We went with my husbands family, his mother and father (75), his aunt & uncle (60s), his sister and her husband (50s) and ourselves (50s). First time on Norwegian Cruise Line and first time to Alaska. DO NOT FORGET to pick up the Alaska coupon booklets before you embark.
Balcony Stateroom: We were pretty smart, all were AFT, ours on Starboard AFT, 2 AFT and 1 on Port side AFT. We would run from room to room for views and to see whales.
Our room steward was the laziest one I've ever had and we've cruised about 8 times. The other three cabins shared a fabulous steward and we got gumby!!! We got chocolates once, an animal towel once and we found the ice machine ourselves. Worst ever.
Good closet space, however, because we had a huge balcony there was less storage in our cabin than #8078. I think I'd rather have the smaller balcony and more storage. It was over the Stardust Lounge Balcony and it was noisy as the speakers were hung on the ceiling right below us. Not a bright idea if you ask me. Bed was comfortable, bedding lovely. I can't comment on the "Elemis products" because we never could get our steward to give us any!!!!!