the cruise comes out of n.y makes it very easy for us. There are things we don't like about N.C.L. One is that each time we go on the cruise we find out that less food items are available either at the complimentary restaurants or on the buffett. Restaurants that were complimentary before like uptown grill is now Margarittsville where you pay. We also dont like on the breakaway that many events are planned at H2O which is an outside venue, In bad weather they are either cancelled or moved to the atrium which is much smaller and a very public venue. The shows do not change we have been on the breakaway a few times the past 5 years shows are the same, very disappointing. The inside rooms are small but our biggest complaint is that there is very limited storage space for clothing especially if going on 7 or 10 day cruises. We are always happy with the crew they are friendly and very helpful. We would like more dancing options earlier than 10:30 in the evening. With all said we always have a good time and keep on going because it is convenient coming out of New York