Norwegian Spirit Cruise lines????

Question

So okay I am going on a seven day carribiean cruise the second week of Jan. I am so excited, But I have never been on a cruise before so I guess what i am trying to ask is this a good cruise line. I am going with my husband and a few other friends. I see alot about all the other cruies lines but not much about Norwegian so just curious...

Answer 1

YES,  NCL is a good cruise line.  I have a been on the Spirit and about 6 or 7 other NCL ships.  They have good ships, food and entertainment.  Where they may fall down somewhat is on service compared to other cruise lines.  On other cruise lines you have a table and waiter assigned for every night but on NCL you go to dinner whenever you want and get a different table and waiter each night.  So there is not that close personal service relationship like on other lines.  Otherwise the cruise is the same as the others.

NCL features the "Freestyle" cruising which means that things are pretty relaxed and casual all of the time.  You do not have to dress up for dinner each evening and even on the Formal nights you can choose not to dress up and not feel out of place.  The last NCL cruise that we did just a few months ago the even called the Formal night the "dress up if you want to night".  

You will enjoy the cruise.

Answer 2

I have been on the Norwegian Spirit and it was a really good cruise, the ship was well maintained and the food was great. You have plenty of choices of restaurants to eat in, some have a surcharge.

The one we liked best was La Trattoria, an Italian Restaurant on Deck 12 Aft with tremendous views over the stern of the ship.

The only thing about the freestyle dining on the Norwegian ships is that if you want to use one of the restaurants other than the buffet or the dining room, you have to book a table and you normally have to do it by 8am - 9am on the day you want to eat. You can do it by cabin phone or go to the restaurant. You can't block book.

If you want to eat in the dining room, the best time is probably early although if you do have to wait its not usually very long.

It's a very good cruise line and you will have a great time.

Have a look at http://wwww.cruisecritic.com for NCL and the Norwegian Spirit, you will find some reviews and other cruisers comments on the ship.

Answer 3

We have cruise on the NCL Norwegian Pearl and the NCL Norwegian Star and both were great ships, we even have another cruise planned on the Norwegian Star in April.  The Norwegian Cruise Line is a great line to cruise with and the Freestyle experience lets you experience some different cuisines.  If you want to eat in the main restaurant every night you can, or you can float from restaurant to restaurant if you wish.

NCL has started implimenting their Freestyle 2.0 initiative which will make cruising with them even better, giving more restaurant choices when the ship is in port and also serving Lobster every night somewhere on the ship.

We have cruised on Royal Caribbean, Carnival, and NCL so far and we enjoy all three lines for different reasons.  You will enjoy yourself, that is the bottom line.

Answer 4

We have gone on Norwegian. They are GREAT! We LOVED them!!!!!! I have seen commercials about them, but they dont need much advertising, they have alot of buisness, and everybody that uses them loves them!!!!!!!!!

Answer 5

ABSOLUTELY !

I personally have been on the Norweigan Spirit. I loved it. I am only 14, but my entire family loved it. It was by far the best cruise I've been on ! That was my third cruise and I am going on another one in 2 days I am excited, but I hope it is as good as this cruise. There was stuff to do for my parents as well as me and my brother. I hope you have a fantastic time, just as I did !

Happy Sailing :)