"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
>
> That said, I do have to say that the worst dining experience was on
> Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) Their "Freestyle" cruising has a dining
> experience reminiscent of Applebees on a Saturday night.

> NCL's buffet was not much better than a high school cafeteria. The food
> was always the same and not very good. Other lines generally have dishes
> on the buffet that are being served in the main dining room for the
> passengers who don't want to go to the regular seatings.

My niece asked us to go with her on a cruise to Italy, France, Spain. We
declined after looking at the schedule. Every day the ship was in a
different port and you had to be back by 5 or 6PM when it left. Dinner was
on board. Why, when visiting countries with some of the best food in the
world would I want to eat at a cattle trough on a ship? I go to these
places to enjoy the local ambiance and food. I can get Applebees any time.