I love reading these reviews, so hopefully I can keep this up through my cruise. I’m starting this now just to push off packing for a little longer 😂
I booked this kind of last minute (for me), I like to book at least 6 months out, this I booked in January when work changed our blackout days for inventory. This will be my 7th cruise, 4th on NCL, and 4th solo. I have only cruised out of New York or New Jersey, I’m not a huge fan of flying (and the luggage restrictions that come along with it).
My last NCL cruise was the Breakaway to Bermuda in Sept 2021. It was the first NCL cruise leaving from NYC after the covid shut downs, we ended up sailing around 30% capacity, and this current cruise is just about sold out, so that’ll be rough to adjust to.
I will be in a studio stateroom this time around, I wanted a balcony, but the price was right. I did buy a thermal suite pass, I like having somewhere to relax with a pool that’s out of the direct sun. I will be booking some spa treatments once on board. I usually do a spa day for my birthday (May) but I’ll be spending that spa money on this cruise instead.
I did get the Free at Sea when I booked. A couple weeks ago while looking into upgrading to unlimited Wi-Fi (199), I saw the Free at Sea Plus for only $420. I ended up booking this, as it included another 2 specialty meals, plus the Premium Plus beverage package. I don’t drink a lot of alcohol, but this includes water, so for 10 days the price worked for me.
The only excursion I booked so far is transportation to Disney Springs. I did look into Universal, but as we are there during a peak ticket price time, it would have been $204, and I didn’t want to spend that.
I reserved dinners at Cagney, Moderno, and La Cucina.
I’m work in a casual environment and pretty much live in sweatpants at home, so I try to dress up a bit on cruises. Trying to pack 10 days worth of options into 1 suitcase is a little rough though.