TheSeaDragon Posted April 24, 2014 #1 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Hi everyone! First time poster and first time cruiser. My wife and I went on our first cruise on April 12th. We chose NCL for our first cruise and we have a WONDERFUL vacation. Definitely will cruise again based on our experience. Here are some initial photos from our trip. I'll post more soon. Here is a shot of what I was greeted with when I opened our balcony door one morning. We were approaching the island of St. Maarten just after sunrise... ———————— Okay, so here are some initial photo highlights from our trip. First a shot of Miami before we departed. The pilot boat coming to retrieve the pilot after we navigated out of Miami. The first sunset. The endless ocean. Made me realize how small we really are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSeaDragon Posted April 24, 2014 Author #2 Share Posted April 24, 2014 The bridge! Here are the fine folks running the ship. Moonrise over the ocean. Independence of the Seas preparing to leave port. Westward over the ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSeaDragon Posted April 24, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Maho beach. Tied up in port. A rainbow... make that 2 rainbows over St. Thomas. St. Thomas harbor. The lighthouse at the Port of Nassau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeler Nation At Sea Posted April 24, 2014 #4 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Gorgeous pictures! Getaway tied up in port was fantastic. So glad you enjoyed your cruise. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauer-kraut Posted April 24, 2014 #5 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Lovely pics!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxgirl84 Posted April 24, 2014 #6 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Wow great pictures! 9 days left for me to wait to get to experience this myself! The wait is brutal. Thanks for sharing your trip with us :-) Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrina1981 Posted April 24, 2014 #7 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Thanks for the great pics! I'll be on her soon. It'll be my first time on a big ship! I've been on the Spirit and Sun with NCL and when I was 12, I went on the Carnival Sensation (which of course was huge when I was 12). I'm interested to see how much I will like being on a ship with 4000 people. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medtech2 Posted April 24, 2014 #8 Share Posted April 24, 2014 How'd you get the bridge pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Dreaming Posted April 24, 2014 #9 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Beautiful pictures!! We have 9 mo to wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlcd66 Posted April 24, 2014 #10 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Great pics! We were on the same sailing. Wish we were still there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinglehart Posted April 24, 2014 #11 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Great photos! We are leaving in two weeks and your photos made me even more excited! Thank you ! NCL Spirit 09/2012 NCL Pearl 07/2013 NCL Getaway 05/2014 Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarps14 Posted April 24, 2014 #12 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I am blown away by your photos. The colors are incredible. Could you share what type of camera you used? I think the harbor shot of St Thomas is my absolute fav. Maho Beach is a close second though. Wow, just wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare countess5 Posted April 24, 2014 #13 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Beautiful pictures!! We have 9 mo to wait! Still Dreaming we are in the same boat, actually on the same boat. :) We will be sailing the same date you are! :D First time NCL cruiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSeaDragon Posted April 24, 2014 Author #14 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Thanks for your replies everyone! I have quite a few more photos to share from our amazing cruise on the Getaway. Here is our nice cabin. I'm really glad we went with the balcony since I ended up sitting out on it quite a bit on our days at sea. It was the perfect cabin for the 2 of us. The wonderful balcony view. Couldn't get enough of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSeaDragon Posted April 24, 2014 Author #15 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Now for some photos of the ship... Here is the main staircase at the center of the ship and the beautiful chandelier that changes colors at different times of the day. I was fascinated with the ever changing colors of this space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSeaDragon Posted April 24, 2014 Author #16 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Here is the uppermost decks of the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSeaDragon Posted April 24, 2014 Author #17 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Some of the interior spaces of the ship... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheSeaDragon Posted April 24, 2014 Author #19 Share Posted April 24, 2014 We also took the behind the scenes tour which was excellent. This was a 2.5 hour tour of the crew areas of the ship. We visited the galleys, laundry, environmental and the bridge. A typical hallway in the crew area. The butcher shop. The freezer. This is one of those sea doors on the sides of the ship that they can open to allow access to the ship. And this is a bulkhead door. These are always closed when the ship in underway and you must obtain permission from the bridge to open one. They are hydraulic and nothing stops them from opening or closing. The laundry area. Lots of huge washer machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSeaDragon Posted April 24, 2014 Author #20 Share Posted April 24, 2014 The pinnacle for me was visiting the bridge. I was able to talk with the first officer and we were shown the controls of the ship. I found it extremely interesting. Here is a shot of the bridge and the view from the port side wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSeaDragon Posted April 24, 2014 Author #21 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Now for some pics of the places we visited... Fist port was St. Maarten. I absolutely had to visit Maho Beach as I'm a huge aircraft fan and have watched countless videos about this beach. It was VERY crowded since there were a few cruise ships in town and it's a popular destination for tourists. The flight schedule for the day. The main attraction is the daily KLM 747 arrival. The crowds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSeaDragon Posted April 24, 2014 Author #22 Share Posted April 24, 2014 The KLM arrives! How the "one percent" lives... Looks like fun! The tourist stores at the pier in St. Maarten. A shot that shows the size of our ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSeaDragon Posted April 24, 2014 Author #23 Share Posted April 24, 2014 St. Thomas and one of the many houses up in the hills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSeaDragon Posted April 24, 2014 Author #24 Share Posted April 24, 2014 (edited) In Nassau, we signed up for the Blue Lagoon Beach Break excursion. It was a small private island with lots to do... Some shots of our ship as we prepared to board for the final time in Nassau. Edited April 24, 2014 by TheSeaDragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSeaDragon Posted April 24, 2014 Author #25 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Thanks for the great pics! I'll be on her soon. It'll be my first time on a big ship! I've been on the Spirit and Sun with NCL and when I was 12, I went on the Carnival Sensation (which of course was huge when I was 12). I'm interested to see how much I will like being on a ship with 4000 people. lol The only time we really noticed how many people were really onboard was during the muster drill on day one. Once that was over, people spread out and crowds were never a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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