Tuesday August 7th and Sunday August 11th

The ship was everything we could have asked for out of a last minute booking. Our stateroom was perfect - three super comfy beds (one was a bunk), a nice size bathroom, the biggest shower we’d had in Europe to date; also a desk, closet, and flat screen TV. Upon arrival we came to discover we had a complimentary bottle of red wine and $150 in onboard credit to use toward drinks, dining and shopping! NCL offers "Freestyle Cruising" so were able to choose what we wanted to do and when we wanted to do it, and the best part was no prearranged dining times or mandatory dress codes. The onboard amenities were pretty awesome too; between pools and hot tubs, art lectures, the gym that we frequented dailly, gratuitous amounts of food, complimentary room service, the night club, library and casino we never ran out of things to do. The highlight of being on the ship was undoubtedly the nightly entertainment. Each night there were performances by singers, dancers, magicians, acrobats, comedians you get the idea…(all for no additional charge) in the Stardust Theater, and each show was so impressive, we happily would have paid to attend.

The only issue we encountered with life on board was running out of clothes after only eight days, and opting to wash our laundry in the shower to avoid the $25 laundromat fee, we just wanted to see if it could be done. Did we mention our problem with overeating? Somehow we managed to aid in the disappearance of between three and seven desserts a day… but who can really resist an endless supply of cakes and cookies?! Our “Freestyle Daily” (a daily itinerary of all possible to-dos) also provided us with far more activities than we could ever imagine, time being our only limitation! We also feel that as a young couple we got overlooked by service staff and sales people on most occasions – sure we're not their target demographic of “big spenders” but we don't deserve to be ostracized when we’re still spending good money to be on board.

All things considered, we would gladly do another Norwegian cruise again soon. There’s nothing like being waited on hand and foot while you wake up to a new city every morning.

Xo,
M&K