This was not my first cruise. However, it was my first cruise with NCL and the experience of freestyle dining.

Embarkation / Debarkation Vancouver is our home port and with five of us traveling on this cruise, we opted for limo service to Canada Place. We previously used LimoJet Gold and were satisfied with the service. However, we chose Star Limousine this time and were extremely pleased with the service received. The chauffeur was punctual to the point of being early, was pleasant and provided a nice ride down to the port. Upon arrival, our bags were whisked away, not to be seen again until later that afternoon. Our party was split in two (3 Canadians / 2 Brits) and therefore we went our separate ways at customs. It was a very smooth process for us and we were on board at 12:05pm. The other two in our party (the Brits) did not arrive on ship until 1:30pm. They had additional paperwork to fill out. With 800 plus passengers from Britain on this particular cruise, it took them awhile to process everyone. Shortly after 1:30pm, the announcement was made the cabins were ready for occupancy. Luggage delivery was a very lengthy process. I ended up having to hunt my luggage down as it had not been delivered to our stateroom by 5pm. I found it way down the hallway and carted it to the room myself.

Debarkation was just as easy as embarkation. The times are colour coded as to when you can leave. Once your colour is called, you head off the ship to customs. After customs, you pick up your luggage which is lined up colour coded. We also used Star Limousine for the ride back home and again received excellent service. Read more