Let me start by saying I had the most stress pre-cruise before any other vacation I have ever been on. So much so that it took me two days and many drinks before I was able to relax. Between getting my nephew's passport and consent forms signed at the last minute and having my niece admitted to the hospital three days before we left it was quite harrowing. My nephew got his passport a week and a half before we left and my niece was discharged from the hospital the day before embarkation. So, everyone made it even if we weren't all in the best of health. I worried so much about everyone else that it took quite some time to enjoy myself.

Embarkation was super easy. There were lines yes, but they moved along swiftly and we had no trouble with the two minors traveling with us. I was so worried one of us would be turned away because of insufficient documents but all they asked for were passports and we breezed through. I did have to remove everything from the stroller while walking through the security check point, even the baby.

In total there were seven of us. My boyfriend (41), our 13 month old baby girl and I (36) stayed in cabin 13226, a mini suite category MA. My mother (62), nephew (17), my boyfriend's daughter (18), and his niece (19) stayed in cabin 13240, a balcony stateroom category BA. The rooms were ready when we boarded at about 11:30 AM but the luggage was not there yet. We thought the rooms were adequate even with an extra Pack N Play provided by Norwegian. The Steward we had was wonderful and very friendly, my daughter loved him. We had requested the Pack N Play from our Cruise Consultant but it was not in the room. The Steward brought it immediately and we left to have lunch at the buffet while he set it up. The BA room steward was not as friendly but she always performed her job. Read more