We heard mixed reviews about cruising, and decide to give it a try, to see whether it was the type of vacation we would enjoy. I'm happy to say that we loved it, and can hardly wait for our next cruise.

We chose Norwegian because of the Freestyle cruising. It met our needs perfectly ... do what you want, whenever you want. We chose the 4 day Bahamas cruise, to see whether we actually would enjoy cruising. Four days was good for a first time cruise, but next time I'm going for seven days.

Embarkation: Getting onto the ship was very smooth. We dropped our luggage with the porter, and then got into a very short line. Picked up our room keys, gave them our credit cards, they took our photos, and we were off. The ship didn't leave until 5:00, but we were on board around 1:00. Once on board we signed up for dinner that night at Cagney's since it was my friend's birthday and we wanted to splurge that night. We explored the ship, and then headed to the Garden Cafe, and enjoyed some lunch. Read more