A particular cruise feature that Norwegian Cruise Lines introduced is free-style dining. Historically, shipboard dining has been a structured affair, with meals served at preset hours, usually with assigned seating in dining room and a dress code. Free-style dining changes all of that to match contemporary American lifestyle. Passengers may choose from eight to a dozen dining areas on board and eat when they wish. Some dining areas serve cafeteria-style, with food already prepared and jean-clad passengers taking a tray and selecting their food items. The main dining areas serve menu-based meals with full service wait staff and where jeans and shorts are prohibited at evening meal. All food in dining rooms and cafeteria is included in price of cruise.

And you get more than your money’s worth in quality and presentation of all food items. The average passenger gains seven pounds on a week-long cruise! In addition, Norwegian Cruise Line offers a selection of specialty or upscale restaurants on each ship and meals in these restaurants are offered at additional cost. For example, Asian, French, Japanese or Italian cuisine may be featured in a suitably decorated small restaurant. But know full well, upscale restaurants excel in service and cuisine and provide value for dollar for more discriminating.

In this second part you will go to find out why it is important to look at age and condition of your prospective Wellness Hotel.

Step 2 -- Age and condition of Secret Resorts

Often in pictures it is difficult to recognize how condition of Secret Resorts is. Like I already mentioned, in high polish brochures you see most beautiful pictures. The Hotel shows up from its most beautiful side. Often they do not show reality which you find locally. Sometimes pictures are so old that they hush up current condition of hotel.

It is absolutely disappointing when you arrive expectantly at Secret Resorts of your choice and discover how filthy and old equipments are. In a smeared bath tub it does not relax so well as in a new, shining bath tub, right?

Okay. And how do you find out now whether Secret Resorts corresponds to your high expectations?

• Find out when Secret Resorts was reconditioned last time

In any case it should have been reconditioned within last ten, better six years.

If it were reconditioned for example in year 1984, you surely won't just find old bath tubs, but in vain you are looking for a Wellness Paradise (what I mean by Wellness Paradise? More on this later).