NCL is one of our favorite cruise lines and this ship did not disappoint. Still cruising at less that 100% capacity, you literally had certain areas of the ship all to yourself. Weird, but rather nice.
I must say the entertainment on this ship was A++. The musical, SIX, was delightful. I'm still singing the music from it at home. The cast was amazing, the songs catchy, and just enough humor and history to make it fun. I went twice to see it, and could have gone more and it would not have been too much. It was so good.
The Burn The Floor was great as well. I don't know how those dancers do what they do, twice a night, and for over an hour. You'd be picking me up off that floor after a few minutes. Non-stop dancing and music. It was hard to know which couple or person to watch. They were all so good.
Food was great. Had Prime Rib in the Taste restaurant and it was one of the best I've had. Specialty dining this trip was the Brazilian Steak House and the Oceans Blue. Both were incredible.
Staff is top rate - always asking if you need assistance, willing to find answers to questions they don't know. I will say the trivia was VERY hard. LOL. Made me think I need to do a bit more learning of facts.
My only complaint was there was no signage leading to the check-in area after obtaining your Covid test results. It was a couple of blocks away, and over railroad tracks, and there were no signs telling us where to go. Another group actually was following me and they were on a different cruise line altogether. So it's not NCL's fault per se, but the port area that needs work. They are revamping the area it appears so maybe when that's done it will be easier to figure out where to go.
Was my first time leaving on a cruise out of New Orleans, and wow - I had NO idea it takes 8 hours to get through the Mississippi to the bay. That was interesting and you could see the river boats, tugs, freighters, all along the way. Pretty neat.
This itinerary was packed. Cozumel, Roatan, Belize, and Costa Maya. Two sea days on either end. I do prefer to have a sea day in the middle to catch your breath, but enjoyed all the ports a lot. Have been to all before, but love them just the same. read more