We were married 2 1/2 years ago and were not able to have a honeymoon at that time so this was it. We couldn't have been happier. Happiness abound.
Embarkation
4 out of 5
I was really not sure how to rate this part. Unfortunately immigration is the one who caused a severe delay in our embarkation. It was not the cruise lines fault. The ship made a transatlantic trip from Spain. While usually the crew and disembarking guests can go through immigration together this was not to be the case this day and it caused a 4 hour delay. The staff from Norwegian kept us informed the entire time. They provided shuttles for anyone that might have wanted to go to one of the other terminals that had a restaurant.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
5 out of 5
We ate in many of the speciality restaurants and they were all very good but our favorite was the French Restaurant Le Bistro. We did have dinner in the Manhattan Room for Thanksgiving and it too was good. The buffet was good but it was small and repeated itself all the way around so there was not much variety. I will recommend that you stay away from O'Sheehans pub as it was not very good and the staff was not very good at service.
Onboard Activities
5 out of 5
We used the Thermal Spa everyday and twice on most days. We enjoyed the pool as well. We spent a lot of time at Spice H2o during the day as this was the adult only area. It was quiet and enjoyable.
Entertainment
5 out of 5
Awesome entertainment. We went to the Speigel Tent for a circus type dinner show. The Epic Theater had two shows that we really liked Burn the floor and Priscilla Queen of the Desert. We actually went to see that twice we loved it so much. The comedy show was great, very funny.
Children's Programs
We did not have any children with us.
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Every single staff member we encountered was very nice. They took the time out to speak to us regardless of their job on the ship. They were always smiling and asking us how we were.
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
It was a beautiful ship all around. Everything is spread out nicely so that they are not on top of each other.
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
There was so much storage area in the cabins that you could completely unpack and everything including the luggage could be stored out of sight.
Ship tip
Bring comfy shoes because you will do a lot of walking but it is so worth it!
We did not do any excursions here but we went to the straw market. I would tell you to look around the straw market and don't be sucked in by the perimeter people. You will actually see some artisans sitting and working on baskets and bags. We met a lovely woman by the name of Rydel who was working on a basket. We bought almost $100 of stuff from her because she was not pushy and she was actually working on a basket.
Do not miss the Martha Brae River Rafting trip. It is a 90 min slow ride down the Martha Brae river, the captain for us it was #26 Cecil was amazing. He told us about the history in the area and at the end of the trip we purchased this beautiful piece of artwork that he made out of the Calaba fruit.
Another awesome adventure to be had. We went on Captain Marvins snorkeling and stingray city tour. What a great group of people. Eric was the captain of the ship and took us to 2 snorkeling stops and to stingray city. They took great pictures of us with the stingrays. They also took good care of me after I had a little mishap on the boat as I went to sit on the swim platform. Unfortunately my knee gave out and I fell backwards and hit my head on the step. They were quick to get me ice and make sure I was okay.
Norwegian has easy off where you can take your own luggage off the ship. My suggestion is to go have breakfast and let the nutty people argue and wait to get off in the huge line.
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