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How well do you know Norwegian Cruise Line’s (NCL) dining & accommodation enhancements that encompass the fleet-wide Freestyle 2.0 upgrades. Dining on an NCL cruise is unlike any other cruise line because there are no set dining times, dining partners or dress codes, and up to 13 restaurants and dining rooms on board every ship for cuisine to suit your every mood. NCL also has the widest choice of accommodations afloat, the largest suites, extraordinary villas and the most interconnecting suites and staterooms to satisfy whatever your cruise stateroom demands entail. Here is a small list of enhancements that you may not know about NCL.

1. Menus are better than ever in all of our restaurants. In fact, they now offer lobster dishes every night of the cruise at their specialty restaurants, and twice per cruise in the main restaurants. Yum.
2. Brand new signature dishes, like Côte de Boeuf, Szechwan Lobster tails, Lobster Ravioli and 24 oz. Porterhouse steaks are offered in their restaurants.
3. Cagney’s Steakhouse offers up juicy, flavorful cuts of Premium Golden Angus Beef.
4. The Garden Café’s buffet includes made-to-order omelettes, crêpes and pasta dishes, plus a fresh, bountiful salad bar.
5. There are as many as 14 dining options aboard their ships, including a sushi bar, teppanyaki room, steakhouse, French bistro, Italian trattoria, Spanish tapas, outdoor grills and fantastic room service menus.
6. Yes, Freestyle 2.0’s enhancements have even added more delicious items to all room service menus.
7. Balcony and mini-suite guests get lots of special attention, including: an escort to their stateroom upon arrival, color-coded key cards for special recognition from our staff, priority restaurant reservations, NCL insignia bathrobes to wear during their stay, fresh fruit baskets, and freshly baked cookies delivered to their door the last night of their cruise (whew!).
8. Suite and villa guests are given platinum-colored key cards, so they all get the special recognition they deserve throughout their trip.
9. Bliss Collection by NCLâ„¢ in their inside staterooms, oceanview staterooms and mini-suites includes soft new linens, down comforters and memory-foam mattress toppers.
10. For their suites and villas, the new Bliss Collection by NCL includes pillow-top mattresses, ultra-fine linens, down comforters and a menu with six different pillow choices.
11. All of their staterooms, suites and villas are furnished with complimentary, upscale Elemis bath products.
12. Suite and villa guests enjoy the sweet life with in-suite custom canapé trays, fruit selections, one bottle (or half-bottle) of complimentary champagne (or sparkling wine) as well as upgraded Suite Menus.
13. Garden Villa, Courtyard Villa and Owner’s Suite guests have exclusive access to a special breakfast or VIP lunch in Cagney’s Steakhouse.
14. Balcony and above guests can make restaurant reservations 48 hours in advance – all other guests can make reservations just 24 hours in advance.
15. Guests in their Garden Villas can order from any restaurant menu on the ship and have it delivered to their villa.
16. Garden Villas have their own baby grand piano, private Garden patio with hot tub, dining area and sundeck.

So what are you waiting for?? A ton of different accommodations AND more signature dishes, more lobster and incredibly delicious buffets to choose from. Does your favorite cruise line offer you steak for breakfast?

For more information on Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), or to book an NCL cruise, call me at 1-888-579-8706, email me, or visit my website at www.avctravel.com/greggeppleman. NCL is also featured in articles on Technorati.