ad • When you think of cruising, you probably imagine Caribbean beaches or glaciers in Alaska, my last cruise though was nothing like that, it couldn’t have been more different. I spent 11 days cruising around Japan on an American cruise ship and there were surprises every single day. Not just on the ship but on land aswell. On paper this cruise was a dream come true but I was nervous, there were so many things that could go wrong and I was travelling 3000 miles to board the ship.
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The ship I was sailing on was Norwegian’s oldest and smallest so I hoped that I would like her as much as the newer bigger ships. I had no idea who else would be on this cruise. I wasn’t sure what the food or entertainment would be like and I hoped that I wasn’t setting myself up for failure because I had planned a very busy schedule. I didn’t want to waste a minute.
For years I’ve wanted to sail on the Norwegian Spirit, she was the first ship I ever cruised on and I had so much fun on that cruise. When I saw that she was sailing in Japan I knew that I had to get onboard. It was my dream destination and I hoped I’d be able to relive the excitement of my first cruise. I didn’t know if that was possible of course because I was 11 and everything is so exciting when you’re that age.
I definitely felt that feeling when I first saw the ship in Tokyo though, when we walked into the terminal to board, it was so cool and such a relief that I had the ship was really there. I did go to an event a day early once by mistake and ever since I’ve triple quadruple checked the date of everything but still never trust it completely until I can see the ship with my own eyes.
Embarkation was exactly how I expected a Japanese embarkation to be, very efficient, friendly and fast. I hoped that this good service would be a sign of things to come on the ship but as with any cruise I take, there were plenty of conflicting reviews.
