We went on Norwegian last summer for an Alaska cruise and we absolutely loved it. We were a big group of ages spanning 80 to 8 and everyone had a great time.

The food was good as long as you chose carefully. We didn't go to the buffet unless the kids wanted to drop by for soft serve etc.

Anonymous wrote:The trashing of RCL on here is hilarious. My only cruise was on RCL, did the upcharge meals and it was very good for the overall cost. I’m a foodie too. Would Regent be better? It costs 3 times more, so it better be.

Yes, it will be three times better. More seriously, it will be better without any doubt, but whether the differences are meaningful to you in view of the significant cost difference is highly personal. Regent and NCL have little in common. Ship size, amenities, passenger demographic, presence of children, will all be different. There's nothing "wrong" with NCL, it just is a different product, which will be attractive for some people and not so much for others. Different strokes and all that.

Anonymous wrote:Oh great, I’m leaving for a RC cruise in a few days. It’s going to be a multi-generational trip and I’m going in with low expectations. Wish me luck!

OP: sounds like you would be happier on a Ritz-Carlton cruise. Me too.

I just finished a multi-gen RC cruise yesterday (grandparents, DH & me, kids 10, 10, 7). four night trip, and DH and I care about food. Not the most fabulous food for sure, but all pretty decent and some delicious. We were on Allure, 3 State rooms with balcony. Shows were a lot of fun, kids loved the pools, minigolf, ping pong, etc. Coco cay day was great, RC has lots of shade and food options (skipped water park, grandparents footing bill) and we loved hanging at Chill Beach that day. I'd get the internet and whatever beverage package you want in advance, its cheaper that way.

I'd 100% do a cruise again, they got us on and off the cruise very quickly , staff was awesome throughout, would probably want to try NCL for the next one but I was happy with RC for this one.

Anonymous wrote:The trashing of RCL on here is hilarious. My only cruise was on RCL, did the upcharge meals and it was very good for the overall cost. I’m a foodie too. Would Regent be better? It costs 3 times more, so it better be.

I also think its funny that people think Celebrity or whatever is that much better. DH's aunt and uncle have some crazy high status on Royal from taking way too many cruises. They took a Celebrity once (owned by RC) and said it was not noticeably nicer and in fact had less to do.

So you made it worse by your complaining to leave a boat when no one can leave. Good job.

The trashing of RCL on here is hilarious. My only cruise was on RCL, did the upcharge meals and it was very good for the overall cost. I’m a foodie too. Would Regent be better? It costs 3 times more, so it better be.