Regretably, you are not far off the mark there. . . .
In respect of Norwegian, the "fairy-dust" has well & truly blown away, & the great unwashed have wakened up to the fact that embittered ex employees don't issue warnings here to be merely confrontational, but actually with the best of intentions to help their fellow pilots NOT to embroil themselves in a ship that is slowly losing its way (certainly in terms of being seen as a decent employer)