Norwegian Cruising

The Norwegian cruise Line (NCL) is and has always been best known for its Free style Cruising concept which has set free the average passenger from the hassles of set times, seating arrangements for meals and formal attire, which only makes sense given that one wants to take a vacation on the sea, not some extension of work meets personal life scenario. The company operates under two brands which are the Norwegian Cruise line and NCL America. The NCL has so far built one new ship for the F3 class which is the magnificent 4,100 passenger carrier Norwegian Epic. NCL is building twp next generation sister ships that are part of the Project break away. The ships will debut in 2013 and 2014. They will be modeled after the Norwegian Epic and the much smaller jewel class vessels and studio cabins as seen on Epic might be repeated as well.

Onboard with NCL:

The Norwegian cruising experience is unique and has never before been offered. It is a hybrid of sorts mixing traditional elements with innovative features, ambience and amenities. The décor is fun, colorful and occasionally loud even especially on the newer, fresher fleet. The dress code is casual and flexible. One might even see t-shirt clad passengers sitting among the formally dressed. Tuxedos that are a staple on the other vessels are somewhat of a rarity in this case.

All the Norwegian cruising cruise ships have multiple dining venues, ranging from gourmet French to steakhouses.
Round the clock room service.
Chocoholic’s buffet held once per cruise is a sight and experience that you will not want to miss no matter what.
Multiple bars and lounges.

Entertainment:

Entertainment is something that forms a rather large part of the NCL culture and epitomizes Norwegian cruising as it were. Thus this is treated by NCL carefully and the resultant entertainment includes:

Broad way and off broad way musical productions
Comedy from second city
Live bands
Longue singers
Pianos bars
Discos with DJs.

The casinos are of ideal size and offer the expected plethora of games. Things such as requisite libraries, shuffle board, game rooms, art auctions, ping pong, gaming lessons, perfume seminars and port talks are available each and every day. Luxury treatments are offered by Steiner run Mandara spas to which teeth whitening and acupuncture sessions along with Botox by visiting on board doctors have been added to the already alluring package. All the Norwegian cruising experiences are provided with fitness centers.

Children Activities:

Children’s programs are considered of vital importance and are staffed by well trained counselors. Parties and video arcades offer age appropriate options which also include kid friendly learning sessions. There are teen centers, discos along with kid pools. The newer ships in the NCL fleet are more welcoming to children disregarding the fact that the cabins are much smaller than the other new vessels. However NCL comes equipped for families and kids with its options of Family centric suites and adjoining state rooms. The ships have received incredible amounts of new enhancements as part of the Norwegian cruising initiative.