Interesting comments - I took a Carnival cruise in December and was not
very impressed with their food. My brother and sister in law live in Florida
so they cruise at least a couple of times a year and she's not a fan NCL
at all. She said she thought their food was worse than Carnival and she
said the rooms were half the size of Carnival. Met some people at the Lido
luncheon buffet and they told me that in their opinion NCL had much better
quality food than Carnival. I've gotten offers from my host (the rep in
Mystic) for cruises in the past and she's always told me to get in touch with
her if I'm interested. One of the reasons I didn't jump at any of them were
that they were NCL - guess I'll have to rethink it!
Sandy
In a message dated 9/27/2011 5:11:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
guruperf@att.net writes:
Just back from a 7-day cruise to Canada/New England, and I've revised my
opinion of Norwegian cruises, at least the one we just had. It was a freebie
from Norwegian, based on play from the last cruise, so we only paid the
port charges & fees.
My main complaint about my previous cruise on NCL was the very mediocre
food in the main dining rooms, but, at least on the Jewel, that was far from
the current status. Aside from the varied selection of daily specials, each
dining room had standard offerings that included rib-eye steak, salmon and
several others. The food was well-prepared, beautifully presented and hot
when it was supposed to be. The salads were nice and cold, so they've
really made an effort here.
The entertainment was also very good, a big step up from the normal theme
park/talented amateur quality I've seen in the past. There were a
gymnastics/acrobatics team (don't remember the names) but both were Olympic athletes
in the past, and a very funny magician, Murray, who's appeared on
America's Got Talent, and on Pawn Stars. Two excellent shows.
VP, as far as paytables went, consisted of the usual terrible offerings,
but Lady Luck was definitely riding with me this trip, as I was able to hit
a $1 RF, $2 A's with and without a kicker, and numerous other quads.
We were comped to a meal at Cagney's by the casino and had a substantial
amount taken off our bill as a result of our play. Granted we played more
than we would have had we not hit the big jackpots, but even a blind pig hits
a royal once in a while.
Overall, a very enjoyable experience, and definitely worth taking
advantage of, if you're offered a freebie by any casino.
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