My husband and I have just returned from only out second cruise (the first with RCI) and we were extremely impressed with NCL Norwegian Jade.
Embarkation took all of 10 minutes (yes really!) and we were onboard. The ship doesn't have the 'wow' factor of RCI Independence (our previous cruise) but it's still a lovely looking ship.
The balcony room was a little on the small side, but perfectly adequate and in a great location to the rear of the ship. There are tea/coffee making facilities, hairdrier, and to my complete surprise you could smoke in the room if you wanted. There is a t.v, it would be better to have a flatscreen to save space. There are pleny of channels to choose from, news, sports and movies.
Good location to the rear of the ship. No noise at all. The nearest lifts were nearby too.