This was my first cruise - and a great one especially for the money. Had some really good, okay and a bad experience. We had a group of 4. Two of my friends were celebrating their anniversary and they had been on a NCL cruise last year. We did the 4 Day Cruise from Miami porting @ Freeport, Nassau and Great Stirrup Cay.

Embarkation was extremely easy! We got to the port by taxi from Miami airport ($24) at about 12:30. We were on the boat by 1PM. We brought our swimsuits with us so we could use the pool deck before we got our luggage. We were greeted with champagne and orange juice and a very welcoming crew with big smiles! We explored the ship for a bit and checked out the outside buffet . We ended up getting a little pizza in El Adigio. Very good and fresh, especially the margarita pizza! Out stateroom was ready at @2PM however our luggage never arrived till about 7PM.

Our inside stateroom (8353) wasn't anything special. But for $149, I can't complain the much. We had 2 separated beds which did make for slightly more room that our friends that had them put together. There wasn't much room at all to put your clothes. We made due, kinda piled clothes where we could. Putting our suitcases under the bed helped. Bathroom is also very small but functional. It was pretty comfortable and we didn't really spend much time there. The beds are firm but I like it that way. The towel animals throughout the cruise were a very nice touch. Steward that we didn't see at all kept it very clean and well stocked. NCL also takes a $12 per person, per day fee for gratuities. This goes to your servers and stewards. On alcohol they charge an automatic 15% gratuity on alchohol. Read more