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Norwegian Cruise Line pending transactions against my bank account

once i arrived home after my cruise i had over a thousand dollars pending against my account when my final bill was only 187. it has been three days i have 4 dollars in my checking account and every time i call they say they will get it taken care of and its still there! the hosue keeping staff went through my suit case while i was out of the room my belongings ended up under the bed and in other peoples suit cases i was traveling with along with my jewelry scattered all over the floor. I would never reccommend this cruise line to anyone as i am highly disappointed!

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Jan 20, 2012 7:42 pm EST

We went on the Norwegian Jade late last year. I could tell they were eager for credit cards at the check-in, and had a $0 balance credit card for use on board. The cruise was 2 weeks. What I did was request a statement every 3-4 days. Anything on the statement that was not supposed to be there, was questioned and eventually removed. It wasn't that the charges were incorrect, rather the charges were higher than we were told. For instance, they had a deal for 2 week cruisers to have a bag of laundry washed and folded for $45. We complied with the bag and wrote on the receipt 2-week cruisers. When we checked the bill it was close to $200. We also paid cash for the $345 balance on the last day, and had no charges off the credit card at all.

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Norwegian Cruise Line my vacation was ruined

The cruise was ok but on our last day to enjoy the ship we were rudely awaken at 6:30 am by US. Customs agents barging into our state room unanounced and making i and my gf dress and leave the comfort of our room and stand in the hall where we were then grilled by one agent for about 30 min while the other agents raided our stateroom. They had a list of supposed convictions against my gf and they asked us how we met and a few other questions then they asked me who has never had so much as a speeding ticket, if i had ever been convicted of anything! they never did tell us exactly what they were looking for! The whole thing left a bad taste in our (my) mouth! So i think that before i would ever cruise with ncl again i would need a refund!

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Kori Calubaquib
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Feb 01, 2021 1:58 pm EST

We were scheduled to cruise right after the world shut down for covid March 2020 and NCL refuses to give a refund!
Our cruse was actually cancelled and because we made a safety decision to postpone to a later date 12 hours before our cruise was cancelled, they refuse to give a refund. Why would it matter if we cancelled or they cancelled when the ultimate decision for both parties is the safety to not go. I am already so disappointed and any future cruse is 40% more than we paid with less incentives. Such a scam already. I feel there should be refund honored under the unforeseen circumstance, our safety.

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Norwegian Cruise Line room, service and food

This is the first experience I had with NCL, we went as a group of three families and we all booked ocean view, the cruise is Pride of America, ship hopped between four Islands in Hawaii. I have high expectation but everything turns out short. The following summaries our disappointment:
Room- there is no view, all three rooms window were blocked by the rescue boats. Cookies crumbs were all over the sofa bed, apparently, the bed was never pulled out during cleaning.
Service & Food- bad service at the buffet area, especially the person that serve the meat, she serves prime rib pieces less than 3cm thick ( same as roast beef, pork etc.), and refuse to add extra saying that there is a line and we need to go back to the end of the line. Fruits, especially papaya, were prepare awfully, the seeds from the papaya seems to be pulled out by hand and finger, with 50% of the papaya meat gone. All the other restaurants were between good and excellent, but the line was long, I guess no one wants to go to the buffet. Also the variety of food is very limited, and always not prepared enough, the shrimp cocktail went out within 2mins and the second batch, the shrimp size is half of the first batch. Morning breakfast, getting an omelet takes at least ten minutes. There is no 24hr food service, between lunch and dinner, only left over was served.
This is not a bargain cruise line, I expect NCL to provide at least sometime comparable to other cruise line that cost only half as much. Really disappointed.

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Norwegian Cruise Line leaves a lot to be desired

Norwegian cruise line bumped my group of family and friends because "Rosie O'Donnell" chartered the whole ship months after my group was booked. As a result some people in our group had to back out because they could not rearrange their vacation time. The on-board credit that was promised to us we had to fight for every day of the 7-day cruise. A free group picture was also promised to us, but found out that it was not free at all--if we wanted it we had to pay $25.00. We arrived in Nassau 7 hours late and as a result of this, we were not able to get off the ship until 8PM and by that time everything was closed. For this inconvenience, we were given $50 credit which I think was in insult since we never got to see Nassau at all. A simple thing like receiving a box of chocolate-covered strawberries which we were also promised never came to be.

This cruise line leaves a lot to be desired.

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Norwegian Cruise Line cruise on ncl dawn aug. 23 to aug. 30

September 5, 2009

Ms. Yvonne Thompson
Customer Relations
NCL
7665 Corporate Center Drive
Miami, Florida 33126
Tel: [protected]
Fax: [protected]

CC: Leon Black Apollo Management L.C.
Cruise Line International Association
Consumer Affairs Organization

Dear Ms. Thompson,

I am writing to advise you of my concern, displeasure and disappointment with the recent cruise I booked with your cruise line.

My family and I were guests aboard the NCL Dawn for the cruise that set sail from New York to Bermuda from August 23rd through August 30th 2009. Our complete names are: Carmen Ferrigno (age 40), Sandra Ferrigno (age 41), Alec Ferrigno (age 10), Jude Ferrigno (age 6).

I will detail several of the issues we had with your cruise, but I want to start with the most important and most frightening for me and my family.

NCL’s Complete Disregard for the Safety of My Two Children: When we check into our stateroom on Sunday, August 23rd we found that the child lock on the balcony door was broken, so that anyone could open the door even if it was in the upright or locked position. Given that we have a six year old child (and a ten year old child), this was a serious concern for us.

We reported the incident to your customer service representatives who said they would send someone to look at it that night. No one did.

The next morning we asked again and your team sent a carpenter by the name of Marlon who looked at the lock, agreed that it was broken and said it looked like it was a big job and he wasn’t sure he would get to it. I told him this was a priority and he said it would be fixed that afternoon (Monday, August 24)

That night, we saw that it was not fixed and the following morning I then called your customer service representatives again and was told that the lock was broken, it could not be fixed and we would have to stay in the room until we reached Bermuda when they would get a part to fix it.

Those three nights were ruined since neither my wife nor I could sleep knowing that our small son could open that door and potentially fall overboard. When we asked if we could be moved we were told there were no open rooms available. No one ever suggested switching with someone who did not have a small child.

I believe the broken lock is clear violation of your safety code and that my family was put in real danger by your staff’s lack of concern or action. I can tell you that my vacation was ruined because of it and am asking for a full refund of my money. Your organization states in all your literature that the safety and welfare of your passengers is your number one priority and yet no one on your staff did anything to address this problem for half of my vacation.

In addition to the above issues, I am listing several others we believe violated your policies and led to our dissatisfaction:

The Safety of Your Guests: We signed up our children (ages 6 & 10) for your Kids Club “Free Style Play”. The first time we arrived, we informed the staff supervisor that both of our children had asthma and asked if we could be given a beeper just in case one of them had an asthma attack. We were told by the supervisor that beepers were only given to parents of children two and under (primarily to deal with the inconvenience of having to change diapers) and that it would be sufficient if we just gave them the area that we would be in and if a problem arose they would come get us. Please note that at no time did your child care staff ask for us to drop of my children’s inhalers. We kept checking in our children during the hour and a half they were there for free play because we were concerned that they would have a problem and we might not be able to get there in time. While they had no incident of asthma, your staff’s lack of concern convinced us that we would not use your Kids Club again. In fact, we feel that your cruise staff’s primary concern was that of dirty diapers rather than genuine medical issues for the children in their care, a fact that truly disturbed us and clearly ran counter to your literature that states safety is your primary concern. 

Price Gouging and Oppressive Policies: Our second night, we had reservation at one of your premium restaurants, Salsa. Our room was minutes from the restaurant. Three minutes prior to our reservation time, the restaurant called our room to inform us that if we were more than 15 minutes late, not only would they not hold our reservation, but they would also charge us the full restaurant fee. When we arrived at the restaurant two minutes later, we were surprised to see that it was completely empty and reservations were clearly not needed. We understand that one of NCL’s policies is that if you do not cancel a reservation within certain amount of time that you will be charged the addition fee. However, threats to guests before they are even late seem ridiculous and the idea of forcing us to pay yet again for services we didn’t even use is unethical.

Price Gouging and Hidden Fees: Throughout the cruise we and other passengers (we spoke to many families while our children were playing together in the pool area) that we were being “nickled and dimed to death” with various hidden fees and outrageous prices for items usually included such as bingo cards, soft drinks, and tips. We were on an NCL cruise 3 years ago and didn’t feel this way. We had a pleasant experience and that is why we booked this trip. To hear that bingo cost a woman and her daughter her $90 shows just how appalling your policies have become. The most egregious of these fees was the hidden TIP FEES of $12 per person per day you charged everyone on board. For a family of four, those fees amounted to $337 for our vacation. Not only is it completely unethical to demand such charges, the fact that guests are not told about it ensures that for most of the vacation, they are double tipping. Given that your sit down restaurants had strange and constantly changing hours, we wound up eating at these buffets quite often and yet we were still charged the $12 per person fee for tipping.

Health and Welfare of Guests: We spoke to many other families onboard about the fact that in your main buffet restaurants, including the Garden Cafe and Deli and the 24 hour restaurant/diner, the restaurants were so understaffed that we were forced to clear other guests plates and since no staff member ever wiped down a single table, we had to resort to getting our own hot water from the beverage counter to wipe down the tables ourselves as did many of the other guests. This was highly unsanitary and is a primary factor in the fact that all of my family wound up getting severe respiratory infections during the trip. Our doctors’ bills far outweighed the tips you forced on us.

While Bermuda was beautiful and we enjoyed the time there, your company’s lack of concern for our safety and health, the horrible service, outrageous hidden fees and unsanitary conditions have convinced us that unless you change your policies drastically, we will never book another trip with NCL or its affiliates and we will let everyone we know why.

I expect a written reply from your team as soon as possible. Please note I will be forwarding a copy of this communication to the Cruise Line International Association and Consumer Affairs Organization as well as to your corporate offices. I also will be sending a copy of this to Leon Black, founder of Apollo Management L.P. at 9 West 57th Street, 43rd Floor, New York, NY 10022, as I believe their recent investment in NCL makes them an interested party.

Sincerely,

Carmen Ferrigno

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Jun 05, 2014 9:19 pm EDT
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This is my response to there final email to me. I will paste there response under it. I will never use this cruise line again

I wanted to send one final email as a Christian woman I am leaving this in Gods hands now but I will make a few last remarks.

Understanding my disappointment as you stated in your email doesn't make up for the fact that I was lied to and the vacation I booked was falsely advertised. Yes I did contact the cruise consultant after I got on board and went to purchase the package as he advised me to do and was told It wasn't available due to spring break and yes he repeated the same thing I was just told. Disappointment isn't the proper word for this situation and for you to back your employee who did such a low and deceitful thing shocks me I have to tell you especially since you wouldn't even listen to me when I told you he laughed at me because it wasn't in his notes (Red Flag for me). I have a question for you Yvonne if you went to purchase a car and that car was $10, 000.00 and the sales men said it gets 20 miles to the gallon, you sign for it and wait for them to get it ready with excitement that you get to pull off the lot in a new car. They pull the car around you get in it and before you pull off the lot you read the manual and find out it actually only gets 5 miles to the gallon so you go in and they tell you oh sorry for that but hey if you only go to the store and back each day you will be fine, gas wont cost you any more, would this be ok for you? No because you want to do more then just go to the store each day don't you especially on your days off, besides who are they to tell you how you should drive your car right! So now do you think the dealership needs to make this situation right or is it ok that the sales man lied to you in order to get a sale and the dealership is ok with this to?

Signage posted inside and outside the arcade as you state, this is all well and good if I had been inside the arcade. Why isn't this posted in our state rooms on the bathroom wall some place that a parent especially one on there first cruise would be able to see it and do something to prevent such a thing from happening. My children are minors they have no authority or authorization from us to use our credit cards and for you to be ok with this happening once again is deceitful and shocking. I am not sure if you have children Yvonne but the arcades now use cards and what happens is we go in with the kids we put $20.00 on the card and when it runs out they are done. Hooking a credit card up to a card would never happen nor is there any arcade around that even gives that as an option so why would I have had the slightest bit of an idea that your cruise line would have allowed minors to charge on a credit card they are not authorized to use.

Furthermore alerting someone of a $300.00 charge in a day from the arcade I do hope this is a joke, but with the pattern of deceit and praying on people who are new to cruises that your company clearly uses this absurd rule I don't find shocking at this point.

You stated in your email that you we are unable to honor my request for an adjustment or refund of these charges. I never asked for a refund nor an adjustment what I did was ask for you as a representative of Norweigen Cruise lines to make this situation right after all the deceit and lies have now cost us. If you recall our exact conversation when you said "so what is it that you want" and I stated I am not sure what it is you mean you then told me "well the cruise line will not credit you back anything you spent on the ship". This is the point I said to you well why would you even ask me how much I wanted back and in the same breath tell me I wouldn't get anything. This was when I realized you were not listening to a thing I said and you were just doing your job of dodging and weaving the truth that I am sure you already know, your company is dishonest and they do it in such a way that they wont face criminal charges.

The best is now you add insult to injury by offering us something you know we wont use. You want us to now spend more money with you company in order to get a $200 on board credit that probable wouldn't be there when we got on board anyway. Norwegen Cruise lines is a big company you could have made this situation right in a heart beat and not taken a financial hit at all. Instead you hurt us so bad financially that it will take us months to pay this off not including the finance charges we are now going to have to pay to. This could have been the best trip I had ever been on in my life and I can not with any ounce of my being tell anyone to use your Cruise Line because I would never be able to live with myself when this happened to them. I will use every avenue I have available to me (social media, print, teachers union, Patrolmens Benevolent Association, Christian Ministries, the CrossFit organization to name a few) so I can get this information out about your company in hopes to save other families from going through the same horrific ordeal that we are going through.

So I at this time will thank you for your time and know we will be praying for you.

Michelle Kostidakis

Dear Mrs. Kostidakis:

Thank you for your correspondence and for taking the time to speak with me concerning your recent cruise onboard the Norwegian Getaway.

We appreciate that you chose Norwegian Cruise Line for your family's vacation at sea. After delivering cruises for over 47 years, our goal remains the same: to offer a fantastic cruise experience to all our guests from beginning to end. We are truly sorry to learn that we fell short of your expectations in certain aspects of your voyage, and apologize for any disappointment you experienced.

We sincerely apologize for any miscommunication with regard to the availability Beverage Package, we do understand your disappointment when you arrived onboard. Our records indicate that you contacted the Cruise Consultant on the first day of the cruise and was explained to your the package was blocked out for all sailing during the spring break period. This explains why the Cruise Consultant could not add the package during the reservation process and prior to the cruise. Nevertheless, we understand your disappointment and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

Further, we regret learning you were not aware there is a charge for using the video arcade machines. While we understand your position in this matter, we must ask you to note that there is signage posted both inside and outside of the arcade that advises the following: There is a charge for all arcade games. Swiping card will charge your onboard account. In addition to those posts, each machine in the arcade has a label that explains how much each game is, and says "swipe card here to play."

In addition to the above mentioned signage, we also alert the primary card holder when the account reaches in excess of $300.00 in video arcade games in a single day. You may also view your onboard account during the cruise from your stateroom. We apologize for any disappointment in this regard.

Based on this information, we are unable to honor your request for an adjustment or refund of these charges. However, we would like for you to know that we have discussed this matter with our Casino Department so that they may be made aware of your impressions and take them into consideration when we next review our policies and procedures in these areas.

Mrs. Kostidakis, It is never our desire for our guests to be disappointed or inconvenienced in any way, and we regret that your cruise experience did not fully meet your expectations this time. We are pleased to hear the other aspects of your cruise were enjoyable and hope to have the pleasure of welcoming your family onboard another voyage in the near future.

Norwegian Cruise Line has earned its reputation by providing an unsurpassed cruise product, along with exceptional service. Once again, we apologize for any lapse in service you encountered during the reservation process. We have copied the head of our Reservations department, so they may be aware of your impressions and for corrective measures to prevent any future occurrences.

While we cannot offer you compensation for your onboard expenses, as a gesture of goodwill we have arranged an Onboard Credit Certificate in the amount of $200.00, with the genuine hope that this will make your next vacation with us more memorable. The certificate will be mailed to the above address within the next two business days.

Thank you for allowing us an opportunity to address your concerns.

Sincerely,

Yvonne D. Thompson
Coordinator
Guest Relations

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Dec 17, 2010 12:48 am EST
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Totally agree with the other two people. Took the NCL cruise to Canada in September. One of the ports was left out because of a problem with the ship and we were nickled and dimed to death the whole time. On the last night we paid almost $40 to use their computers to get our boarding passes and the computer kept timing out, it was so slow, and we were not able to get the passes. I went to the purser to advise what had happened and he just looked at me, did not say one word, just looked at me. I thought, Okay, I get it this happens all the time and there are no refunds. The food was terrible and most of the places to eat were the places where you have to pay a cover charge. Long time cruisers, have never cruised NCL and will never cruise with them again, so bad, no second chances.

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Oct 05, 2009 11:08 am EDT

I HAD A SIMILSR EXPERIENCE WITH THE NCL CRUISE LINE ! MY HUSBAND AND I CALLED ROOM SERVICE ONE NIGHT AND WAS TOLD BY THE GENTLEMAN TAKING OUR ORDER IF WE ORDERED SALADS WITH OUR SANDWICHES WE WERE GOING TO BE BILLED EXTA ON OUR BILL ! HOW RUDE IS THAT ! WHEN I CALLED TO TALK TO THE SUPERVISOR I WAS TOLD HIS NAME WAS MARLIN AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT WAS THE GENTLEMAN THAT TOOK MY ORDER ! I GUESS MARLIN MOONLIGHTS IN DIFFERENT OCCUPATIONS !

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Norwegian Cruise Line terrible company

Customer Service Rep booked wrong dates, now they want to charge additional $250 per person (8 people)to correct travel dates. We cancelled trip and due to additional expense, they still are charging us $250 per person, total of $2, 000 for suppling nothing.

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Mar 10, 2010 10:59 am EST

My family just returned from an NCL cruise. We cruised in February 2010. I am here to tell you that after reading the complaints from 2008 nothing has changed. NCL just doesn't care what people think. NCL complaints deal with value, service, and quality. Other cruise complaints like Royal Caribbean deals with procedural issues...no so much service and quality. We spent a load of money for our family vacation on NCL and this was the most disappointing vacation I have ever spent in my entire life...and I'm 41 years old. I spend this much time letting people know because I felt like we were robbed by NCL. And to make matters worst...they don't care. If I can make 100 people think twice about booking on NCL I would feel better. Book on any other cruise lines like Carvinal or Royal Caribbean. If you look around you'll find the same value like NCL, but receive much better service and quality. I have cruised on other cruise lines and the only reason that NCL still fill ships with passengers is because they compete with low pricing. Of course once you book with them and get aboard...you realize you got what you paid for. Don't get fooled!

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Norwegian Cruise Line what a rough 4 days!!!

Ok how does this sound for a vacation:

My wife and I sailed last August on the Norwegian Sky for 4 days in the Bahamas for our honeymoon! The trip was wonderful. Despite the fact we left two hours early due to hurricane activity and a good portion of the people sailing with us never made it, WE had a great time. So we told our family and scheduled another cruise for June 15th-June 19th with a total of 18 people.

My nephews baby gets third degree burns from another guest spilling coffee on him. He couldn't go outside for 3 days. Also five mebers of our group ate in the Palace and all woke up in the middle of the night sick. We inform NCL and they Quarantined them to their staterooms for 24 hours. The next morning they were all feeling better but were still quarantined to the ship for another 24 hours. They missed both the islands. So finally day four the family is all going snorkeling together... Until a tiger shark attacks a 17 year old girl, bloodies the water and all beach activities are cancelled.

NCL response: One $100 credit for each of them towards their NEXT cruise. WHO WOULD WANT TO CRUISE WITH THEM AGAIN! Not any member of my family.

When you think that we all spent at least $1000 each for the cruise. We could have had one hell of a vacation for $18000.

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Jun 21, 2009 3:42 am EDT

that complietly sucks they should give ur money back if not u should sue them that is all terrible

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Norwegian Cruise Line worst experience ever

Norwegian Cruise Line in their brochures in the state rooms says... if we leave anything on board it will be shipped to us at our expense... my experience is that it was all stolen.. gifts for three children and three grandchildren left behind in my stateroom was never found ... staffing problems obviously... will never cruise on Norwegian again...

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Norwegian Cruise Line Plumbing problem during entire 3 day cruise

I just returned from a 3 day cruise to the bahamas on board the norwegian cruise line's sky ship.
The vacation was a nightmare from the time we got on board.
1. The rooms were not ready when we checked in (at 2pm with the ship sailing out at 5:00pm)
2. The staff discriminated against individuals. For example, ceratin male guests were allowed into the dining areas without shirts on, while others were not.
3. The food in the buffet was of a very low quality in terms of taste and presentation.
4. When dining in the restuarants, you had to wait 1 hour for 2 eggs and some toast.
5. The toilet in the cabin did not work for the entire 2 days of the cruise.
6. The $100 credit to compensate for the discomfort of a non functional toilet could only be used on board the ship.
7. The refund of the cruise fare could only be used toward another ncl cruise.

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Mar 10, 2010 10:50 am EST

My family just returned from an NCL cruise. We cruised in February 2010. I am here to tell you that after reading the complaints from 2008 nothing has changed. NCL just doesn't care what people think. NCL complaints deal with value, service, and quality. Other cruise complaints like Royal Caribbean deals with procedural issues...no so much service and quality. We spent a load of money for our family vacation on NCL and this was the most disappointing vacation I have ever spent in my entire life...and I'm 41 years old. I spend this much time letting people know because I felt like we were robbed by NCL. And to make matters worst...they don't care. If I can make 100 people think twice about booking on NCL I would feel better. Book on any other cruise lines like Carvinal or Royal Caribbean. If you look around you'll find the same value like NCL, but receive much better service and quality. I have cruised on other cruise lines and the only reason that NCL still fill ships with passengers is because they compete with low pricing. Of course once you book with them and get aboard...you realize you got what you paid for. Don't get fooled!

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Jan 19, 2009 2:15 am EST

I was working in security cruise ship Island Star-Island Cruises, former Horizon-Celebrity Cruises.That was best vacation I have ever had.I got a lot of job there of course, but now I have excelent memories.I saw Bahamas and many Caribbean islands, best places of South America, Canarians islands, Mediterian..and founded a lot of friends.The food was amazing.Staff from all of the world was nice and everything was just excellent.Now I working ashore, because of better salary. Always some kind of people complaining for nothing even they have better food in the ship than at his home.All the best for all captains, officers, and crewmembers in Island Star and all other ships around the world from Serbia and Montenegro

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Oct 28, 2008 4:58 pm EDT

I just got back from a 3-day NCL cruise to the Bahamas on the Sky ship. This was the best vacation I have ever experienced. We boarded close to 1:00pm and our room was ready. We then grabbed some lunch and came back to our room to find our luggage allready on our bed. The food was amazing. I have never had such good food and service. The staff was outstanding. Everything worked out perfect and I was extreamly pleased. I HIGHLY recommend this cruise to anyone interest all ages! I think some people will find something wrong with anything. I have read many bad reviews for many cruises. The best thing to do is go on a cruise and find out for yourself how great they are!

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Norwegian Cruise Line no customer service at all

Arrived at approx 2 pm Feb. 3rd 2008 the check in was fine, went to dinner at the palace at 6 pm My wife, and I both had steak, they would be a cheap come on dinner for 4.99 at home. They were tough, and tasteless. The next morning we ate at the crossings. We both had eggs, hash browns, I had ham, my wife had bacon, the hash browns were quartered red potatoes that were not done, the ham was tough, and the bacon tasted like it was cooked yesterday. After that when we ate on board the ship, we ate at the buffet. It was also terrible, but you could stay to the fruits, cold cereal, and at least have your eggs cooked right there. The only decent one was the hot dog, and hamburger bar, aft of the buffet, but they closed this one up for meaningless repairs, like painting for 3 days, but this one ran out of hot dog, and hamburger buns 3 days in a row, which we were docked at that time and they could of went off ship and replaced the supply. Also after breakfast no more juice was in the dispenser, we tried to go to the Palace again, but was refused entrance, very rudely, and embarrassed by the maitre because we had shorts on below our knees, it was not hush hush, she was so loud that every body looked at us like we had the plague, but later that night we found out that one mother, and daughter that we had met were let in the same night with shorts the same length as ours. This is when I found out that freestyle, was not really freestyle, which was one of the reasons I booked the cruise. An overview of the food, and service was: the salad fixings were bad, never enough to make a good salad, the lettuce was always wet, and slimy. The bacon sat in grease, and was uneatable; the pancakes were like microwaved ones. The only good things about breakfast was Chris the egg chef was very good, and the cold cereal. Also when you ran out of things like bread, or jelly, it would take at least 20 min. to get more. One day it took 25 min. to get bread, and when it got there they sat it down, and went to doing something else for another 10 min. before they put it out for us to use. The only bright spots in the dinning areas were Chastity, April Jackson, and Chris the chef. We were going to try one of the extra fee dinning areas, but everybody that we talked to said it was just as bad as the included areas. We met a lot of new people from all over the world, but not one had anything good to say about the dinning on this ship. This is the first cruise I have ever taken, and was very disgusted with the food, my wife, and I both had diarrhoea every day, also my wife, and I are diabetic, and even though we had to be selective in what we ate, it was still very bad, the only difference between eating in one of the premium rooms and the buffet was the looks of the room. You can polish crap to make it look better, but it is still crap. Our friends that we met on board, and at home have assured us that the other cruise lines do serve there guests a lot better food. Now about the stateroom, the showers were very small, and the water went from cold to burning hot with no pressure, the mattress were very hard, and uncomfortable. The window was always so dirty that we could not see out of it. Francisco, the one that did our cabin was OUTSTANDING!

Now the entertainment, lets face it the word Las Vegas STYLE is the only thing that gets you through on this one, but I live in Las Vegas, and every act that was on this ship would be a free lounge act here, but they were some of the bright spots, like Tony Beau, Ross Bennett, and the ncl cast that performed in the Stardust, also I would like to say that Silas, Nick, Suzanne, and Jess did do an outstanding job entertaining us. In the book in the cabin it said that if we had a complaint to go to the reception desk, well we did because we had went on shore, and then decided to go on the glass bottom boat excursion. We asked one of the guys on shore that worked for ncl what the charge was he said 34.00, but when we got to the table to purchase it another person said 39.00. When we told him that the other person said 34.00 he said well ok I guess I’ll give it to you for that. There was another couple that he was going to charge the higher price too. Then we met a couple from England that said that they had paid 39.00 on shore for the same excursion from a person on shore that worked for ncl. When we went to the front desk they shrugged it off like that’s the way it was, so get over it, so we figured it was useless to talk to them. We also looked at the shore excursion list at the reception desk, and it stated 34.00 for this excursion. I understand the business part, and that costs are a big part, but when you treat the people that keeps you in business the way the guests were on this cruise, you won’t last. When we saw on the news while on the cruise that you were only going to cruise Hawaii with one ship, we were not surprised. I did think that you could have told your employees about it before it came on the news, and all the guests new about it before them. The people that work for you are your lifeline, and if you treat them bad, it is the guests that suffer for it. That starts the domino effect. I don’t understand about the Coast Guard making you use union labour, but this is no excuse for the treatment that we were given. When I was booking this cruise, cost was not even considered, but the way we were treated, I figure that I overpaid you for the meals, room, and entertainment If it wasn’t for the things we have seen on the Islands this cruise would have been a total loss. I blame the management for the way this ship was run. Hopefully you will take the complaints to heart, for your sake as well as your guests. My cabin was 0201. I have written, called, and emailed NCL several times, and have not received an answer of any kind.

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Sandwich, US
Aug 06, 2009 2:28 pm EDT

Norwegian is a great line. The writers must be awfully uptight to write what they did. No cruise line could be that bad.

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Sandwich, US
Aug 06, 2009 2:26 pm EDT

Norwegian is our line of choice. Their cabin stewards are outstanding to a degree off the scale, their food is quite a bit more than I expected it to be, the front desk was always helpful and went out of their way to accomodate us. The excursions were outstanding and reasonably priced. I think that those who complain need to take a much longer cruise to unwind as they seem to be quite tightly wound up.

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Little Rock, US
Jun 17, 2009 9:19 pm EDT

I called the cruise line today, June 17 to book a cruise for December 13 on the Spirit. I was quoted a price which was satisfactory and gave my credit card to book the cruise. When I received my Email confirmation, there was a different price shown (higher). I called Tom, a personal cruise consultant within 30 minutes and he would not honor the price I was quoted and said there was nothing he could do. I cancelled the cruise. This is no way to do business and if a price is quoted by an agent of NCL, that price should be honored. Is this a bait and switch?

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Norwegian Cruise Line horrible experience

Ms. Montross,

I am in receipt of a letter of apology and assurance that you sent to my wife and me in regard to our recent correspondence with NCL.

As I had originally mentioned in our letter, our experience was horrible and because of this or honeymoon was very dissatisfying.

Jill and I read your letter and found the gesture of good will that was attached; I must admit to you that we both felt everything to be quite disingenuous.

You wrote that NCLs goal for the last 40 years has been to offer a fantastic cruise experience from beginning to end. When we described how this goal failed from beginning to end all you could respond to us with were assurances that this was not the case and that our experience was unique? I can assure you that our experiences WERE accurate and VERY common from our experiences and other passengers that we met and continue to correspond with.

We have done some further research and can assure you that the word is spreading about NCL, we only wish that we had checked before we paid for our honeymoon. Check out these websites if you think we are kidding:

http://www.complaints.com

https://post.complaints.com/post.php?followup=2&original_id=4318

http://members.tripod.com/phdewar/main.htm

You see, it isn't about the debauched delivery of the champagne and chocolate covered strawberries, it was about a totality of the failure of your company's policy over and over during the cruise's 7 days. We all know that the sign of a true champion is repetition, but many people forget that the sign of a true failure is the same. NCL failed us and contrary to what you tell us in your letter, they fail many people.

The entertainment and activities onboard were pitiful and although you tell us that this was an unusual experience, I find it impossible to believe. EACH night the entertainment was just as poor. There was no wavering in the inadequacy of the activities through out the trip, how could that dictate an unusual or rare circumstance? It doesn't, NCL has some serious issues on this ship.

When we booked the cruise we were given many assurances, just as we are being given now. The unfortunate part is that talk is cheap and the reality of things isn't. We learned a good lesson about NCL and the Norwegian Sun when we cruised; NCL makes promises it can't keep and then refuses to make wrongs right.

NCL's sincerest apologies are not worth much to us at this juncture now that our honeymoon fund has been expended and the time has been lost. We will never get a second honeymoon.

I feel that you should know that the original letter that I sent to NCL was forwarded with a cover page to Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines . That cover letter expressed to Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines how sad we were that we didn't get to cruise with their company for our honeymoon and applauded them for the last trip sailed with them.

On April 21, 2008 we received a response telephone call from Royal Caribbean and we were offered a 3 day cruise for or comments and input regarding our experiences with them and their competition. The executive representative we dealt with hoped that Royal Caribbean's sense of fairness might offset some of the losses suffered by sailing with NCL for our honeymoon.

I can't believe the differences in these two companies! For a company that has been delivering cruises for over 40 years NCL seems to have no concept of customer service in comparison to Royal Caribbean, and has insulted us by offering us a $200.00 onboard ship credit for the perfectly inadequate cruising experience that it provide us.

Jill and I know this, when we speak with our friends and colleagues about our honeymoon, when we attend union meetings or any social functions, we both say the same thing; Thank God we had each other, because NCL was horrible.

Sincerely,

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Norwegian Cruise Line lost and found dept

Lost and found issues, My daughter left behind a stuffed cat which she has had for a number of years.
I called the lost and found number as soon as it opened the Monday after the cruse. I was told they would check with the ship and get back with me. Well a month later and 4 phone calls nothing! On the 5 call the person I spoke with said she would e-mail the ship and check on the item. I then spoke to a supervisor to complain that after 5 calls and nothing was happening, her response was did I not understand the rep would e-mail the ship! I then asked why it took 5 calls? Did not get a answer. I then tracked down a number for Roxanne Barr. Here is what I got from her:
1. Item was not found.
2. It was my daughters fault.
3. Sometimes things don't get turn in.
( this was left in the room )
4. She was sure the cleaning crew did there job.
5. Maybe another passenger took it.
( how could they get to the room before it was cleaned )
6. I was lucky most cruse lines do not offer this service.

I would have been better served if they just would have said up front the stuffed cat is gone.

I will never ever recommend Norwegian Cruse Lines to anybody.

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May 12, 2008 1:08 pm EDT

Lost and found issues, My daughter left behind a stuffed cat which she has had for a number of years.
I called the lost and found number as soon as it opened the Monday after the cruse. I was told they would check with the ship and get back with me. Well a month later and 4 phone calls nothing! On the 5 call the person I spoke with said she would e-mail the ship and check on the item. I then spoke to a supervisor to complain that after 5 calls and nothing was happening, her response was did I not understand the rep would e-mail the ship! I then asked why it took 5 calls? Did not get a answer. I then tracked down a number for Roxanne Barr. Here is what I got from her:
1. Item was not found.
2. It was my daughters fault.
3. Sometimes things don't get turn in.
( this was left in the room )
4. She was sure the cleaning crew did there job.
5. Maybe another passenger took it.
( how could they get to the room before it was cleaned )
6. I was lucky most cruse lines do not offer this service.

I would have been better served if they just would have said up front the stuffed cat is gone.

I will never ever recommend Norwegian Cruse Lines to anybody.

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Dec 28, 2008 8:05 pm EST

Another chronic complainer. Holding an entire company responsible for a stuffed toy. Why would anyone, unless suffering from a neurotic sense of guilt, waste time trying to get a company to pay for a stuffed cat? There's little doubt in my mind that the employee got fed up with psycho-mom, and finally had to distinctly spell out the reality of this situation, much to the complainer's dissatisfaction. The poor NCL employee.

Let's break this down:

1. Item was not found. -- Well that seems to make sense. Of course, we're 'positive' that it was left in the room. Odd that anyone with such exacting memories about a lost item would have forgotten it in the first place.
2. It was my daughters fault. -- Let's see, by process of elimination, you're blaming the ship, the crew, the captain, the lady on the phone, etc. Everyone, but the child who left it behind. Odd how that worked out.
3. Sometimes things don't get turn in. -- Sometimes they don't. Gosh, that implies that it was a) there in the first place, and b) some dishonest cleaner swiped it. I'm sure a crew member, laughing maniacally, has taken the stuffed cat, sent it to Asia, and is exploiting it pornographically online.

( this was left in the room ) - Again, how do you know?
4. She was sure the cleaning crew did there job. -- I'm sure they did too. Did you expect the cleaning crew to find the stuffed cat, feed it, wash it, and put it on a flight back to Ohio, first class?
5. Maybe another passenger took it. - That's possible too. They're probably exploiting poor Fuzzy online as well.
( how could they get to the room before it was cleaned )
6. I was lucky most cruse lines do not offer this service. - You're lucky you weren't thrown off the ship for chronically complaining.

Probably best if you went with a different cruise lines; maybe one that keeps a therapist onboard.

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Norwegian Cruise Line forgets to refund

I have booked Norwegian Jewel from February 15th to 24th, 2008 by web (reservation nr. 1501321), and I've book shore excursions too (confirmation ID [protected]).

In the confirmation, my son's (aged 16) excursions price were less than my husband and I. Once aboard, when we received the tickets, the prices for my son where higher than the booked and confirmed, and my account was charged for u$ 1035 in total, instead of u$ 955- (u$ 80 more than booked).

Since February 26th, I have been asking refund for u$ 80.-, wrongly collected, and they receive the emails, and nobody answers them.

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Norwegian Cruise Line new norwegian cruise lines complaint website

A new website that focues on help for crew members who have been injured at sea is now available. It also lists extensive legal resources for guests and crew.

It is available at:

http://www.nclcomplaints.info

If you want to get to the top of it quickly, this is the place to be and the resource you need before you take a cruise or decide you want to work for NCL.

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Queens Village, US
Oct 01, 2013 10:11 am EDT
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My suitcase was damaged on my trip with Norwegian Jade on 921-928, I have a report of damaged luggage from ship, its a hard sided luggage and cannot be repaired. Please send me mail concerning my claims. email: shamie_naraine@yahoo.com Cost of suitcase is approximately $80-90.

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Norwegian Cruise Line not quote us a fare!

Three seniors bought a 16-day cruise package direct from NCL online with their trip insurance, flying PHL to catch NCL Crown in Santiag, Chile, with one night in hotel there before boarding. All flights cancelled day 1 and 2 out of PHL led to offer of ground/air transport in Chile, with no guarantee, to catch ship four days later (maybe) along coast. We declined and sought full refund. This falls under "trip delay" category of insurance policy which we had no chance to review before payment on line to NCL or to option a better policy they forgot to mention. NCL is owned by Star cruises out of Malaysia, beyond US maritime regulation. Months of negotion results in an offer to credit us 75% for an alternate NCL cruise, but they will not quote us a fare! Lawyer says take the money and run. She had a similar problem with NCL, a tricky firm to deal with online and one to avoid among cruise lines judging from complaints going back three years. Buyer beware.

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Norwegian Cruise Line horrible service, rude staff, poor quality food!

I took a cruise on NCL, the Dawn, this summer to Bermuda and the Bahamas. There were 10 of us - 5 rooms on deck 10. Various problems - horrible service, rude staff, lost shoe from luggage, room keys that wouldn't open causing us to lose the use of 1 room for the first full day, poor quality food. Whenever we tried to get help the response from management was terrible and very rude. An expensive pair of shoes was lost out of my luggage when delivered to my room (rip was in luggage and 1 shoe was missing) and they said it was my fault. I should have not given them my luggage to move on board. Everyone was rude. We got yelled at by staff for the simplest of requests. I would NEVER travel on NCL again.

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New Port Richey, FL, US
Nov 25, 2023 1:57 pm EST

I put a cruise on hold. Gave credit card info just to hold. Was charged full amount with out my conscent. I called for a refund. Your company is refusing to give me a full refund. What kind of company does that?

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Ian McLeod
Kelmscott, AU
Oct 11, 2023 7:14 pm EDT

Norwegian Star [protected] Fl. 71.73US Dollars debited from my National Australia Bank Visa account ...1149. on the 09/09/23, which was the amount I still had credited to me.

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My Norwegian Cruise Line booking ref. [protected] through MyCruises.

My Cabin number 10628.

Departed Tromso Norway 26/08/23 arrived Reykjavik Iceland 09/09/23.

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Virginia Syperda
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Aug 10, 2023 12:25 am EDT
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Stateroom (SJ12810)—bedroom window obstructed by a slide ride The balcony wide only for a chaise—no table or chairs on balcony. No chairs in living room or bedroom for tv

Isafjordur bypassed. No reason given

Reykjavik excursion cancelled-no opportunity to see capital since this was the last excursion on the last day in port

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Ballston Lake, US
Apr 30, 2023 4:30 pm EDT
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Cruise leaving at 4 pm spoke with Norwegian Rep stated if we arrived at least be 3:45 we would be able to board the ship. Arrived at 3:30 and attendant was coming to escort us with an individual with a wheelchair since special arrangements were made and while he was on his way they removed the gangway to the ship.

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Kevin McKitrick
Guelph, CA
Apr 26, 2023 4:42 pm EDT

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NCL offered a refund of $600us on Jan. 26th, 2023. I have not received the refund and nobody will respond to the multiple emails

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keshav Rumon
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Apr 20, 2023 3:33 am EDT
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Actually they are disturbing other ,drinking smoking cannabis in the room which is unbelievable

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La Mesa, US
Apr 15, 2023 6:30 pm EDT

shore excursion description and reality was very different

Norwegian Jewel

03/21-04/02

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Wendy Nickles
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Apr 09, 2023 1:17 pm EDT
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Dont go with norwegian cruises! there refund policy is a scam. I took a cruise in november and am still fighting with them. I have send them everything they have ask for five times and they are still asking for the same stuff!

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Swanbourne, AU
Feb 18, 2023 10:40 pm EST
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Are there any Australians out there who have been caught with a last minute visa requirement for Chile. Our cruise which departs Buenos Aires on feb 26 will not let passenger onboard unless they have a Chilean visa. We are only in Chile 8 hrs! What plans have you made if the shortage of notice means getting a visa is impossible.

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Jonathon Edwards
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Jan 30, 2023 11:15 pm EST

We let NCL book flights and they booked my kids on a different plane 5 hours before we leave. We are supposed to spend our vacation together and they ruined it. If we knew this was a possibility we would have booked our own flights!

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Pros and Cons of Norwegian Cruise Line: Pros of Norwegian Cruise Line include diverse itineraries, excellent service, and top-notch amenities. The cons may include higher pricing compared to some competitors and limited availability of certain activities or dining options on smaller ships. However, the overall experience with Norwegian Cruise Line is highly positive.

Conclusion and Recommendation: Norwegian Cruise Line is a highly recommended cruise line for travelers seeking a memorable vacation experience. With its diverse itineraries, exceptional service, and top-notch amenities, Norwegian Cruise Line offers a cruise experience that is sure to exceed expectations. Whether you're a first-time cruiser or a seasoned traveler, Norwegian Cruise Line is a fantastic choice for your next vacation.

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