Let me start out by saying I am sorry this review is so long. We just wanted to make sure we put as much information in it as possible for future cruisers. We are 36 and 44 and this was our sixth cruise. Three cruises with NCL, one with Carnival, one with Royal Caribbean and one with Radisson. If you want the short of it, it was almost a perfect cruise and well worth any amount of money spent. I would highly recommend getting a room with a balcony for this cruise. You will never regret it.

Pre-cruise.

Seattle: Day one - We arrived in Seattle two days early. Flight from Dallas was uneventful and we were actually early (about 1 hour early) because they had changed our flight time. Since we had rented a car through Hotwire we were afraid that we would not be able to pick it up, but they had it waiting for us and did not charge us extra. With road construction at the airport, we had a little trouble getting out to where we needed to be, but finally found our way. We had also booked a room in the Seattle Sheraton through Hotwire. We wanted to drop our luggage off and then go for a drive across Whidbey Island which is located north of Seattle. We were concerned that the hotel would not let us have our room since we were so early, but they did. We took our luggage up to the room, freshened up and then headed to our first destination. We drove north to a town called Mukilteo and had lunch at Ivar's next to the ferry terminal. We had the Alaskan Halibut Fish and Chips ($14.00) and Prawn and Chips ($13.00). Both were delicious. We then boarded the ferry and went to Whidbey Island. How beautiful the drive is through Whidbey Island. We were able to stop at Ft. Casey, incredible. We saw several bunny rabbits and three deer. We went all the way around Whidbey Island and saw a few more deer. Crossed the Deception Pass Bridge and found our way back to I5 and headed south to Seattle again. Stopped at the Tulalip Casino and Resort on the way back, spent a little time in their casino, had fun, won some money, lost some money, and headed back to Seattle to the waterfront and dinner at The Fisherman's Restaurant and Bar (Pier 57). Read more