Don't be afraid to take this cruise after reading the reviews. We almost didn't and that would have been unfortunate. At the end of the day, NOS is a beautiful ship with a wonderful, hardworking crew. The 8-night is a wonderful itinerary. Unfortunate that it departs from Port Everglades. Be prepared for an unattractive port with no signage next to an airport with chocking jet fuel fumes. Still, you don't have to deal with that for very long and once you are on the ship you're fine.

Other reviewers have covered the nightmare experienced on boarding the ship so I won't comment on that. We decided to put the experience behind us and enjoy our vacation but decided to depart from Port Canaveral on future cruises going forward.

This was our 5th cruise,4th on RCCL. We are in our 50's prefer quieter areas on the ship, don't drink or gamble, just wanted to recharge our batteries and relax. Our first impression of the ship is that it was absolutely gorgeous. We were able to access our stateroom right away but because of the port delay it was a while until we go our luggage. Read more