We are both young, me 32 and my wife celebrated her 27th birthday on the cruise. This was our 3rd cruise. First time with NCL, both of our previous cruises were on Royal Caribbean Voyager ships. I read many reviews before taking this cruise, and I thought I would return the favor and write one of my own.

Embarkation

Very fast and very hassle free. We arrived at LAX at 9am, used Prime Time shuttle, and were at the pier around 10:45. Walked right up to the counter, took care of our room charge account, and then we went to a holding area where there were many other people waiting to board. We relaxed and they called our number to board around 11:30. Very painless, but then again we were really early. Read more