NCL Cruises, Norwegian Wind

The good points were definitly we were in hawaii! We were on our honeymoon and it was our first cruise. The ports of call were great, but being newlyweds, we could bearly afford the shore excursions that the whip offered. After we already paid for them, we saw that you could purchase them on shore for at least half the price!! Overall we did not care for The Norwegian Wind, but we did really like the staff. I would definitly cruise with Norwegian again, just on a different ship!

We thought the pools were very cold!! I mean it was like 90 outside and I thought it was to cold in the pool for me to swim!! Also in our opinion the price of the drinks was rediculous!! I loved fanning island (the snorkling was awesome) but we found the two days there and two days back left us very board!! We found there was not nearly enough for us a young couple to do at sea.

Cruise another line, or stay away from the Norwegian Wind.

The cruise with NCL was OK but too far to go to get to Fanning Island, we had nearly 5 days on-board for only a few hours on Fanning. The ship is very old and it looks it.

This ship was cut in half and a new front/back welded on.

Deck equipment old and in need of replacement.

Not up to Princess standards by half.

Yet good value for money.

Because this was a Freestyle Cruise, there were quite a lot of people on board, not usually the standard you expect for an Hawaii cruise.

We went on the Norwegian Wind Hawaiian cruise for our honeymoon, and it was amazing.

We waited for two hours for the entry due to passport control etc., but that is always necessary. Once we got on the boat it was beautiful. Within 30 minutes we got our luggage. After some exploring (with the help of very kind staff and a good map) we saw different style's of restaurants. The 11 days we were on the cruise, we always ate at different restaurant. All of them had good service, good food, and we had nothing to complain about.

After 6 days we only got a problem with the bathroom. Water was leaking out of it. The problem was solved within an hour, so they were very fast.

We had to pay 10 Euros a day per person for the tip. I think this is a little bit too much.

At the end, the roll back to the island also went smoothly.

I would advise everybody to go on this cruise.

NCL Cruises, Norwegian Wind - When I booked, Norwegian was advertising a $100 opn board credit on cruises booked before a certain date. I found out later this was applicable on all cruises except the one I chose. I was also guaranteed an upgrade if I booked early so I did. When I arrived at the check-in desk I was told the ship was full, no upgrades. You shouldn't advertise guaranteed if you can't provide it. The night before we were to arrive back in Miami, we were told to obtain colored luggage tags for departure. We went to the information desk and told the clerk we needed to catch a train by 10:30. We were told we needed dark green tags.This would insure we would be off the ship by 09:00. The next morning 09:00 came no green tags had been called. 09:30 no green tags called. 09:45 I inquired at the same desk and was told well our times are approximate. My family and I missed our train.