THINGS I'VE NOTICED ON THIS NCL CRUISE
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The creator shares his observations halfway through a cruise on the Norwegian Breakaway, comparing his current experience to a trip taken in 2019. He expresses frustration with several changes implemented by the cruise line, including higher prices for drink packages and WiFi, reduced cleaning services, and the return to in-person muster drills. Specific grievances include a three percent fee for transferring funds to casino cards and additional charges for canned soda despite having a drink package. He suggests these policies feel like nickel and diming the passengers. On a positive note, the creator praises the food quality in the specialty restaurants, main dining room, and buffet. He also highly recommends the onboard entertainment, specifically mentioning the Burn the Floor show. While he finds the staff to be nice, he observes that they seem less enthusiastic and potentially overworked compared to his experiences with other cruise lines. Ultimately, he concludes that he would sail with Norwegian again but would prepare by bringing cash for the casino and his own soda to avoid extra fees.
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first of all they kept their prices High second of all they laid off Shor side staff at some of the cruise ports and destinations they uh reduced now to one cleaning service a day
they charge you 3% to do it so before you even start gambling you're losing 3% of your money
the food has been good the entertainment on board I've been to the theater now and I saw burn the floor excellent excellent show
the staff on board have been very nice to me I'll say that much they've been really really nice to me but I do notice that there's not as many big smiles
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