Let me start with embarkation. We arrived at the pier at around 11:45 and were on the ship at around 12:05. Could not believe how quickly and easily embarkation was. And it never seemed hectic or disorganized. Kudos.

Once on board, we found a comfortable spot in the small library on deck 6 where we waited until our cabins were ready. That happened 25 minutes earlier than they had originally announced so we went to our cabin and, since we carried all of our stuff on, unpacked and got settled. We traveled with my brother and sister-in-law and shortly after unpacking went up to deck 11 which had settled down by then and had a very nice lunch. We departed Tampa on time and relaxed for the rest of the day.

Dinners - first of all, Norwegian has the anytime dining down pat. We went to the Seven Seas dining room every night at around 6:45 and never had to wait for a table. And, the food was delicious, especially the Rosemary Chicken. I don't usually get excited over restaurant chicken but this one is top notch. Everything else was delicious as well. Read more