We selected this cruise as a special way to cope with empty nesting and turning 50! The preparation and planning really helped me through the changes going on in our life. I highly recommend planning a trip to ease through change.
Traveling was my DH and his brother. We splurged on an aft balcony and his brother stayed in a solo cabin. We were all happy with our rooms.
The ship was amazing! The staff was fun and friendly! Smiles everywhere loved seeing staff interact with each other, they seem to enjoy each other's company! We ate at cagney's twice, tappenyaki, food republic, pincho's tapas bar, manhatten room, taste, Buffett, and O'Sheehan's. the quality of food at the specialty restaurants was much better than the MDR's. I am not one for any buffet and only ate there for afternoon snacks and last day breakfast. Everything looked fresh. The venue is noisy and not very relaxing.
Huge balcony with two loungers, two chairs and a small table with room left over. We were on our balcony any time we were in our room loved it! The room had more storage than we needed. Our steward was excellent. My only complaint for our entire cruise is the mattress is due to be changed out. In hindsight I wish I had said something. I bet ncl would have changed it.