Norwegian Dream

Pros: Freestyle dinning and the beautiful scenery
Cons: NCL won't be doing 10 & 11 days to Alaska next year

At the end of August, my family spent 11 days aboard the Norwegian Dream. There was a total of seven of us and we had 2 outside rooms. PARKING and GETTING ON THE SHIP Since we live in Washington state, we drove in and left our car. ...

Pros: The price, the food, friendliness of most crew. Accessible captain. Large library - LeBistro restaurant.
Cons: Slow dining service, limited buffet table space,limited activities, extra costs.

We just returned (October 2006) from our repositioning cruise aboard the Norwegian Dream. For those not familiar with repositioning, it is the time when cruise lines move their ships from one itinerary to another to take advantage of seasons and ...

Pros: Interesting ports, flexible "freestyle cruising," attentive crew, moderate base cost
Cons: Hurried port schedule, expensive extras, sub-prime ship, poor entertainment

I'll begin with my review of the ship and the on-board experience, then discuss the ports.

Disclaimer: My wife and I are in our mid-thirties, and this was our first cruise. Right away, that puts us in a tiny minority of cruise passengers so my...

Pros: freestyle dining
Cons: broken engine, itinerary, nickeled and dimed to death

Norwegian calls this ship the "dream". We called it the "nightmare". After it was too late to cancel, NCL advised that we weren't going to Estonia because of a broken engine. This left us visiting only 5 of the 6 northern Europe ports advertised. ...

Pros: Everything! (friendly staff, free-style system, friendly relaxed atmosphere, games, itinerary,...
Cons: Nothing major. Not enough time in ports, over-priced shore excursions

I am shocked to see so many negative reviews about NCL. My husband and I sailed on the 12-day Baltic Capitals cruise on the Norwegian Dream this past July/end of August (2007) and had a wonderful experience, recommend NCL to everyone and plan to remain ...

Pros: freestyle dining, staff, activities
Cons: some staff, some flow of activities, utilization of ship space

A great first time, but mixed experiences from the different departments. We will cruise with NCL again, we just now know what to expect. Embarkation was great. For the amount of people moving through, our time was minimal. The Port Authority persons ...

Pros: Lots to do at a different port each day!
Cons: Not a relaxing cruise!

My husband and I sailed on the Norwegian Dream in 1995 when it was called the Dreamward. It was only a few years old then, and our overall experiences were great. We sailed with extended family in a group of 16. Our Southern Caribbean itinerary...

Pros: Great cabin stewards!
Cons: Everything else.

Christmas, 2004: Our family group of 7 boards the Norwegian Dream in New Orleans to depart on a weeklong cruise which is slated to take us to Cozumel, Roatan, Belize City and Cancun. The Dream was decided on due to her itinerary which included both ...

Pros: Beautiful ship
Cons: Poor entertainment

We took the Scandinavian and Baltic Sea Capitals Cruise in July-August. It was a 12 night cruise. It was wonderful!

The restaurants were very nice. My favorite was the Sports Bar -- it was on the top deck of the ship with a sports theme. They...

Pros: AWESOME!!!!!!
Cons: The late night entertainment is lacking a bit. This may be a pro for some.

Embarktion: Unbelievably simple. We were on the ship in 10 minutes. The person checking us in was very helpful. If you are a Latitudes member make sure they know and you will be on the ship quickly. Cabin: Large oceanview very clean with ample ...

Pros: super service, wonderful food, beautiful ship.
Cons: nothing nothing nothing

My husband and I took this ship from San Juan in 1996. We cruised when it was a different name, but the ship and officers, wait service, were the epitome of perfect! No matter what the name of the ship. This was my first cruise. We have since cruised on...

Pros: Everything was wonderful
Cons: Huge ship - needed signs to get us places!

Our first cruise and I was a nervous wreck... terrified of getting seasick, not knowing what to expect. By the time I got off the ship
I was furious at myself for wasting even a moment of worry about this
wonderful trip. It was a dream.
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Pros: Quite a compact & cosy, ship
Cons: Not enough time in ports

In general this cruise was a great experience. The ports are interesting and varied. We enjoyed them all for different reasons, not enough time was allowed in most ports with Copenhagen particularly as we arrived at 7 pm and left at 11.30am the next...

Pros: Nice, destination oriented ship.
Cons: It's a lower fare cruise line and not a newer ship.

I currently work for NCL and have worked and vacationed aboard the Norwegian Dream. When it came out it was one of the nicest ships around. It has sense been surpassed by newer, bigger, grander designs; however, this does not take away from the runs...

Pros: friendly staff, variety of activities and excursions, food!
Cons: none

The Norwegian Dream was our first cruise ship - we had no idea what to expect or what to do once we got onboard. Our cruise was to Aruba, Curacao, Tortola, St. Thomas, and back to Puerto Rico (where we boarded) Once we entered the ship, and found our...