Loved the ship: all the funky colors and decor, and that you always know what direction is forward as the dolphins on the carpet are swimming in that direction.

After our quick boarding, our next stop was the Blue Lagoon for lunch. Just before that meal was the last time I felt hunger for the entire week. :-) Other dining options upon embarkation are Grand Pacific, a lovely 3-sides-windows dining room in the aft of the, or the buffet.

NCL has the most efficient muster drill process and other cruiselines need to take a lesson from them; 15 minutes and we were done. Read more