Norwegian cruise ships Best for first-time young Honeymoon couples
Norwegian cruise ships are best suited to first-time young and young-at-heart couples, single passengers, children and teenagers who want upbeat, color-rich surroundings, plenty of entertainment lounges and bars, and high-tech sophistication – all in one programmed but well packaged cruise vacation.
If this is your first cruise, you should enjoy a good overall vacation in an upbeat setting. The onboard lifestyle is contemporary, fresh, creative and sporty, with a casualness typical of youthful city dwellers, and with its "eat when you want" philosophy, the shipboard ambiance is casual.
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is a company operating cruise ships, headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida. It began operations in 1966 under the name Norwegian Caribbean Line.
The company is best known for its Freestyle Cruising concept, which means that there are no set times or seating arrangements for meals, nor is formal attire required.
Its fleet is diverse, so the cruise experience can vary, although this makes for interesting character variation between the various ship categories. There is more standardization aboard the larger, newer ships.
The senior officers are the only thing that's Norwegian –except aboard NCL America vessels, where they are mostly American.
NCL America is Norwegian Cruise Line's sister company, with mostly American crews and a base in Hawaii.
NCL itself is jointly owned by Star Cruises in 2000 (owned by the Genting Group based in Malaysia) and Apollo Management, with both companies owning 50% of NCL. Norwegian Cruise Line controls approximately 8% of the total worldwide share of the cruise market.
There's plenty of lively music, constant activity, entertainment, and food that's mainstream and acceptable but nothing more – unless you pay extra to eat in the "alternative" dining spots.
You will also find revenue centers are everywhere on board Norwegian cruise ships, including "inch of gold," tee shirts, and sunscreen lotion, all sold at tables on the open decks adjacent to swimming pools.
The staff is congenial, and you'll find a high percentage of females in cabin and restaurant service departments – more than most major cruise lines.
All this will be delivered by a smiling and very friendly service staff who lacks polish but are willing : )
Norwegian cruise ships are best suited to first-time young and young-at-heart couples, single passengers, children and teenagers who want upbeat, color-rich surroundings, plenty of entertainment lounges and bars, and high-tech sophistication – all in one programmed but well packaged cruise vacation. 