I'm a seasoned cruiser and my 12 year old has cruised before so when we decided to take our yearly "girls only" vacation with our friends, we decided to have them try cruising and since we live in Connecticut, sailing out of NY seemed like an economical way to go.
We got to the ship early and got on before noon. Our rooms wouldn't be ready until 1:30 but we expected this and packed suits. Lunch on the Lido deck, a quick walk around and our room was ready, before 1pm and our luggage was already there! Off to the pool slide for the girls!
I went to the excursion desk to book the "Behind the Scenes" tour since I've never done it. All was fine until I received the ticket with the "rules" attached. I had no closed toe shoes with me so I couldn't go, no exceptions. So if you want to go, bring closed toe shoes!! Positive note, I saved $95! Don't worry, I lost it in the casino!
Would have been better if the couch and bunk weren't always made into beds but instead having a couch to use would have been nice and having the bunk up would have given more head room and less head bruises! We were right above a club but it didn't bother us but at times it was loud. Little space to put 4 suitcases due to couch cushions being under the bed. Balcony was lovely in port, and while the sun was out despite the constant wind. Got great moon pictures from it!