This was our second cruise on the NCL line, our first cruise was on the NCL Star last Christmas (New Orleans). We have to admit that we came away from our second NCL cruise on the Sun with a much better experience and it is a much better ship!
We booked stateroom 1007 which is actually on deck 11 forward. We absolutely loved the location. Our stateroom was down a short hallway from the fitness/gym facility, no long corridors looking for our room. Plus, both the pool and buffet were a short distance away, very convenient for pool time and alacarte dining at the buffet. It was also a very quiet area, no noise from public areas or adjoining rooms.
We were pleasantly surprised with the room décor, soft muted and relaxing beige and aqua tones throughout. However, above the bed was a strange artwork, it looked like large bandages stuck on red colored squares. It did not fit with the décor, nor seem to be a “relaxing” piece of art. This type of artwork is more appropriate for a public area hallway that needs a “punch” of color.
We booked stateroom 1007 which is actually on deck 11 forward. We absolutely loved the location. Our stateroom was down a short hallway from the fitness/gym facility, no long corridors looking for our room. Plus, both the pool and buffet were a short distance away, very convenient for pool time and alacarte dining at the buffet. It was also a very quiet area, no noise from public areas or adjoining rooms. We were pleasantly surprised with the room décor, soft muted and relaxing beige and aqua tones throughout. However, above the bed was a strange artwork, it looked like large bandages stuck on red colored squares. It did not fit with the décor, nor seem to be a “relaxing” piece of art. This type of artwork is more appropriate for a public area hallway that needs a “punch” of color. The furniture was well arranged for navigating around the room. The king size bed was very comfortable with top of the line linens; we actually remarked we wished the bed/linens weren’t so comfortable; it was too tempting for extended afternoon naps! The balcony is on the small side with two chairs and a small table with little room to walk around. What impressed us the most was the bathroom; it had a small “walk in type closet”, a floor to ceiling cabinet of drawers, a separate room with the granite topped sink and vanity table, and another room for a full size tub/shower combination and toilet. There was so much storage space that we actually had empty drawers and cabinets. We think this is one of the best designed bathrooms we’ve ever seen on our 12+ cruises. We especially liked having the privacy of closing the shower/tub/toilet door while someone was using the sink or vanity area. We also liked the walk in closet; it was so nice to be able to hang our clothing in a large area without having to deal with wardrobe doors in our stateroom! Stateroom amenities included waffle weave bathrobes, soap and hair shampoo (no conditioner!). Since the liquid bath and hand soaps were scented with lavender which I’m allergic to, we asked our cabin steward to provide an alternate soap (and hair conditioner), and he quickly filled our request. Mentioning our cabin steward (Jeoff), he was one of the best cabin stewards we’ve ever had. Always friendly and smiling, he paid attention to the details, quickly filled our requests, and he made the best towel animals ever. We did have one problem with our stateroom. Each morning the balcony was completely flooded with about a half inch of water. It seemed like our balcony was the “low point” in that area and there was no drain. We were told that the water from hosing down the walking deck above. So each morning we called guest service and asked that they send someone to remove the water (wet/dry vac). The flooding did impact the enjoyment of our morning breakfast on the veranda while watching for flying fish. We couldn’t believe that for a ship this age, someone hasn’t figured out how to install a drain in the veranda to eliminate this problem! We did speak to both the hotel manager and guest services about this problem, and we were comp’d a dinner at the steakhouse. So just a warning if you book this stateroom and want to enjoy breakfast on the balcony…