My wife Suzi and I cruise frequently. At least once a year and depending on the stresses of life sometimes twice. Most recently, we were on the NCL Sun, Eastern Caribbean, December 17~24, 2011.

We chose the Sun because we had traveled with her before and it was one of the most enjoyable cruises we remember taking. Our first trip on the Sun was in the fall of '04 to the Western Caribbean (Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Ocho Rios and Roatan). At that time NCL was new to exploring the whole 'FreeStyle Cruising' concept and though we were accustomed to the full service style of cruising offered by the other major carriers, we found the accommodations to be good, the service to be prompt and courteous, the food to be reasonable and plenty.

We have sailed on other NCL ships, (Pearl, Sky, Dream) and have been equally impressed with them. Read more