Senior Single Cruises

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Jul 19 2010

Senior Single Cruises

Norwegian vs. Carnival Cruise lines for a good social life?

Hi All. We're long time cruisers and we take a large (40-50) size group every 18 months or so. Most of the group is age 28 - 45, mixed couples and singles. Very social and like a good time. We've always taken Carnival, and always had a great time, but certainly have had our share of what others say. We're not stuffy or terribly picky on upscale - just like to be on a ship where there will be lots of fun minded people to mingle with. We're considering going on Norwegian and I'm wondering if anyone can comment on the typical crowd there? We like to socialize so would tend to want to avoid the senior citizens or families with lots of kids. No offense to either group! Our group is a mix of married and singles, so we're not looking for a singles cruise, but we do like the late night crowd and mingling with others our age. Would we be disappointed on Norwegian?

Let me be the first (but definitely not the last) to say....NOT NORWEIGAN. Please if you actually like the people in the group do not subject them to NCL. I have noticed on these boards that many many people share my opinion but I'll tell you my story.

Norweigan was my first cruise. I was a 3rd class passenger on the bottom deck. Walking down the hallway to my cabin, the carpet ended, and I passed through the storage section. Yes as in NO CARPET. The room was the tiniest I can imagine (I was living in a college dorm at the time) and sharing with my cousin. If he was coming out of the bathroom after a shower, I had to climb back on the bed b/c the door swung out and took up the entire room.

We had to go to information desk every couple days to pick up towels--apparently our steward didn't know we were there. Eventually I carried the wet towels from the bathroom up the flight of stairs and put them in the center of the hallway.

I am a small girl and every night at dinner I had to order everything on the menu to eat enough to be even close to full. Salad, 2 appetizers, soup, 2 entrees and dessert every night. Food was sparce. If you enjoy the dinner shows the Carnival waitstaff does during dinner, don't bother--NCL doesnt do it. No midnight buffets on NCL either.

At the chocolate buffet, the staff would grab the food off the buffet while people were standing in line. I watched the lady in front of me have the cake taken up while she was cutting into it. The photography crew was just as rude. I tried to buy my picture and they told me too bad. They were closed.

We had the late dinner, so we missed the entertainment show each night. NCL doesn't have like Carnival does--an early show and a late show. They just had the show, which was during my dinner. So I can't tell you if it was good or not.

Every day as we tendered in to an island, multi-cruisers would tell me how this was the worst cruise they'd ever taken. They had taken more than 15 with Carnival and RC and that this was the worst line. They begged me not to judge all cruising by NCL so I took a Carnival cruise and now am a multi-cruiser myself. Though I'll never go on NCL again.

Others have posted that you either love Freestyle or hate it. You wait for a table the same way you would at a restaurant if you want to eat at a popular time. You also don't have to dress up to enter the dining hall. Personally for me, part of what I like about cruising is dressing up and having a table waiting for me, a waiter who I see every night and by the end of the cruise knows me. Freestyle has a different waiter every night.

The typical crowd was older, though not like Holland. Probably in the 40-55 group. NCL is definitely for those who aren't picky, but if you've enjoyed Carnival, then try a RC. It's more the same speed, same costs--but larger ships. Similar itineraries.

Enjoy your cruise but please avoid Norweigan!

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