We have been on many cruise lines and choose the line that is right for our family based on itinerary and price. Shopping for cruises is half the fun! We are vacation planners and always plan at least 11 months out ... but usually more on the time frame of a year or two before our vacation date! This gives me lots of time to plan, learn about our destination and pay the bill! We booked our July 2014 Western Mediterranean cruise in February of 2013 and then built our trip to Italy around the cruise dates. Our last five cruises were with Disney Cruise Line and we were admittedly a bit nervous about booking the Norwegian Epic. Would our kids enjoy a cruise without the characters? Would we like the Freestyle Dining (we weren't fans on one NCL cruise but loved it on our second!)? Would the ship be too big or too crowded? And finally... WOW those inside rooms are SMALL for a family of 4 that is used to spreading out over a cabin double the size! On the other hand, we knew that this cruise was going to be port intensive and the value of the NCL cruise just couldn't be beat! Indeed, for a family of four we paid more for the airfare to Europe than we paid for the 7 night cruise!
Our family while on board the Norwegian Epic July 2014 |
Now thanks to Trip Advisor, Rick Steves, Cruise Critic, DisBoards and the travel blogs of many others I was set to begin researching tour companies, luggage and how to pack carry on only for a 14 day trip with two young children! That 's right... 14 days Carry on ONLY!
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