we arrived. We went to get lunch and a drink outside before we left. All of the Norwegian staff was helpful and willing to answer questions at anytime. Rodolfo and Melica at the Atrium bar were awesome. They always remembered our name and were very friendly. They were a great team! Melvin had the best live music in the Atrium bar at night.
Norwegian Sky–
*clean rooms
*awesome bartenders… especially at the Atrium bar
*delicious food… always available
*great locations each day… Miami, Grand Bahama Island, Nassau, and Stirrup Cay. The crew made it fun and easy to get on and off the boat at the ports.
This was our first cruise but I know it will not be our last. Next time we plan a cruise… we will only cruise with Norwegian!

We just finished a 3 day cruise with Norwegian on the vessel Sky departing Miami headed to Nassau, Bahamas and their private island Great Stirrup Cay. It was a great time, great food, and excellent destinations.
Our state room was an inside room with a single king size bed (really 2 smaller bed pushed together). The room felt a bit cramped because the bed took up all of the walking area, but it was still a nice room. There wa a television, desk, double closet, and ok size bathroom. The room staff was excellent. They were ninja like in their turndown service and always left cute towel animals.
The Sky had plenty of on board entertainment, lounges, and bars to keep the adults busy, as well as special programs for the kids of all ages. There were family activities as well as adult only times, so that everyone could have a great time.
The restaurants on board were delicious. There are two buffets offering different foods, 2 main dining rooms, and 4 speciality restaurants that had an extra charge. We are at all of the ones included in our fare and they were delicious. Chef created meals in the dining rooms that were to die for. We didn’t have assigned eating times and never had to wait for a table. We also had a snack at one of the specialty eateries, the Sushi bar. It was also very good and we got a great portion size. Their sushi roll was equal to about 1&½ rolls back home. The playing was attractive and the rolls were nicely put together.
The staff was always very attentive no matter where on board you were.
Our stop in Nassau was nice. We chose not to pay for an excursion. Getting through Prince George Wharf is an experience. I was asked by 15 people if I wanted my hair braided, we were bombarded by people wanting us to rent this or that scooter, take a tour, etc. We did take a horse drawn carriage ride (we gave in to the bombardment of people) and would have gladly skipped it. It was nice as a ride, but as the tour they promised, it was lacking. We ended up doing a lot of walking and window shopping. We did walk to the Queen’s staircase, which was interesting, the water tower, and to a fort. That was pretty cool. A man stopped us and have us the entire history of both (we tipped him), and a nice young lady, Jamica, have us a private tour of the fort, even taking pictures of us with our own camera (we tipped her too).
Great Stirrup Cay was a nice place. It’s the cruise lines private island. There was a Straw market, a buffet provided by the cruise line as part of you’re normal fare, beach games, bars, and tons of music. The ocean was clear and the swimming was great. It made for a wonderful day of nothing.
Overall, this was a wonderful weekend getaway.