We were on the 5/19-5/27 NCL Spirit sailing to Eastern Caribbean with stops in Bermuda, Tortola, and St. Thomas.

Background: We are a couple from the suburbs of Philadelphia in our 30's and this was our first cruise. We were traveling with 3 other couples all who have cruised before but never with NCL. I did a lot of research on NCL on these boards before the cruise.

Embarkation: New York City! Wow...there were three ships leaving that day and it went really smoothly. We got there about 11:30 and we were told the ship will not board till one. We sat in a waiting area and they started checking us in soon after we sat down. All four couples were checked in and on the ship with great ease. Read more