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Read online that our cruise had quite a few people get COVID. One large group reported that 18 people were sick and in our group of 8, 2 people are sick, including my wife. She mostly feels like she has a head cold, but did test positive. Strangely enough, I am fine and the other person's husband is fine. I think its something that you have to deal with in today's world.

Gators is a great place to watch the ships sail away!

I would consider NCL again, there was plenty that we liked. I thought the dining selections were good and the food was terrific

We debated the Vibe passes and decided against it due to the cost. In hindsight, we would have used them 2-3 days and would have felt better about purchasing. Spice h2O was passable.

We love Brazilian steakhouses as well, but the selection was minimal. There were 3 steak selections, lamb and chicken. I expected more but then realized its probably difficult to have 5-7 steak selections on a ship. Good, but didnt meet my expectations

I did not mention the comedians, but they were great and so was Howl at the Moon dueling pianos in Headliners

actually, our sailing had lamb. It was the first time I tried it.

Agree on the group, but it was hard to find somewhere for 2 to sit most nights. The layout is not conducive to that much activity in a small space, there is too much going on. On the level above the atrium, there is the Irish Pub and the entrance to the casino. Most nights it was shoulder to shoulder just walking through. Its a poor design IMO. I am assuming its the layout of the Breakaway class and not fleet wide issue

Just completed the May 26-Jun 3 sailing on Norwegian Getaway and overall, I thought NCL was very good. Some good and bad below Good Food was excellent. Many people complained about the buffet, but its a buffet. If you are expecting anything more than diner grade food, you have the wrong expectations. Complementary dining was good too. We did 2 nights in the Tropicana room and 2 nights at the Noodle Bar. Both were good, but Tropicana room made you feel like you were in a 1920's dining club. We did Cagney's, Moderno and Teppanaki. I'd pass on Moderno again, wasnt what I expected. Shows were good. Burn the Floor isnt my thing, but it was good. Million Dollar Quartet was fantastic. The pop up shows were good too, especially on the last sea day where it rained most of the day. Cabins were extremely quiet. I couldnt hear noise from other rooms or the hallway. And the cruise had plenty of kids running around Embarktion was quick. We checked in around 10 and were on the ship by 11. It felt like we had a full day of vacation on the ship. Debarktion was a bit chaotic, but most seem to be that way. No one cares about customer service when people are leaving. Not NCL related, but since we live near Port Canaveral, we got to drive to the ship, which was a bonus. This is our first cruise since moving to FL from NJ and was a great perk. We did self debark and were off the ship and home by 10am. Not so Good The sail away party wasnt much of a party. The cruise director didnt even bother to show up. It lasted about 20 min and wrapped up. There is one (1!) pool for 4000 people and there was room for less than 30 sun loungers that could actually be in the sun. Also, for some reason, NCL decided to put 2 smoking areas directly adjacent to the pool, one on each side. Good luck finding somewhere near the pool where you didnt smell smoke. we decided to sit in the H2O area where there is a small plunge pool but only 30 people or so could be in there at one time. Most people found a place in the pool and never left. With two sea days and one port arrival at 1:30 in the afternoon, it was very disappointing not to be able to find a place to cool off after sitting in the sun. Overall, it was a fun trip, because our group of 10 made it fun. I will sail on NCL again, but not on the Breakaway class. The pool situation turned me off and most of the time the ship felt crowded. Most of the activities were confined to the small atrium area with a few hundred or a thousand people trying to cram into a small area to watch a show, get a drink at the Atrium bar or Starbucks. With the guest services and shore excursion areas adjacent to the atrium, it was always packed with people. The entertainment staff were dull at best. The food was excellent and the best when compared to other lines I've sailed.

New to NCL, we ahve specialty dinner reservatons made, do we need to make reservations for non Specialty dining nights? Are walk ups available?

Hi everyone, new to Norwegian and first time cruising as a Florida resident. We will be driving to PC and planning to arrive around 9am or earlier. I believe check in will begin around that time, what time does boarding begin? Also, how does the process work...will we board based on when we arrived at the port or some other way? Thanks everyone, we are excited!

Thanks good to know. We live about 40 min from the port and plan on being there by 9am.

First time on NCL and Getaway in May. Considering the priority boarding, just so we can be on the ship as early as possible. Also, I know of one tender port and this will give us priority tender access. Does anyone know if Dominica is a tender port? Also, anyone purchased this? Interested in opinions