Why we choose this cruise: I wanted to take my entire family on a cruise which included my 28 year old daughter and her husband; my 16 year old son; my 11 year old son and my husband and me (in our early 50s). Additionally, I took my brother, his wife and 3 daughters. I knew I wanted to be in the Haven and wanted Norwegian's newest ship. I called my travel agent and said, "what is the least expensive week for 6 people staying in the Deluxe Owner's suite?". She told me that is was the week after President's week, the February 25, 2017 departure. So, I booked the DOS for my family and a 2 bedroom haven suite for my brother's family.

Embarkation: We arrived to the Port of Miami at 11:00am and dropped off our luggage in the Haven area outside of the port building and went directly into the Haven check-in lounge. My brother's family was already there and by 11:30am we were all being escorted to the private elevator (passed thousands of people - literally 1000s) and up to the Haven Lounge. The concierge, Adrien, gave us a short low-down of where everything was and what we can expect. Waiters were passing around sliders with french fries and hors d'oeuvres while we waited, and the bar was open! Room was ready as soon as Adrien was finished and we went straight to our cabin. There was a bottle of champagne, a bottle of sparkling wine (I am also a Silver latitudes member) on ice and a tray of savories when we arrived. The 3 bottles of alcohol that is included with the DOS was not in the room even though we pre-ordered it through the pre-cruise concierge. But our Butler more than took care of this when we were on the ship.

Cabin: What can you say about the Deluxe Owner's Suite....OMG! We were in cabin 17100, which I highly recommend. The Deluxe Owner's Suites on the 17th deck have balconies that are more than twice the size of the balconies on the 18th deck (We met the people above us in 18100 & they let us go into their cabin. The room was the same size, but the deck was much, much, smaller than ours). The Master bedroom is a dream with one of the most comfortable beds I have ever slept on. The Master bath & closet are ridiculously big and there is even a second (regular size) balcony off the master bedroom. The smaller bedroom was the perfect size for my daughter and her husband (about the size of an interior cabin with its own bathroom, closets, TV and dressing table. The bed was a convertible couch which they kept out during the entire cruise. My sons slept on the pull out couch in the living room, which was a queen size bed. Very comfortable for a pull out and was closed every morning and opened (turned-down) in the evening. We had a large living area with TV, 6 seat dining table, large bar with all types of glasses (champagne, beer, wine, etc), mini fridge stocked with sodas, seltzer's, and bottled waters. (As a guest in one of the Owner's suites, you get unlimited waters, sodas, etc. and 3 bottles of liquor of your choice. They were very good about getting us exactly what we wanted, i.e. vodka and bourbon that was NOT on the list they originally sent us.). There is also another 1/2 bathroom in the entryway which is great, especially for the kids who were sleeping in the living room. My brother's room was lovely as well. They had a huge master bath and bedroom, separate bedroom for my 2 younger nieces and my older niece slept on the pull out couch in the living room. I do have to say that I was surprised by the size of the deck in the 2 bedroom suite. It is as big as a regular balcony room. Also, I have stayed in a 2 bedroom suite on the NCL Jewel and the room was layed out better and had a much larger living area. Read more