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STYLE | travel 77<br />
We unpacked once, travelled while we slept, and<br />
woke refreshed and excited in a different bucket-list<br />
destination daily. The adults didn’t have to worry about<br />
transport, time, itineraries, entertainment, excursions,<br />
or where to sleep or eat. What could we possibly<br />
argue about? Perhaps never being further than a few<br />
steps away from an alcoholic beverage was what<br />
made it all so amenable, but, nevertheless, the children<br />
never made so much as a whisper of the usual “I’m<br />
hungry/tired/bored” for the entire fortnight. Equipped<br />
to perfection, and with Wi-Fi on board, Norwegian<br />
Jade more than had everyone’s bases covered, making<br />
this trip a smooth and calm experience, just like the<br />
Mediterranean on which we sailed.<br />
It goes without saying that food was high on<br />
everyone’s priorities. The array of 14 palate-pleasing<br />
dining options on board this ship made eating gratifying<br />
for all. The formal dining rooms served nightly à la<br />
carte menus and were far from ‘formal’ – instead a<br />
relaxed affair with casual dress code and ‘anytime’<br />
dining. O’Sheehan’s Irish Pub served comfort food<br />
24/7, so the kids took up residence there, chowing<br />
burgers, fries, nachos and soda to their hearts’ content<br />
– with not a dollar in their pocket. The oldies, pretty<br />
set in their routine, enjoyed ‘picking and choosing’<br />
what they fancied at the Garden Café Buffet at 5pm<br />
sharp. As for my husband and I, we revelled in the<br />
time by ourselves to try four of the seven fine dining<br />
restaurants that were included in our ‘NCL Free At<br />
Sea Package’. (This perk, alongside a complimentary<br />
all-inclusive alcohol package, was available to those<br />
booking the ‘Free At Sea’ fare.) An evening all spent<br />
together in Cagney’s Steakhouse, however, was by far<br />
the highlight of our culinary escapades on board. The<br />
quality of food, wines, service and atmosphere was top<br />
notch and more than worth the modest cover-charge.
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