Get even more out of your vacation with more features, more control, and more simplicity - all in the palm of your hand.
Norwegian Cruise Line’s updated app makes it even easier to tailor your perfect vacation. Take full advantage of our endless experiences and wide variety of dining, entertainment, excursions, activities, and more. See comprehensive onboard schedules, view extensive excursion details, browse updated menus, view entertainment listings, and make reservations for experiences onboard our ships and at our incredible destinations. Above all, prepare for your cruise with ease – your vacation begins the moment you board!
BEFORE YOU EMBARK…
Discover your detailed itinerary with your pre-cruise planning checklist guiding you every step of the way. Make reservations for your favorite activities include excursions, entertainment, dining, and our exclusive Vibe Beach Club. Keep track of these activities with My Plans – outlining all of your vacation fun right at your fingertips. To speed up your boarding process, complete our simplified Online Check In experience. Get excited by counting down the days until you board one of our incredible Norwegian Ships!
ONCE ONBOARD…
Connect to the ship’s complimentary internet to use the app free of charge. Keep track of your favorite activities by having the Freestyle Daily just a tap away! Hungry? Make new dining reservations and browse the menus of our incredible dining offerings. Explore our incredible destinations by booking one of our incredible shore excursions. Keep track of your daily expenses and purchases in real time. Reserve and enjoy are incredible entertainment offerings. Never miss an activity with My Plans keeping you up to date for your next great adventure.
Norwegian Cruise Line Positive Reviews
🥂The new NCL app is a game-changer! Its sleek, modern design is both beautiful and highly intuitive. Everything is well-organized, making it effortless to book excursions, manage dining, and keep track of activities. The real-time itinerary updates and easy access to shipboard accounts are fantastic, keeping you in the loop with just a few taps. Fast, reliable, and visually stunning, this app elevates the cruise experience with its seamless functionality. Highly recommended for NCL cruisers!.SomethingProperVersion: 1.0.4
Turn off private relayUpdate: Someone exaggerated I visit the ship’s Internet cafe and chat with the tech guy on duty. Turns out if you have an iPhone and the private relay feature is turned on, you need to turn it off. Both NCL apps work just fine now. Now being able to really compare both apps while on board, I prefer the old app due to the chat feature and the deck plans/maps. If NCL continues with the new app, please add those 2 features! I’ve been on the ship all day and the app still doesn’t recognize I’m on board even though it shows ship time. The ship’s internet is working fine on my phone but neither app (this one and the old one) will recognize I’m on board. I can’t see my itinerary or any of my excursions/meal reservations. The chat feature of the app isn’t coming up like it normally does. I’m very frustrated. This shouldn’t happen. I liked this new app better than the older one right up until I boarded the ship. Now it won’t work at all. I just get errors. Update: it’s day 5 of my 10 day cruise and it still won’t recognize I’m on board or function properly..Midwestern Gal 100Version: 1.0.8
NCL App with white background is not ValidUsing the white background app I paid for thirty dollar app for Casino slot game for winnings of one hundred thousand dollars when my shipmate told me there was another app I should be using. I didn’t see one hundred thousand dollars slot game on new app so I do not know if my entry fee will be returned if the slot game is not taking place. Also this survey doesn’t allow for numbers or symbols that is except for period symbol which is applied when you press space two times after you finish a sentence..Dayle75Version: 1.0.8
Nice new organizationI am really enjoying the new look and feel. Information is well organized giving me everything I need to know on the home page. Can’t wait to try it out on board. Well done folks.
One small glitch. I am Sapphire latitude. On the hamburger icon it shows my correct status. However, on the cruise details / guest details page is shows I am a First Timer..Phud0360Version: 1.0.4
Better than the old app!Usability is much better than the old app! Hope they add main dining room menus and improve the daily planner features..Stoopid Xfinity AssistantVersion: 1.0.0
The old app was betterUsed this on our cruise this week. Too much is missing or difficult to find. I have not been able to use it all since leaving the ship. Screen is blank & get an error telling me to try again later. I have uninstalled and reinstalled it, but that did nothing. Not impressed..SMH452Version: 1.0.4
Huge UpgradeThe new NCL app keeps all your information in one place and a huge upgrade from the prior app..Sapphire JPVersion: 1.0.8
Not accurate informationUnder guest information it shows my status as “first timer” when we are platinum latitude members. We have been on 8 NCL cruises and have a ninth one booked..FoxibrookVersion: 1.0.0
So much better!New app is better in every way…so far..ApersonwhoneedshelpVersion: 1.0.4
Upgrade to styleThe app upgrade was definitely needed. I like the modern style that adds simplicity along it. I’m one with the first ones using the app. So I’m still exploring all the features..Cheyenne303Version: 1.0.0
Ready!SOO excited to board this gorgeous ship..NATRNUTVersion: 1.0.8
Great appEasy to use.HotelcurlyVersion: 1.0.0
EncantandoEs muy buena comparada con aplicación vieja, tiene mucha más información y más manejable ncl lo hizo muy bien con la app.Jolumu123Version: 1.0.4
The Best!This is the best tool to manage my cruise both onboard and off! Well done!.ECASE111Version: 1.0.12
New appThe new app is great but it’s a little bit slow. The new app layout is much better than the old one and the new app is user friendly..ItsUser friendlyVersion: 1.0.12
Missing some featuresThe new app does not include ship bars & lounges nor deck maps. The previous version does. New app needs to include the same features as the “old” app.Jabber54Version: 1.0.8
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Norwegian Cruise Line Negative Reviews
Expect better from NorwegianWas happy to see a refresh to the old stale NCL app. Wondered why a 2nd version launched while keeping the original. Some old features were lacking but overall the refresh looked great and ran rather smoothly. I have a cruise on Encore this December and was looking forward to using the new app. Unfortunately, the app hasn’t loaded in a month. Like everyone else, just a white screen. What puzzles me is how there is no engagement from NCL on the matter. No replies to all the comments saying how the app is broken. Nada! How does a huge company such as NCL have such a huge miss? Talk to your customers! Fix the app! Like no excuse for this to be a month of it being inoperable while staying silent. Let people know at least if there’s a fix coming. Not a good look. 1 star until fixed and maybe 2 stars when some formal communication on the issue..D PabloVersion: 1.0.10
What a downgradeThe new app is terrible. I don’t understand the good reviews. What do you want from a cruise ship app? Ability to see ship floor plan when you are on the boat. You could on the old app you can’t now. The ability to see all the activities (in a readable format). On Celebrity you can then add those that interest you to your personal itinerary. On this one you can’t do this. You can see the print version of the daily in very small font in a pdf type version. Might as well stick to the paper newsletter. This app is almost useless. At least you can see dining and shore excursion reservations but that’s about it. Guess it doesn’t matter though as it’s not as if there is an alternate app you can use but not a good look for the NCL experience..BabjlbVersion: 1.0.12
Needs improvementThe method for gaining access to WiFi is not as easy as it should be. At no point should using WiFi minutes be at risk in doing so.
It would be helpful for a reminder within app to alert you to the events that you are interested in attending.
Since last night at 8pm due to ship board medical issue the boat returned to Naples . We didn’t leave Naples for 3 hours. At this moment it would be helpful to know what is the arrival time to port. We have train tickets and Vatican tickets that will be of no value should we not arrive on time. The app should be letting me know this important fact.OcherylVersion: 1.0.12
New and old app stinkOld app has some features you need but lacks others, New app has lacking features but now missing the needed features you had on old app. The “my plans” section will not populate on new app. Old app does not have departure times on itinerary so basically you need both apps to have some idea of what’s going on. Wouldn’t it make sense to have information like port arrival times, departure times, excursion reservation days /times and dining/ent reservations all in one place… is that not essentially what an itinerary is? When and where to be is literally the only “must have” info for a cruise..HPrice01Version: 1.0.8
Terrible usability and performanceYou can access the app while on the ship’s WiFi to load and access the features. You’d think that connecting to he shop network would enable this, but you have to start a PAID or free-at-sea option to connect to any app content. Once connected, our app continued to failed to connect and continually presented the message “you must be connected to the ships WiFi”. Meanwhile, your precious internet minutes click by. We ended up just seeing the concierge and restaurant hostesses in person to make reservations and bookings. Total FAIL!.HTizzle.206Version: 1.0.11
Beware this appI am on a NCL cruise when I wrote this review.
I was asked to download the ncl app when I got on the ship and signed up for the “free internet.”
After a couple of days, I found out that my phone connects to the ncl wifi automatically even I disable “auto connection when wifi available” and turn off WiFi function before I go to bed for my safety reason.
Today, my phone called each of my relatives without I knew until I got a text to ask if I called. I had to disable my wifi calling.
Then I found out the some tour reservation’s price are too good until I confirmed with the shore excursion team.
What frustrating is that excursion teams told me they don’t work with IT team and IT support told me that I needed to talk to shore excursion team as he doesn’t support tour reservations. As my iPhone weird behavior, I was told it was me, not their app or the system..TXtblVersion: 1.0.12
Content fails to loadI have never been able to use this new app. Every time I try, “Woops! We couldn’t load the content. Please try again or come back later.”
You try again later and same problem. The app just doesn’t work. The old app does, and it works as you’d expect an app for a cruise liner to work.
Also, why release a new (broken) app, just update the old one with whatever improvements should be there (assuming the new app is somehow an improvement.).GNWestVersion: 1.0.12
App BrokenI enjoyed this app and still do, but I have not been able to use for at least the last two days. I told everyone on our upcoming cruise to get this app and now none of us are able to use it.
Ridiculous!
We’re trying to plan using the app, which when it works is pretty great, but if this keeps happening it will really affect our opinion of NCL’s ability to provide reliable IT solutions as we get closer to sail date.
Is my information even safe?!.StephanieStephanieAVersion: 1.0.9
FrustratedNo matter what the problem is the people at the Internet Café blame it on the app, the website, the Internet on the boat, they don’t understand why things aren’t working
I would like to know if the Manhattan dining room has lamb or seafood on the menu if they do I would like to go there if they do not then I will fight my way through the buffet
Of course you fill your plate at the buffet and then try to find a seat and by the time you find when your food is ice cold.BusynotboredVersion: 1.0.10
Extremely disappointingI was hopeful when they updated the app. Thought it odd they didn’t update the old one but created a whole new app, but whatever. New app… not so amazing. You can’t add plans. Can’t talk to your fellow crew mates. It isn’t user friendly at all. Changed view mid trip. The biggest fail is not having a chat to be able to keep in touch with the people you’re cruising with..CmkoeppVersion: 1.0.12
Won’t loadI downloaded the app when it first came out, and right away I noticed it was faster and cleaner looking than the original. But, that only lasted a week. Now it won’t load at all. It’s just a white screen with faint squares in the background. I read other reviews where people are having the same issue. This needs to be fixed ASAP, or this app is completely useless..The.CinoVersion: 1.0.9
Latest update is brokenUpdated the app last weekend. Since then the app doesn’t load. It’s just a white screen with faint placeholder boxes. I deleted and redownloaded and same issue.
Not sure why NCL is going live on an app that is totally broken. Hopefully the new app will eventually be better than the old one. On-board communications (text and phone options) needs significant improvement..Bavaro1977Version: 1.0.8
App not ready for productionI feel that this app is still pre-version 1 or beta.
- Cruisenext certificates are not displaying
- several links (payment status) error and say “Safari cannot open the page because address not found”
- cruise details are not accurate as it shows my post cruise hotel but not my pre-cruise..MargosdVersion: 1.0.4
Broken since Oct 2024The new app was nice (lacked old chat functionality) but it has not functioned since the Oct. 2024 update. I still can’t get it to load. I have removed and reinstalled it several times with little luck. Definitely need to rollback this latest version. Very frustrating with a cruise in 3 days..WhatdaPintVersion: 1.0.9
FrustrateThe app never worked as expected while on our cruise. It would never reflect my onboard charges or shore excursions, or dining options. Onboard staff tried to assist but had been unable to understand why it didn’t work properly. Requiring me to go to various desks around the ship to schedule anything & confirm charges. I have an iPhone 15 Pro..Ms.SjmVersion: 1.0.12
Inflated excursion prices!!We are two seniors traveling on this vacation and I’m shocked at the charges for excursions. There’s nothing under 100 one of the excursions I wanted to take was gonna cost me 179 minus the $50 onboard credit for my husband doing the same excursion same day it’s 187. I don’t understand the $10 difference..LoiebellVersion: 1.0.9
No chat on new appThe chat feature is not on the new app! That is a vital part of communicating with people you are cruising with. Also, it doesn’t work at all. Once the ship set sail, it never worked. It was a white screen and never loaded. Had to use the old app to use chat... app not workingVersion: 1.0.9
Not workingDownloaded new app and it froze the first 5 times opening it. One try 6, it opened. I then clicked on a tab ……guess what….froze again. Then one tab showed 1/2 the info and the r other 1/2 was “thinking” and would not fully load. Better fix the app before I cruise ……NCL, you have 6 months …..times ticking.Bubba 5678Version: 1.0.12
No “ease” if it doesn’t workI had downloaded the app to use during our September cruise. It worked for about a day. It would never load after that. Luckily I still had to use the older version. We’ve got another cruise booked in February and still can’t open the app. I’ve deleted it and reinstalled too..FL2KS galVersion: 1.0.10
Will not load!NCL is running 2 apps simultaneously—already a red flag. The NEW one refuses to load—neither on my previous iPhone 13 nor my new 16 pro max. Yet I just installed both on my wife’s iPhone 13 (iOS not even up to date), and both loaded. I’ve deleted/reinstalled app repeatedly—same result. I’m a long-time MacOS/iOS user, and this one has me stumped..RogerB in PAVersion: 1.0.12
“Whoops we couldn’t load this content”This app has never worked for me. Not even once. All I get is a white screen with an “whoops” message. So now NCL has an unusable app and a crappy, barely usable app. My cruise is in a few weeks and I was hoping for better. Royal Caribbean has an excellent app…I’ll stick with them next time..Jamcat1190Version: 1.0.12
So frustratingThere is a huge lag time for downloading pages. Many times the page cannot load content. Older app version is much more accessible and user friendly..LyssajoyVersion: 1.0.12
Doesn’t workDownloaded the app logged into my account and then all I get is a “whoops we couldn’t load the content, please try again or at a later time”. what kind of app launches and then sends you an email to download the new updated version and then it doesn’t work!!!.FirefighterMVFDVersion: 1.0.12
Sooo slowThis app is harder to navigate than the old one and it’s so slow to load even when connected to the internet. Shouldn’t have released before all of the kinks were worked out..Jeddl1988Version: 1.0.12
Doesn’t workThe new app doesn’t work. Literally tried to open it for over 3 hours one day and all the screen had was a white screen searching. Please fix if this is supposed to be improved from the other app..SlocastoVersion: 1.0.12
InconsistentThis new app is inconsistent. You never know if it will work or not. It’s frustrating to have delete and redownload it each time you want to use it. It looks good when it does work but I don’t count o
n it just yet..MrlueckVersion: 1.0.9
November 4 update broke appOn all apple phones and iPads (tested 4) the latest update broke the app. It just goes to a white pulsating screen. We lost out on booking the excursions we wanted wasting time trying to get in for a week now..TopTheoristVersion: 1.0.12
Doesn’t workWhile using the original app, I was prompted to download this new one. I did and it doesn’t work! I just see a blank screen trying to load and then an error message telling me to try again later. What gives?!.Pharese in AZVersion: 1.0.12
Fix bugsThe app looks good however, i dont see by purchases on the app (internet, extra specialty dining, etc) This should have ber fixed before the release..Bobbybushey666Version: 1.0.10
Hate itThe new app is horrible. It takes forever to load and sometimes takes you to a page that is no longer active 😠. I'll use the old app until you work out the bugs!.JtdebVersion: 1.0.12
Remove until it’s fixedBad app. The app takes forever to load on IOS. My screen lock engages (1min) before it loads. Missing features from the old app such as bars/lounges. The days to trip is wrong while the old app is correct. Stay with the old NCL app..NCL userVersion: 1.0.12
Error can’t load contentI reinstalled and no change. It prompted for account first time before error displayed. Now immediately errors after load. Whoops can’t load content with no error id no nothing..TxTreyVersion: 1.0.12
Won’t loadDownloaded app and it comes up saying cannot load content try again later. Tried several times with the same results..MarePerkVersion: 1.0.12
Doesn't workI'm on the ship and logged into its WiFi - that's how I'm submitting this review. But but both this app and the older NCL one refuse to see that I'm on the WiFi - and will not show me any account information. It worked until we got to Bermuda..FivesterVersion: 1.0.11
Very buggy.Lots of links will give you an error message that the page is not found.
I don’t think this is even in a beta stage. Really this was not ready to be released to the public..ZzzzgdhvkfVersion: 1.0.12
Hope you can steer.App is fantastic. It won’t even open. Great job NCL. Hope you’re better at steering a ship..Milzie22Version: 1.0.12
Using my minutes for my appKeeps using my minutes when I want to be on the ncl app.The Questor Dude2Version: 1.0.12
I only get a white screenI’m glad I didn’t delete my older app. This one won’t open on my iPhone..Paisley 2019Version: 1.0.12
Won’t openGrey screen then says try again later. Going back to the old app..Tayloml12Version: 1.0.12
Terrible UI mostly unusableThe UI is awful, so hard to find anything. Pages take forever to load or don’t load at all. Use the old app, it’s buggy but it is far less so than this garbage app. The UI/UX people did a very bad job on this..XroyaleWchzXVersion: 1.0.12
Doesn’t openApp doesn’t open. Just a white screen. Deleted and reinstalled. Same thing..RatovanVersion: 1.0.12
Won’t loadWhen I first downloaded this app- it worked… but now all I get in blank screens. I have deleted it and redownloaded it etc. just can’t get it to work….Lovinlife3602Version: 1.0.12
Hasn’t worked yetAll I get is a white screen, have tried many times to delete and reload with no luck.JNemelVersion: 1.0.12
Norwegian appTerrible doesn’t even work.SaltwaterjoyVersion: 1.0.12
Not goodErrors with checking on every step. Don’t even bother you have to actually turn on your computer to check in. And this is the improved app??.BeemanitobanVersion: 1.0.10
Does not workDoes not work. All I get is a white screen..NovembercubVersion: 1.0.8
Won’t even openDownloaded the app, created a profile and added the cruise. Tried to open app a while later, doesn’t open. Just a blank white screen. Deleted and reloaded. Same thing. App is useless..QYRSargeVersion: 1.0.8
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