This was our 12th cruise in total, 3rd with NCL. We are 2 adults and an 8-year-old and sailed from 15-24 April 2014 on the Norwegian Spirit (Barcelona, Casablanca, Madeira, Lanzarote, Malaga, Barcelona).
Embarkation:
We arrived around 9.00 am at the cruise terminal in Barcelona. The terminal opened less than an hour later and we were welcomed with cake/biscuits and water/juice (which was welcome as our flight was as early as 6.30 that morning). Check-in started at around 11.00 but we couldn’t board the ship until 12.10 which was a real bummer because the wait was getting very long by then. On the bright side, our oceanview cabin was already ready so we could leave our hand luggage prior to going to lunch. The safety drill at 4 pm went smoothly and our luggage arrived within a few hours. In the following days, we were asked to provide additional information to guest services even though we had provided the information at check-in (such as an emergency contact, my partner’s picture had to be retaken, the credit card reader did not work properly and I had to have it done on the ship).