Life Onboard NCL

Activities and Entertainment

Who ever heard of a bowling alley on a ship? No one, until NCL did it. We also have sparkling pools, waterslides and hot tubs, a top-notch spa and 24-hour fitness clubs, sports courts, rock climbing walls, Wii™ games with a two-story screen, NCL U classes on food, comedy & technology.

In the evening, choose from Broadway or Las-Vegas style production show, NCL’s ultra-hip theme parties, Second City® Comedy Acts, up to 13 bars and lounges, and a full-action casino.

Dress Code

Freestyle Cruising is not too dressy, not too casual. We call it "Resort Casual". By day, almost anything goes, like khakis, skirts, jeans, casual tops, shorts. For dinner, collared shirts and slacks or nice jeans for gentlemen and dresses and skirts and tops for ladies are perfect.

Spa and Fitness

NCL provides a full service beauty salon and world-class spa offering a wide range of  treatments to rejuvenate your body and soul.

All the Fitness Centers are equipped with Cardiovascular Equipment and Cybex Weight Machines. as well as treadmills, bicycles, steppers, life cycle machines, spinning bicycles, and free weights

Health and Medical

A physician and nurse are on each ship to provide medical care and services at customary charges. Commonly used medications are kept on board and may be purchased at the office of the ship's doctor. Dramamine, Meclazine, Alka-Seltzer and aspirin are available free at the Purser's Desk.

All charges for medical services will be billed to the guests' onboard account.

Services: The level of medical care is very basic. Basic blood tests, urinalysis, pregnancy and glucose tests can be provided. Also basic studies, like EKGs, X-rays, minor laceration suturing, and applying casts can be performed. There is a fairly well equipped pharmacy with the most common prescription medications. Any serious medical condition will require an evacuation. Medical Personnel are "on call" 24 hours a day for emergencies.

Location/Time: Formal office hours are held twice daily. Office hours may differ from ship to ship and often begin earlier on port days to allow guests to be seen before going ashore. Morning hours will last two and one-half hours, with the first one and one-half hours for guests and the last hour for crew. Afternoon hours will be for three to three and a half hours, with guest visits first, followed by crew. On embarkation/debarkation days, only afternoon office hours will be held.

Children's Programs and Policies

The Kid's Crew program onboard offers fun, supervised, age-appropriate activities for children between 2-17 years old. Children under 2 are not accepted into the program.

Activities are flexible and subject to change based on participants. Children are assigned to a group based on their age at sailing. If they have a birthday during the sailing, only then they are moved up. Please note that NCL does not allow children to switch age groups.

Juniors (ages 2-5):  Storytelling, painting, developmental activities, arts and crafts, treasure hunt, age-specific games, and family activities

First Mates (ages 6-9):  Children's pool area, pizza making party, games, parties, crafts & classes, computer games, age-specific games, and family activities

Navigators (ages 10-12):  Wii, sports activities, team-building challenges, parties, arts & crafts, video arcade, computer games, scavenger hunt, and family activities

Teens (ages 13-17):  Teen dance club, teen dinner, sports activities, wii, movies, parties, video arcade, computer games, and team-building challenges

Important: Youth staff are not able to change diapers or pull-ups, but we leave parents with a beeper or handy phone to alert them to do the duty. Beepers and handy phones do not work ashore, so at least one parent will have to stay onboard when their children are in our Youth Program.

Smoking Policy

Stateroom and Balconies:

• Cigarette smoking in staterooms and on balconies is permitted.
• Cigar and pipe smoking in staterooms and on balconies is prohibited.

Non-smoking guests concerned about sailing in a stateroom that may have been previously occupied by a smoking guest should be advised of the following:

• Staterooms with smokers are deep cleaned upon disembarkation.
• Ionizers and carpet fresh are used to rid the stateroom of the smell of smoke.
• Bedspreads, where they exist, are dry cleaned and replaced.
• If the stateroom was previously occupied with heavy smokers, drapes, pillows and other upholstery will be dry cleaned and the walls wiped down as well.
• Carpets will be steam cleaned as necessary.

Indoor Public Guest Spaces: 
All public interior venues, with the exception of the enclosed cigar bars and the casino, are non-smoking. Smoking is prohibited in all restaurants, bars, theatres, meeting rooms, restrooms, corridors, stairwells and lobbies.

Note:  Cigarette smoking in the casino is permitted and cigarette, cigar and pipe smoking is permitted in enclosed cigar bars.

Outdoor Public Guest Spaces and Open Decks:
Cigarette, cigar and pipe smoking is permitted on outdoor public guest spaces and open decks where designated by the ship’s management based on the ship’s specific characteristics and arrangements. No smoking is permitted in or near venues serving food, the jogging track, outdoor sporting venues and children’s pool areas.

Ship’s management may also prohibit outdoor smoking at certain times such as during safety drills, tendering operations or while refueling.