My wife and I sailed for a 7-day Western Caribbean cruise on the Norwegian Sun on December 7, 2003 from Miami. We are both in our late forties. This was our 7th cruise, having previously sailed 3 times with RCI, and once each with Celebrity, Holland America and NCL. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves on the Norwegian Sun. I'll cut right down to the chase: "Would we sail on the Norwegian Sun again?" The answer is a resounding: "YES!" Please sit back and read on to see why.
I bought this cruise through an internet auction firm. That was a first for me. The only details I had were the ship's name, itinerary, sailing date and the fact that I was bidding on an inside cabin located somewhere on the ship. The whole process was over in 20 minutes and I saved a bundle. When the deed was done, I started seeing scam stories on television involving internet sales and auctions. For a while there, I was afraid I had been defrauded. That was definitely not the case. We received our tickets about 3 weeks before sailing, at which time we found out our cabin was on deck 8 aft, also known as Viking deck.
We always choose an inside cabin as a matter of preference because my wife needs more sleep than I do. No daylight ever reaches an inside cabin. People brag about their balcony cabins. I am so glad they enjoy them; it leaves more inside cabins for us. We would fight the cruise company tooth and nail if they tried upgrading us to an outside or balcony cabin again. We've been there, done that and she hated it with a passion. Being in an inside or outside cabin doesn't cause me any joy or sorrow.