Norwegian Jade, Norwegian Cruise Lines

How dissapointed we were having sailed with NCL Dawn in March 2012, from a 9 out of 10 to a 5 out of 10. It was like chalk and cheese. The ship just didn't seem big enough to cope with the number of passengers on board. Came home very disallusioned with NCL and stressed out instead of chilled. Meal times were a nightmare trawling up and down looking for a table. Evening meals were worse with a waiting time of 30 to 40 mins the norm. Everywhere we turned people were very dissatisfied with the cruise. Cleanliness and food quality superb and the staff were so busy that the customer service fell down. Attention to detail was just not there. If this was our first cruise we would never of gone back for another one. The two days at sea were even worse with not enough sunbeds for even half of the people on board, state of some of them left a lot to be desired. The dining areas were total madness and not a pleasure to be in at all. Tendering was a nightmare waited over two hours to get off the ship, told us that tickets would be distributed at 9:00, arrived at 10 to 9 to find huge queues and lots of ticket already distributed. Came back from cruise more stressed out than when we boarded.

Just got back from a fourteen night cruise on the Norwegian Jade and loved it but for some reason I thought we were going to dock in Split? which I was so looking forward to......but the last port was Izmir :-( and then followed by two days at sea, so due to this fact I would have been happy to disembark after eleven days .......This cruise is defo for young children and people that are not into dressing for dinner.....other than that I cannot fault it....I won't be going on another Freestyle cruise now I know what it means but will put it down to experience......I am not a grunge futtock but am telling it like it is! :-/ ....Food was second to none! .....Alcohol was more expensive than P&O and Costa Lines.....Swings and roundabouts I guess! But I will try another line next time......so far P&O are tops....My tip is that you thoroughly Check your cruise details over and over not to be disappointed.........Enjoy your cruise!