Daghis Posted July 28, 2014 #1 Share Posted July 28, 2014 In about two months' time, I'll be boarding Norwegian Getaway. After we return from that cruise, I'll then be boarding Allure of the Seas for a second cruise. I'm very interested in seeing the two cruise lines in a back-to-back comparison. My experience up to now is that I'm basically "Loyal to Royal", but I'm very excited to see what NCL offers. I'm thrilled to have this opportunity to sail on an NCL ship, especially their latest and greatest. As I've done in the past, I'm hoping to have live threads for each of the two cruises. I'm also hoping that I can do them slightly differently this time in that I want to be able to comment on the similarities and differences between the two cruise lines and the two ships. I've read similar comparisons in other threads and found them to be very useful and enlightening, and I'd like to be able to contribute in the same way by sharing my opinions. I'd like suggestions for topics that I can use to help guide areas for the comparisons. For example, some that I can think of off the top of my head would be: Embarkation Disembarkation Cabin Guest Services DiningMain dining Buffet SpecialtyItalian Steakhouse Brazilian Churrascaria ... [*]Room service [*]Entertainment Broadway show Dancing/Performance show Comedy ... [*]... You get the idea. So, I'm looking for suggestions of topics. Ultimately, I'd like to be able to take about fifteen of them and be able to assign point-values to them to come up with scores for each category and the cruise experience overall. And since I want the live threads to be interactive as well, I'm hoping that I can get your involvement in the creation of this list. By posting this into both the NCL and RCI forums, I want to be able to get input from each lines' fans who can help make sure that I don't miss covering something that is special or unique. Thank you all for helping me out with this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getupgo Posted July 28, 2014 #2 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Ease of navigating/finding your way around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daghis Posted July 28, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted July 28, 2014 (edited) Ease of navigating/finding your way around. Ooh, that's a good one. Besides the general layout of the ships, I can also consider additional things like direction signs and digital way finders. Edited July 28, 2014 by Daghis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikini Posted July 28, 2014 #4 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I'll be looking forward to reading your review when you are back from both cruises. At the moment I can't think of another topic - you've done a great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rc1973 Posted July 28, 2014 #5 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Thanks for doing this! I look forward to reading it. How crowded any pools, activities or the restaurants or buffet are / long lines Spa Qualify and helpfulness of staff Ship's decor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New2cruise1483 Posted July 29, 2014 #6 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Looking forward too your review as I will be goin on Royal for the first time next September, so I will be glad to see a comparative review of the two lines :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeler Nation At Sea Posted July 29, 2014 #7 Share Posted July 29, 2014 (edited) Bars and Bar Service, Beverage Plans, Visibility/Approachability of the Officers, Daytime Announcements/Ads, Variety and Quality of daytime activities I apologize if these are duplicates. Tapatalk has screwed up the formats in your original post and I.m not sure that I see the whole post. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk Edited July 29, 2014 by Steeler Nation At Sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daghis Posted July 29, 2014 Author #8 Share Posted July 29, 2014 More great ideas! Keep 'em coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeler Nation At Sea Posted July 29, 2014 #9 Share Posted July 29, 2014 (edited) Oh, and thanks for doing this on your vacation! We are neighbors - South Park here. Up late watching the Bucs. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk Edited July 29, 2014 by Steeler Nation At Sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare aubreyc1988 Posted July 29, 2014 #10 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Oh, and thanks for doing this on your vacation! We are neighbors - South Park here. Up late watching the Bucs. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk I've been on the Allure - prepare to be amazed! I am doing the Getaway Aug. 30th so while I won't be doing them b2b like you re, it will be interesting to see what you think and what I think. For the last 3 cruises, we have done RCI and have been really impressed...but RCI is pricey so we have decided to try NCL. Even NCL's newest ships are cheaper than some of RCI's older ships :eek: One of the main things I will be looking to compare is food/entertainment, as the ports of call these ships have are about the same. And I can tell you probably straightaway that the Allure will have the best embarkation/debarkation. I have never seen a terminal like the one for the Allure and simply cannot imagine better...guess we shall see :) Subscribed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daghis Posted July 29, 2014 Author #11 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Oh, and thanks for doing this on your vacation! We are neighbors - South Park here. Up late watching the Bucs. Hi, neighbor! I've been on the Allure - prepare to be amazed! I've been on Oasis once and Allure twice, so I know that I'll have a great time on that ship. I'm especially looking forward to trying Getaway, and I'm glad I'm sailing on her first. One of the main things I will be looking to compare is food/entertainment, as the ports of call these ships have are about the same. And I can tell you probably straightaway that the Allure will have the best embarkation/debarkation. I have never seen a terminal like the one for the Allure and simply cannot imagine better...guess we shall see :) The hardest part about comparing many of these items is that it's subjective, and that's especially true with food and entertainment. That said, I think that it'll be okay. And you're right about terminal 18. They've really streamlined the embarkation and disembarkation process there. Subscribed! Thanks! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckirj1 Posted July 29, 2014 #12 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Looking forward to reading your review, and I hope you have a great cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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