Let me start off with that I was somewhat apprehensive before this cruise because of the negative reviews. This is my 12th cruise but my 1st with NCL. All my others have been with Princess. I sailed with a friend and I’m in my mid-forties. Over all it was a good cruise and would try another cruise with NCL.

Embarkation: We flew in the morning of the cruise and landed about 11:30 and took an Uber to the port. We arrived at the port about 12:15 with little traffic. Dropped our bags off and headed inside. There was no line at security and was placed in the priority line for check in. There were just as many people in the priority line as the normal line. Later I found out that after you cruise once with NCL you can get in the priority line which IMHO no longer makes it priority. But the line moved fast and we were boarding the ship by 1:15. After boarding we had a drink at the Atrium Bar and cabins were ready by 2:00.

Weather: We had some bad weather throughout the cruise. Embarkation day was sunny with nice temps. In Freeport it was chilly and cloudy for the good part of the day with some stray sun as the day progressed. In Nassau we had rain (some heavy), wind, and rough seas. We actually stayed in Nassau overnight because of the rough seas for safety which caused us missing the private island the next day. The last day was a sea day and we had sun and warmer temps with a moderate sea. Read more