I waited a few days to write my review because I wanted to give myself some time to think about what I wanted to say and how to say it without offending the NCL fans on here and needing to pull out my flame retardant suit. I am one of those who believes that any day on a cruise is better than a day at work, so went into this cruise with that mindset - we'd have a good time no matter what.

The bottom line is that we won't be rushing back to NCL any time soon. All I've been able to say to friends and family who ask about my cruise overall is that it was OK, but definitely not great or worth the $$ (our bar bill alone was twice what it has been on past cruises, and we actually drank less than we did in the past). We loved the ports, found the ship itself to be in decent shape, and met some nice people. However, the negatives outweighed the positives for us. 2/3 Embarkation:

A total breeze. We got to the pier around 1 pm, no lines, no waiting, no problems. OK, one problem, but not a huge one, just annoying. My passport was amended after my wedding to change to my married name and I pointed this out to the people at registration (I had completed all my forms and our reservations in my married name, and that is the name that appeared on my key card). I didn't realize until two days into the trip that the folks at embarkation had registered me under my maiden name, which made things confusing when we made dinner reservations in the specialty restaurants. Again, no biggie, but a minor annoyance. 2/3 First Night: Read more