We did our first cruise ever on the March 24th to March 31st Epic Cruise to the eastern Caribbean including stops in Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Bahamas. Embarkation was a bit confusing and it was a heck of a lot of lines. We booked our flights, airport transfers, and everything through NCL The transfer was fairly painless from the airport, but upon arrival there were a lot of lines to go through. We got off the bus and got in a long, but fairly fast moving line to go up to the first set of security checking out papers/identification, then another line to go through security (metal detectors, x-ray carry on luggage, etc), then another line to check in. Upon check in the computers were a bit fritzy and it took a bit to get checked in, and then finally on the ship. Overall it was probably about an hour and a half to two hour process. Not terrible, but definitely a long process. However, with 4500+ people to board on a fully booked ship, it's not unrealistic.

The cabin was a balcony on the 13th deck. Felt a little cramped, but enough storage to work well and the balcony was great.

The only entertainment we did was the Cirque show. The show was great, but with premium seating our seat was under an overhang far enough that when they did aerial work we couldn't see everything. Otherwise the food was fantastic and the show was good. Read more