sea witch

If you have The Haven, it's bliss! We had a 2 room penthouse for 21 nights and absolutely loved it! All rooms have the king bed but it's huge! We have king at home and this seemed bigger- my husband kept saying he needed to make an appointment to cuddle it was so large. They had the pull out couch in the other room and a solid door to the master. We even had a second very small bathroom for a guest off the living room but it had everything you needed in it. I think I saw a post on how to make a divider that hung from the ceiling on a cc post. You might want to check that out. If not, a pillow divider would work. Have your steward take the comforter off and make both sides with separate top sheet and blankets instead so you each have your own. They are so accommodating! You won't regret it!

We were on the Encore for a 21 day repositioning cruise to Seattle in April. I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder but the Atrium chandelier, we joked, was made to look like alien pods and much of the artwork was modern minimalistic, in our opinion. Not to our taste but we weren't there for the artwork! As other cc's mentioned, it has a fantastic observation lounge which you might miss if you're not looking for it. Take advantage of it! It far surpassed any other place on the ship except for the Haven! The waterfront lounges were very nice if you could find a seat! We found them to be occupied most of the time by nappers, book readers and people that lived there all day. Nice space though! The Cavern was always full with the Beatles show or comedians. Don't know what the entertainment is for Alaska. I usually enjoy NCL's entertainment but for the 21 day, it was minimal for the main Theater events. The atrium had events- game shows, movies, live music and DJ's- extremely loud. The nice thing was they had seating on the floor above with bar stools and a ledge that you could eat at and/or drink while watching the shows. The 24 hr. restaurant and a bar were right there and the food was very good too! One of our favorites was to get the chicken wings and go to the observation lounge or back to our room to devour them! You'll enjoy the ship- it's huge! We generally had no problem getting our 10,000 steps in! If you're interested in going to the spa- go to one of the pampering parties. It's a fun time going for a self facial and they put a very discounted package together for a reasonable price. They do push their California Sun Powder which I did only because I'd bought in the past. Gives you a great healthy glow without illuminating like so many glow products. Use sparingly. It will last years. Bonus is it comes with the brush at the pampering party. They have the typical water slides along with the co-carts. We didn't use them. They also have the galaxy room. This was a mystery and didn't open till late- it has an escape room in it and other gaming entertainment. We always meant to go but never did. Sounded interesting and something to investigate on a rainy sea day. We're off on the Getaway in a couple weeks and have put it on our list again- only 7 days so only if it rains! Have a great time on your cruise!

Confirming that they don't check on the time- they are not going to turn you away. Our last cruise on NCL in April, defaulted to 9:30am as well. Never mentioned it so no worries. Have FUN!

I found one on our NCL Encore cruise in April, and thought a child had lost it so left it on the stair- out of harm's way, not knowing about the 'ducks'. I found out later and loved the idea! There were very few children on board so I wouldn't have felt badly taking it and spreading the joy! Thinking of taking a few on my next cruise. For those that don't agree with the 'fun', just ignore them and let those that do, participate. I'm 65 and young at heart!