OK, I'm big on details because I think first time cruisers need answers...so forgive me.

Saturday-Embarkation_ New York Piers. Checked in at 11:30am and was about ship at 11:55! However, we were notified upon check in that over 100 people had gotten sick with Norovirus on the last cruise, so we were offered the chance to change our cruise date. From what I see, no one did, and I have to give KUDOS to NCL for taking the cleaning seriously and making a Code Red Situation palatable...by Weds. of the cruise, we were declared "Clean"!

Ate lunch at the Tsar's Palace, one of the 2 main dining rooms-the food here and in Azura (they share the same menu daily), was very good to ok. I had decided ahead of time I wasn't going to pay extra for food, so I skipped the $$ Restaurants-However, I have eaten at many of them on past cruises and they are all very good and worth the price! Read more