Norwegian Sun Review
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Our family of 6 took the northbound Alaskan cruise on the Norwegian Sun, leaving from Vancouver on July 20, 2015 and disembarking in Seward, Alaska. Our family consisted of my wife and me, three grown kids (ages 25-32) and one son-in-law. This was the first cruise for my wife and me and one of our daughters. We had a great time on the Norwegian Sun. All the staff were very friendly, always said hello and always had a smile.
After I made our reservations, I enrolled in My NCL and received emails about NCL and the upcoming cruise. I also paid attention to deals that NCL offered. Eventually, NCL was offering one free choice of premium services. I contacted our travel agent and he was able to get us the Ultimate Beverage Package for free. I had learned on Cruise Critic reviews and forums that bottled water was not part of this package and one had to pay for bottled water so I planned on buying bottled water in Vancouver and taking it on board
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Cabin Review
Mid-Ship Balcony
As a first time cruiser, my first impression of our cabin (which was a balcony cabin) was it reminded me of the inside of a travel trailer/RV. We found our cabin to be perfectly fine. There were a good number of drawers for clothes and the closet had a large number of hangers. There were also some shelves and cabinets. My wife and I found that there was a nice amount of storage space and we were able to hang all the clothes we wanted to. Our 26” suitcases both fit under the bed for storage. The space between the end of the bed and room wall was narrow and it was difficult for two people to pass through this space without getting very cozy with each other. We had a sofa that could seat 3, a desk area, a small refrigerator, coffee maker and room safe. I moved some of the drinks around in the frig to make room for a bottle or two of our water. The bathroom was like an RV-type bath, small, especially the shower. It was circular with a shower curtain. The most annoying part of the shower was that the shower curtain would blow in on you when taking a shower. The bed was a little firm and we asked our cabin steward if he could put a pad on it and he did, which helped. We were located on Deck 8. I was a little concerned when I learned that the casino and shops were below us on Deck 7 but we never had any issues with noise from below or anywhere.
The balcony had a small table and two chairs on it.
TIP: One of the best tips I received from Cruise Critic was to bring an extension cord of some sort for the room. There was only one plug above the desk. I had bought a vertical wall tap from Amazon.com which was very compact and provided 3 plug outlets. This worked well. The hair dryer in the bathroom does not blow very forcefully. My wife brought a hair dryer and was glad she did. There is no alarm clock in the room. I brought a travel clock, others in my family used their cell phones which still worked for clock purposes while in airplane mode.