Another great cruise on Norwegian. No problem at all with embarkation. We checked in and walked onto the ship immediately. The rooms were ready well before the expected time of 2:00 PM. We were underway at the scheduled time of 4:00 PM and enjoyed a great view of New York harbor, the Statue of Liberty and Coney Island. On the first day which was at sea we attended a Cruise Critic Meet and Greet and met about 30 fellow passengers and the ship's officers. Norwegian supplied coffee and danish. Later in the cruise there were free cocktail parties for people who had sailed before on Norwegian and for people who had reached the silver level. There was live music at both affairs and we had a great time.

As the cruise was in October when school was in, there were very few children. Most of the passengers were older people. In fact at 61 I was probably well under the average age on board. One couple was celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary. Everyone seemed to be having a great time though and most people were pretty active.

We enjoyed the casino and against the odds broke about even over the week. The slot machines seemed to pay fairly and the dealers were patient with those of us not familiar with the ins and outs of every game. Read more