Nice ship and other than the tender situation in Grand Cayman, everything was great, especially since all these ports weren't the original ones scheduled due to the hurricanes.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
Traffic was a little tight getting into port but thats normal
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
5 out of 5
The food was good as usual. Cagneys steak is excellent.
Onboard Activities
4 out of 5
Niece loved the Entourage Club for terms and enjoyed the pool .
Entertainment
5 out of 5
We didn't end up going except to the casino. Niece had fun in Spice and other 0laces
Children's Programs
5 out of 5
Niece had a blast in Entourage.
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Our Stward Freggie was great and other staff was attentive and cheerful even though they were working Christmas.
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
Ship was fine...fairly new
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
First time in an inside room and it was a handicapped so larger than normal
Nice port. Felt bad we were that Christmas Day but since we were the only ship, we got some great deals at the craft market. Port was clean and had a large shopping area. Did the 1 hour tour of Falmouth to see around.
Nice port. They were slammed with 6 ships due to rerouting so it was a long wait for the tender back but that's NCL's fault. Best shore excursion ever to the Turtle Farm, a Your hugs Run outlet(not advertised), Hell, and the best part...swimming with the stingrays. Don't normally to shipboard excursions but this was well worth the $130. Just be sure you can climb up and down the ladders at the back,of the boat.
NCL's private island. They've added more things to do like snokeling and parasailing. Overall nice day at the beach but MAKE SURE you bring water shoes. You will need them in the water due to all the rocks. First time we visited the announced it over the speakers. This trip water shoes weren't mentioned. Trust me, they're needed.
The tender @ Great Stirrup Cay was like being in a washing machine. Holy Rocking & Rolling!!! Now I understand why some of these ports get skipped on windy days. Our weather was a 5 out of 10 that day (rain on and off, little wind) and things got dicey on the Tender.
Anytime. Definitely keep shopping if the line is huge, it doesn't move fast until the end, but you don't want to be late and miss the last tender either. Like I said It may not be that bad for a normally scheduled stop.
We weren't originally scheduled for GC and that day there were 6 ships in the harbor so NCL had to use its own lifeboats to tender. That wasn't too bad but it was choppy and the crew had a rough time(i would surmise they don't get much experience). It was the 1.5 hours in line to get on the tender going back snaking through the port. Make sure you have a bottle of water or 2 in case it happens again. They can't bring anything past the gate like towels or water which is understandable with all the regs. We would have been better waiting to get in line. Again, an unusal situation and can't say it would happen again. The excursion we did was one of the best we have ever done. The water at the sand bar was about 3.5ft deep so you would have to hold a child.
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