We planned this cruise for three years. We wanted to go on a cruise for our twenty-fifth anniversary. We had the date set and were counting the days. August 30, 2008 was the day.

We drove about five hours to Seattle. We had prepaid to park the car in the parking structure that is for cruising with NCL. My travel agent told me that it was best to prepay and then you just drive in and they are there to help you with your bags. And thats how it happened. It costs $114 to park for the week. And it is in a secure parking structure. They told us that our luggage would be at our stateroom after 6pm. We walked across the skybridge and got in line to be begin the process to go onboard. It didn't take that long. After you are through that process they take your picture. (This is your Embarkation Picture that you can purchase later).

We walked onboard and was very pleased with the way it looked. We walked on deck 7 and into the Grand Atrium. Lots of rich colors, glass elevators, brass and chrome and the music playing. It was beautiful. We walked around the different decks. There was a Embarkation BBQ on deck 12. Hamburgers, hot dogs, salads, fries, drinks. This is also the deck with the pool and four hot tubs. Read more