1st time NCL cruisers, on Jade. Have done RCCL, Princess & Celebrity & this cruise/ship definitely rates high in our opinion. May need a little refurb but is still beautiful & even though we had a couple of problems with the head & TV, they were fixed pretty quickly. We had a Mini Suite on deck 11, cabin 11618. kind mid/aft. It had plenty of storage & the balcony was a little bigger & was close to elevators. Not quite sure what was above us, no cabins, or restaurants but there was some noise early in am. But very tolerable. The food in MDR & buffet was very good and the food at Le Bistro & Cagney's was excellent!! Thoroughly enjoyed cruising on Jade & would absolutely do it again. The crew was very friendly & helpful. There was one entertainer, Carols, that we followed every night. He's very entertaining & an excellent piano player & singer. Spent the rest of the evenings in the casino. I ended up almost even & BF came out winning. Getting on & disembarking were both a breeze. The weather could have been a little better, thanks to the Polar Vortex, but it beat being in sub-zero weather. We got off at Costa Maya & did the Aviary & fed the birds & shopped around for souvenirs. Spent the day on the ship, poolside, in Belize & then got off at Grand Stirrup. The beach there is very nice & clean but there is about 10' of rocks in the water. But once you get past those it's very sandy. Would highly suggest wearing those water sandals. As usual, we hated it to end.