Name: Colin
Email: mcrobert@netcom.ca
Age: 41
Occupation: Technical Sales
NumberOfCruises: 1
TravelAgent: No
Ship: NCL-Dreamward
SailingDate: Dec.21/97
Itinerary: Western Caribean
FoodDiningRoom: 90
CruiseDirector: 80
CabinComfort: 80
FoodRoomService: 90
CruiseStaff: 90
CabinAmenities: 80
FoodLidoDeck:
DiningRoomService: 95
CabinQuietness: 89
FoodMidnightBuffets: 89
CabinSteward: 80
ShoreExcVariety: 85
FoodVariety: 90
DeckService: 80
ShoreExcValue: 79
GoodForHoneymoon: 85
CasinoStaff: 80
PrivateIsland:
GoodForFamilies: 90
LoungeService: 85
TenderService: 70
GoodForSeniors: 90
BeautySalonStaff:
EntertainmentLounges: 85
WheelchairAccess:
ExerciseFacilities:
EntertShowLounge: 89
OverallPortsofCall: 89
BeautySalon:
EntertainmentPoolside: 80
CruiseActivities: 85
Casino: 70
AirSeaProgram: 50
MedicalFacilities:
ShipCleanliness: 85
EmbarkDisembark: 85
DiscoNightclubs:
DeckSpace: 80
Stabilization: 90
ShopsOnBoard: 85
SpaceRatio:
OverallCruiseValue: 90
Submit: Submit Review
Date: 31 Dec 1997
Time: 20:32:47
Remote Name: 207.181.73.229
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Comments

Our holiday started in Vancouver with a flight from Vancouver to Dallas and then connecting to Miami on American Airlines which was part of
our air/cruise package. Beware of the lack of leg room and eat before you board the flight as the food in a basket the airline serves is very
poor. The return flight on Air Canada was much better with lots of leg room and better food but the route was from Miami to Toronto to
Vancouver and much too long. On the return flight we were given only 1 hour to connect with the Toronto to Vancouver flight and with
collecting our baggage and going through Customs we made our connection as the boarding gate was closing. After arriving in Miami we were
taken to the Wyndam Hotel which was very nice and the next morning the pre-boarding began which saved a lot of time at the pier and then
went by bus to the pier. Embarcation went very well and once aboard we found our cabins satisfactory for the amount of time we planned to
be there. The food on the ship was very good in respect to variety and quality. Breakfast could be buffet, sitdown, or from the Sports bar for
light fare such as sweetrolls, muffins, or cereals. Lunch was available in the dining rooms or the Sports Bar which had pizza, hamburgers, and
Hot dogs. Dinners had lots of choices and changed every night. The menu had enough choices (chicken, fish, seafood, beef, pasta, etc.) that
there was something that would please everybody. The midnight buffets were very good as well but if you plan on eating them book an early
seating for dinner. The kids really liked the Chocoholic buffet. Service on the ship was very good especially our waiter Devon and busboy
Alfredo in the Four Seasons dining room. These two gentleman deserve a medal for the patience they showed with a family of four sitting at
our table in the dining room. Our cabin was always clean and would never see our cabin steward there. The bartenders and rest of the crew
were always very cheerful and helpful throughout our cruise. Our first stop was in Grand Cayman via tender and took the Stingray Tour which
we found very disapointing and the highlight of this tour was seeing the stingrays, the rest of the tour could be skipped as the turtle farm and
the town of Hell was nothing to right home about. After the tour we took a cab ride to the Marriott and used the beach in front of the hotel.
The second stop was in Cancun via tender. Since we had been there before we decided to skip the tours and find a beach to sun. The ship
offers a package to one of the hotels but upon taking the tender to the pier in Cancun we found there is a beach right there with Fat Tuesdays
bar and resturant. The bar has a nice clean beach and chairs right on the beach you can use. The pier has parasailing, banana boat rides,
and shops available. The prices for the activities were reseasonable and our kids took advantage of the parasailing and banana boats. Our
third stop was in Cozumel at dock. Rather than taking a ship tour we used the taxis to go to town and a tour around the island and found this
to be a good way to see the island without the crowd. The taxis are regulated by the government and very cheap. The fourth stop was
supposed to be at the private island but due to the weather was forced to go to Key West Fla.. This is a very pretty town and a ride on one of
the tour trams was very informative and would recommend it. The only problem was the big tender which was used in Cancun. This tender
held 300 to 400 people and was very slow to load and offload. The casino was very nice but the slot machines odds must be set very low as
pay-outs were few and far between. At times the card tables were full but first come first served. Travelling with three boys aged 11,12,13
we were concerned about activities for them but the ship had an excellent on board program which kept them busy throughout with games
and even involved them with the Christmas show. Being our first cruise we have nothing to compare it to but we enjoyed the experience and
would do it again. The only negative on the cruise itself had nothing to do with the ship but with some of the prima donna travellers we
observered in the dining rooms. These people would constantly order food, take one bite and order the next dish, going through almost the
entire menu.

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