Family of 5; DW, DS 6, DD 6 and DS 2. This was our first NCL and will not be our last.
Embarkation...Breeze. We live about a hour from the pier so we drove in and parked. Got to pier around 10:30-11:00. There was a line to get into the lot and when we got close we saw it was due to the dogs checking the luggage in everyone's car. We had Priority boarding due to suite and there was no one in line for suite check in. Checked in and went to Priority waiting area where we met Patrick the concierge. Coffee, juice and some snacks were available. We only waited about 20 minutes before we were allowed to board and on our way to Cagney's for lunch.
Room...We were in one of the SJ Family Suite (12016) and it was awesome! Everything others have written is true. Plenty of room for the five of us. Cipriano was out butler and was great. Spoiled our kids with treats all week. Armando, our steward, kept on top of everything.
Rm 12016. Very spacious. Tons of storage. Almost like having a hotel room on the ship. Past the jogging track so not much noise.