My wife and I chose this particular cruise due to 1 wanting to give NCL a shot, 2 it fit into our existing plans very well, and 3 we just needed some r&r in the sun. Brief summarys to follow.
Embarkation was smooth, we arrived when we were asked to and didn't have any unnecessary waiting. Our cabin wasn't quite ready so we went up to 16 and had a drink then walked around a bit.
Cabin: We had a starboard forward mini-suite on 8 with the elongated balcony. We chose this room specifically for the long balcony and the layout with the bed near the balcony doors instead of closer to the door. Balcony had 2 chairs 2 chaises and a table. If traveling with others the balcony would be perfect. The bad part is this, balconies on 9 and up can look down on you for over half the length of the balcony aka less privacy but more importantly we had over the course of the week, straws, plastic cups and cigarette butts on our balcony. Cabin seemed a bit narrower than mini-suites we've had on other cruise lines. Bathroom was huge, you seriously could have 5 people using it at once ( 2 in the shower one person at each sink and one using the commode) though personally I wouldn't recommend it.