I'm 51, and went with my girlfriend, who is 47. This cruise began the last week of February and ended in early March. The weather couldn't have been better for the entire cruise. A few passing clouds at times, but even then it was nice for a cool down. I think I paid a reasonable price for a balcony cabin, and we got the free drink package, $50 towards each shore excursion, 250 internet minutes, and 3 free specialty dining nights. I primarily sail on Princess because I'm Platinum and get amazing casino deals on cabins. (I may refer to Princess for comparison in this review several times if you are considering which line to sail on.) However, I found the last one (Nov 2018 on the Royal Princess) to be boring, especially at night (thank God it had piano man Kory Simon), and the crowd seems to be getting older and older, even as I get older and older, so I thought I would give NCL another try. This was my second cruise on NCL (first one was in 2014), and it won't be my last. There were a lot of positives about this ship, and cruise line, but some things really need fixing in my opinion. I'm going to complain about the same things I've read in other reviews, but I hope the more we do maybe they will eventually address them.

Embarkation-

We arrived fairly early (I think around 11) and zoomed through the line (no line actually). However, we did wait about 75-90 minutes to board once we got into the waiting area. I thought it was smart that they took our picture when getting the cruise card vs taking the extra time to do it right as you get on the ship like other lines do so it was pretty quick to board once our group was called. Read more