What is the difference between traditional cruising and freestyle cruising?
Freestyle cruising is offered by NCL and to a lesser extent by Princess Cruises. Traditional cruises feature two seatings for meals (main and late) with fixed dining times in the same restaurant. Freestyle offers numerous different restaurants and a “dine when you want” philosophy. It is kind of like going to a resort with several different dining venues where you decide when and where you want to dine. Ditto for the entertainment. Traditional cruising generally offers two shows with bars and lunge entertainment after the shows. Freestyle has various entertainment venues available and you decide what you want to experience. The bottom line is that if you want to dine at the same table with the same folks every night then select traditional dining, if not select freestyle. One last difference is the dress code. On a traditional cruise you are expected to dress for formal nights and will feel out of place if you do not. Freestyle cruisers can choose whether they want to dress or not. If
