My adult daughter and I were meeting up in Barcelona & decided to go on a cruise. I'd decided on The Haven suites, probably a 1 BR, but I ended up getting an amazing price on a 2 BR suite - cheaper than the 1 BR! Cabin was unbelievably spacious and had the most storage space I've ever seen. Cabin technically sleeps 6, & that might be a tad crowded if they're all adults, but for 2-4 it's fabulous. The concierge & butler were lovely & very helpful, but we didn't require much from them. Given there are possibly 4100 people on the ship (not including staff), it was nice to have our own restaurant, pool, hot tub, deck chairs & even gym & spa. The ship is gorgeous & enormous, more than enough to do at any time. I didn't even see all of it.

The cruise itself was great, terrific ports of call. We took NCL shore excursions (get a discount because we're Latitudes Gold). As they've always been, the guides were knowledgeable, interested, enthusiastic & loved helping us to learn about life in their area. Highlights included climbing up some of Mt. Vesuvius & having amazing true Neopolitan pizza (best I've ever had) as well as going to some lovely medieval hill towns in Italy & France. Rome is always crazy, but the president was there that day, so it was particularly zooey & rushed. In retrospect I'd have skipped it, but my daughter hadn't ever been & wanted to see it.

Food is good, particularly in the specialty restaurants. The main dining rooms are "good," not great, but the Haven restaurant & the specialty ones were terrific. Read more