NMLady Posted November 1, 2011 #26 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Well our first 6 cruises were on NCL, each were fine but there were some issues and NCL did not seem to care about solving them. Even though we liked the freestyle concept, we heard other cruiselines now offer similar dining options. Since our issues were never resolved we decided to give someone else a try to win our business. Our last 3 cruises were on Celebrity, Royal Carribbean, and our latest panama canal cruise on Holland America. We found that NCL actually ranked 4th out of the cruiselines we have sailed on. Please dont marry your cruiseline, try to find the best over all value, I am not saying we will not sail NCL again if the price is right, but NCL will be our last option. We have also sailed on those other lines. Each line has something we like but they also have something we don't like. So we choose our cruises by itinerary and price with the choice of cruise line and/or ship coming third. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergusonvt Posted November 1, 2011 #27 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I still don't understand the purpose of OP's post. Wouldn't it have been a better use of internet time to go on the board of the cruiseline you do like and tell everyone there how much you like it instead of coming here and telling the folks that like NCL how much you don't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Newleno Posted November 2, 2011 Author #28 Share Posted November 2, 2011 I still don't understand the purpose of OP's post. Wouldn't it have been a better use of internet time to go on the board of the cruiseline you do like and tell everyone there how much you like it instead of coming here and telling the folks that like NCL how much you don't like it. What you stated never occured. Many times on these boards I find people making statements that never happened. They tend to read what they want to read then respond based upon their own mental assumptions based on prejudice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Newleno Posted November 2, 2011 Author #29 Share Posted November 2, 2011 We have also sailed on those other lines. Each line has something we like but they also have something we don't like. So we choose our cruises by itinerary and price with the choice of cruise line and/or ship coming third. touche' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergusonvt Posted November 2, 2011 #30 Share Posted November 2, 2011 What you stated never occured. Many times on these boards I find people making statements that never happened. They tend to read what they want to read then respond based upon their own mental assumptions based on prejudice. No you didn't come right out and say what you didn't like you merely hinted at issues that weren't resolved to your liking. Provide the details so we don't have to assume. I personally think that NCL is the best value for my money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi1 Posted November 2, 2011 #31 Share Posted November 2, 2011 *singing* in the morning. in the evening. ain't we got fun...:D Oh no....Kathy Lee Gifford singing that song is now stuck in my head for the rest of the night! :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergusonvt Posted November 2, 2011 #32 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Oh no....Kathy Lee Gifford singing that song is now stuck in my head for the rest of the night! :eek: That and for some odd reason the theme from Love Boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi1 Posted November 2, 2011 #33 Share Posted November 2, 2011 That and for some odd reason the theme from Love Boat. You know, I kind of miss seeing that show...there must be a place to dig up some old episodes before Saturday...:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Newleno Posted November 2, 2011 Author #34 Share Posted November 2, 2011 No you didn't come right out and say what you didn't like you merely hinted at issues that weren't resolved to your liking. Provide the details so we don't have to assume. I personally think that NCL is the best value for my money. See, the minor issues we had are not relevant to the final outcome. However it was because of the minor issues that we explored other options. After sailing 3 other cruiselines, we discovered that NCL ranks fourth. Again our first 6 cruises were on NCL. This post is just to let the normal regular cruisers know that it is dangerous to marry a cruiseline. It makes more sense to go for the best deal based on your destination. On a scale of 1 - 10 NCL ranks a 5-6 based on the cruislines we traveled, not bad. We initially thought NCL was incredible because our first cruise with them was the 7 day Hawaii cruise, we now realize that the cruise was so great because of the destination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STARFISH*4 Posted November 2, 2011 #35 Share Posted November 2, 2011 This post is just to let the normal regular cruisers know that it is dangerous to marry a cruiseline. . dangerous:eek: i dont see the DANGER :confused::p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STARFISH*4 Posted November 2, 2011 #36 Share Posted November 2, 2011 . I personally think that NCL is the best value for my money. me too;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuiteCruiser Posted November 2, 2011 #37 Share Posted November 2, 2011 See, the minor issues we had are not relevant to the final outcome. However it was because of the minor issues that we explored other options. After sailing 3 other cruiselines, we discovered that NCL ranks fourth. Again our first 6 cruises were on NCL. This post is just to let the normal regular cruisers know that it is dangerous to marry a cruiseline. It makes more sense to go for the best deal based on your destination. On a scale of 1 - 10 NCL ranks a 5-6 based on the cruislines we traveled, not bad. We initially thought NCL was incredible because our first cruise with them was the 7 day Hawaii cruise, we now realize that the cruise was so great because of the destination. Oh I get it now. Okay. I'm off to the RCI board to let them know they're #4, then onto the CCL board to inform them that they are #3, and Princess for #2. But wait, Princess was Tahiti to Hawaii, that was an amazing destination. Maybe they are really 3rd or 4th and Bora Bora upped their rating.... See I thought this place was for sharing information about cruising, guess I was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medtech2 Posted November 2, 2011 #38 Share Posted November 2, 2011 See, the minor issues we had are not relevant to the final outcome. However it was because of the minor issues that we explored other options. After sailing 3 other cruiselines, we discovered that NCL ranks fourth. Again our first 6 cruises were on NCL. This post is just to let the normal regular cruisers know that it is dangerous to marry a cruiseline. It makes more sense to go for the best deal based on your destination. On a scale of 1 - 10 NCL ranks a 5-6 based on the cruislines we traveled, not bad. We initially thought NCL was incredible because our first cruise with them was the 7 day Hawaii cruise, we now realize that the cruise was so great because of the destination. And I have never cruised Celebrity because of all the repeated noro problems on the Mercury when it was here in Charleston...even though my personal prejudice has no bearing whatsoever on anyone else's enjoyment of that cruiseline.... When I was on my first Carnival cruise I was 18 years old and loved it, mostly because I was on my senior trip. Later on NCL I was bored and wanted back on Carnival. Well, my Carnival cruise many years later was boring as well, probably because I had no idea what was available on board. I honestly do not remember ever looking at a Daily. Then I went on the Epic. OMG it was awesome for me! So now I will be trying the Sun, the smallest in NCL's fleet, as an experiment to see if it was the ship or the line. I also think that joining CC and attending the M&G made a big difference. Knowledge is power, lol! Whatever, I ramble. It's all good.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMH15 Posted November 2, 2011 #39 Share Posted November 2, 2011 No- So then, you posted your "dangerous warning" on all 4 cruise lines' boards here on CC since it is not geared at NCL but rather your helpfulness to all cruisers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergusonvt Posted November 2, 2011 #40 Share Posted November 2, 2011 You know, I kind of miss seeing that show...there must be a place to dig up some old episodes before Saturday...:confused: Maybe on Netflix. I'll have to look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luddite Posted November 2, 2011 #41 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Maybe on Netflix. I'll have to look. They are available for purchase. Trust me, they are available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergusonvt Posted November 2, 2011 #42 Share Posted November 2, 2011 They are available for purchase.Trust me, they are available. I'll have to look into it. I always did have a crush on Gopher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistimeplease Posted November 2, 2011 #43 Share Posted November 2, 2011 So then, you posted your "dangerous warning" on all 4 cruise lines' boards here on CC since it is not geared at NCL but rather your helpfulness to all cruisers? I don't understand why you're so upset at the OP's choices. You have your opinion, the OP has his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slotaddict Posted November 2, 2011 #44 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Danger, Danger Will Robinson........ Really, since you have such great wisdom please tell me before I marry NCL....what is the great danger???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickman81 Posted November 3, 2011 #45 Share Posted November 3, 2011 And after approximately seventy cruises :eek: :cool::cool::cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmexicoNita Posted November 3, 2011 #46 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Well our first 6 cruises were on NCL, each were fine but there were some issues and NCL did not seem to care about solving them. Even though we liked the freestyle concept, we heard other cruiselines now offer similar dining options. Since our issues were never resolved we decided to give someone else a try to win our business. Our last 3 cruises were on Celebrity, Royal Carribbean, and our latest panama canal cruise on Holland America. We found that NCL actually ranked 4th out of the cruiselines we have sailed on. Please dont marry your cruiseline, try to find the best over all value, I am not saying we will not sail NCL again if the price is right, but NCL will be our last option. I am not quite sure what your point is other than to tell us, in your opinion, and that is all it is, NCL isn't as good as other lines. Well I would have to disagree: Does NCL have problems or things that could be better? Sure and so do all lines. We just sailed another line (we do about once a year or so) and found lots of things we liked better about NCL than the line we were on: we found lots of things we liked better about the line we sailed than we do about NCL. Each line has good and bad. I would guess you have only cruised the other 3 once. After 6 times on each of them I am sure you will find negatives and many will not be solved to your satisfaction. Nita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmexicoNita Posted November 3, 2011 #47 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I don't understand why you're so upset at the OP's choices. You have your opinion, the OP has his. It isn't being upset as much as what was the purpose of the thread and using the word "dangerous". Isn't that a little over the line...?? Nita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusinmama06 Posted November 3, 2011 #48 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I call myself an "Equal Opportunity Cruiser" ;) I like to try them all and the ones I like, I keep coming back to. The ones I don't like, I give them another shot and see if it was just a fluke for the ship/itinerary. As Nita said, they all have pluses/minuses. But going to the cruise line's fan board and telling their "fans" that cruising the same line is "dangerous" - yeahhhh doesn't make much sense. We are all adults. We can all make educated decisions about where we cruise and on what lines. And you won't see me heading to the DisBoards and telling them that I think Mickey sucks. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedish weave Posted November 3, 2011 #49 Share Posted November 3, 2011 :eek::cool::cool::cool: It is an addiction !!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slycruiser61 Posted November 3, 2011 #50 Share Posted November 3, 2011 And after approximately seventy cruises and forty on NCL, NCL ranks first. Who made you the expert, or is your desire to disparage NCL overcoming your common sense ?? WHY do people take these things so seriously? Almost personally...If you love NCL, that's wonderful...enjoy. If you don't and wish to tell others, fine, speak your mind, find another cruiseline and move on. Everyone's needs are different, just like everyone's opinions will also differ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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