8/3/24
After our morning tour, the bus dropped us off directly at the port around 2:45 p.m. The check in process was very easy. There wasn’t really a line at all to check in or get through security. Everyone received a shell lei. We were on the ship within minutes!
Here’s the Freestyle Daily for Day 1. This included everything for the day…dining options, entertainment, etc.
Because we were boarding later in the day, our cabin was ready and we were able to go directly there to unload our carry-ons. We were staying in an Inside Cabin. There were four of us, so two pullmans and two twin beds on the bottom. With this layout, it did not give us the option to have one queen bed on the bottom…probably because of banging heads!
One side of the cabin:
You can see two deep drawers here. The safe is up top behind that small door, and there’s a big shelf on top of that.
This is the other side:
Two deep drawers here, as well as a few shelves. The door at the top was our beverage cooler.
The huge closet:
There were shelves on both sides of the closet.
Overall, we were super happy with the room size! Compared to an Inside on RCCL, we felt we had way more storage and space. I would 100% book this same cabin type again on this ship.
Here’s a video tour of the cabin:
We decided to explore the ship some. We weren’t really hungry since we had a good lunch. These ship maps were near each elevator.
Once up on deck, my girls headed directly to the pool to find seats.
There really was no shortage of chairs on this ship.
After a spin around the outside decks, I checked out the Key West Bar & Grill, which had a small buffet set up. It was perfect for an afternoon snack while at the pool.
Next, we went inside to explore a little bit.
This is Deck 6, Pink’s Champagne Bar. This was a hot spot throughout the week, hosting musicians, trivia, and other activities.
Next I went to the library. This place was AMAZING! And huge! This is only one part of it! There was a whole other section bigger than this one.
The card/game room:
We spent every night in here after dinner doing the daily Sodoku that they had! A lot of people used this room for cards and other games. There were always other people in there when we were.
The Mardi Gras…a lounge and night club:
We also spent some evenings here for dance parties.
The Hollywood Theater…where we watched the shows in the evenings:
So Norwegian Cruise Line has a “dine when you want” policy. There are no set dining times, and no seat assignments. The Main Dining Room was open from 5:00-9:00 p.m. each evening. I’ve been on tons of cruises. I LOVE having a set dining time with a set wait staff. They get to know you and what you like, and they learn your pace. We went to dinner around 6:00 p.m. We didn’t have a wait at all. There are two Main Dining Rooms….Skyline Restaurant, and Liberty Restaurant. We went to the Skyline on the first night.
For some reason I did not take a photo of the menu! Gahhhh, I always take a photo so I can remember what I had. Our wait staff was very nice. It did take FOREVER to get our food. There was hardly anyone in the restaurant, so I have no idea what took so long.
This was my dinner:
I honestly don’t remember what it was. It was okay, but it wasn’t great except for the baked potato! We left feeling underwhelmed.
From there we went outside for the sunset. It was absolutely gorgeous!
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