We have been planning to go cruising to Bahamas but, it was always postponed. Just two weeks ago, when I checked the NCL site, I showed him the itinerary and he loves it. His daughter and her boyfriend loves the route too so; without any further discussion, we book it. In two days time, we boarded the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL).
It was gloomy and as you can see, the floors were wet. It was drizzling whole day but, it was not that cold. In fact, it was relaxing to stay outdoors than staying inside the rooms. We enjoyed roaming the ship and familiarized the facilities of Norwegian Sky. The picture above is poolside area located on the 11th Deck. It has 4 Jacuzzis.
While waiting for the ship to sail away to Bahamas, everyone goes to the Garden Restaurant which is located on the 11th Deck. When we boarded the ship, we were immediately guided to the Garden Buffet on the Aft section of the ship. Oh yeah! The first hour was eating time while the crew prepares the rooms of the guests.
We boarded at 1PM and the ship was scheduled to leave Miami Port at 5PM. The activities started rolling in such as wine tasting and of course, the crew will really invite the guests to buy something. Guests like us started to wander the amenities while waiting for our rooms. We left our baggage at the baggage receiving area while we proceed to the Garden Buffet for lunch.
As you can see, people started to wander the ship and take pictures and started making friends. I found two friends as a matter of fact and it was funny! I communicate through sign language because they can't speak English. They are Hispanic and an old couple an I had fun talking to them for four days. Anyway, you should socialize to enjoy the activities on the ship!
Cruising at Norwegian Sky is the best because first of all, the crew is very friendly, accommodating, knowledgeable and polite. 90% of the crew consists of Filipinos and the rest was from India and Malaysia. Our servers are mostly Filipinos and even though we already pay for the gratuity, we still give them tips every time they give us an excellent service. I just hope you do the same folks:-) $10-$20 is not that bad.
They say that the amount they paid for Norwegian Cruise is a well-worth spending because of the Free-style accommodation. One can eat anytime they want without time restrictions. One can enjoy dining to anywhere they want without having to sit with the same people for the whole trip. One will enjoy both buffet style dining as well as fine dining in many restaurants that they have. According to them, NCL"s Free style cruising is a great concept.
In other cruise lines, the guests will have to choose as to what time to eat for every meal. If they can't show up, the meal is gone and they have to order their food at extra cost. My first cruising escapade was enjoyable, fun and exciting. I would definitely do it again in Norwegian Cruise Ship. 
I am curious about the Private Island of Disney in Castaway Cay, that is the reason I am wishing that someday I can take this cruise. 
Disney Cruise Line consists of: Disney Dream which is a new ship, Disney Magic, Disney Wonder, and Disney Fantasy.
The usual ports of call for Disney Dream, Disney Magic and Disney Fantasy is Port Canaveral and these cruise ship sail towards the Caribbean. There are times that it will depart from Texas. and California.
The most expensive price is $2,700 per person. That is really expensive huh?
That is Atlantis, the big building shown in these pictures. The cruise terminal is very clean and the water is deep blue, no trash at all.
We visited the Atlantis in the morning and came back to the ship at 3PM. Transportation access is only $4/person which is very affordable.
From the Atlantis, hubby and I decided to take the ferry and it's only $3/person. The ride was enjoyable and interesting. The water is really blue and clean. No sign of crude and trash in the water.
I love this place. If I am rich, I will buy me a property here and stay half of the year just relaxing.
Atlantis, the Paradise Island in Bahamas is a huge place complete with all the amenities one would ever wish for a great vacation. It is an expensive place too in fact, for Holiday dates, the cheapest room is $319/day. Whewww! 
I woke up my husband before 7AM because the sunrise was supposed to be 7:18 but, it barely come out from the clouds as you can see from the picture below. We had breakfast and by 8AM, we head down to the gangway and proceed to the exit of the port.
Most of the guests took an organized shore excursion so; they had to check their tickets for the meeting time. As for us, we want to explore the International Bazaar and Port Lucaya Marketplace and Marina. The fair is only $10 per person for the whole trip. It was a long ride of rural area and undeveloped places. There is nothing special really. 
Hubby and I decided to check in the Treasure Bay Casino at the Marina area and later on, we explore the International Marketplace where I bought my souvenir Freeport sports cap. Well, hubby won a bit when he used the slot machines. There is no cash out machine here so; you had to change it to their cashier.
The rain poured so hard for maybe 10 minutes and it ceased! We return back to the cruise ship at 1PM because the weather was not that good. We stayed indoors and roaming to the Lucaya area and the Marina. It was a nice place and laid back but, there is nothing special here. The shoreline is just like the coastal view of Florida.
We watched the Disney Dream sail away and my husband told me that I should book for cruising next month. We always postpone our cruising plans but, maybe we can sail away this year. 
There is no crisis when it comes to vacation I guess. People are still cruising and Disney is still doing great business. Most business close down and went bankrupt but, with Disney? Business is always good! 