We sailed for the 1st time on NCL as part of the Outlaw Country Cruise 1/22/18-1/26/18. It was my husband 46 and myself 44, in celebration of our 20th wedding anniversary and first trip without our kiddos. We had a really nice time. As this was a chartered cruise a few things were different, I am sure, than normal on NCL. This was a sold out charter.

Embarkation: Super easy, we picked the latest time 230pm for embarkation and walked right on, after spending a lovely day in New Orleans-

Ship: We thought the ship was in great shape. Everything was clean and shiny. The Stardust Theater was a great venue for the big concerts we saw. The Spinnaker lounge was also a great venue. Since this was a concert cruise the main pool was covered for the stage the whole time but the other pool was open as were hot tubs. They all looked clean and nice. Read more