In the past 4 years I have been on over 12 cruises. My favorite cruise line has been the Norwegian Cruise line (NCL). However, after my recent transatlantic cruise on the NCL Gem, I have become very disappointed and disenchanted with NCL Cruises. Our transatlantic cruise was 16 days and went from New York to Barcelona. We stopped at ports in Spain, France, and Italy. The waters were fairly smooth, but the 'running of the ship' was not! — NCL is advertised as 'freestyle cruising'- do what you want, when you want! Well, if you wanted to eat a meal in one of the two main… read full review »