Flying in the day of departure, never a good idea, we're running late after a flight delay and almost two hours going through customs. In the taxi from Fort Lauderdale to Miami I called NCL to let them know we were coming in late but in time to board. I was told they had no way to get in touch with the ship. I'm baffled as I hold a boarding pass from Carnival Cruise Line, back to back cruises, and on it they asked me to call them if we're running late. Finally made it aboard 45 minutes before the ship sailed.

Cabin 11270 Mini Suite. We had no problem with the room layout. The balcony was spacious and a lot of closet space. It is true that there is not enough room in front of the bed which is funny because I found the bed small and I'm 6 feet. There was no water pressure in the sink until the last night on board. I had to shave in the shower with out a mirror. But what surprised us most was the lack of amenities. There was gel soap and shampoo in the shower and that was it. No hand soap for the sink, surprising considering that every were we went on the ship staff were there to spray our hand with an alcohol solution. No bathrobes... really... maybe we expected too much and should have brought our own.

First day at sea felt like a lottery winner as we secure two deck chairs at the H2O Spice (adult only) and were able to enjoy the day. There is definitively a lack of deck space. We witness a few argument over reserved chairs. Read more