I'll do a write up for each day or group of days and then post pictures in the next post.

Day 1: Leaving NYC. It was raining and cold but we got to the pier quickly (my dad drove us). It was a mad house but since we booked through "casinos at sea" there was literally no line and we walked right on! (This was our free cruise we picked up from Foxwoods). It was our first time on NCL, we had a balcony room (our offer was for a regular room but we "bid" for a better room, its a thing NCL does apparently, and got the upgrade from just $125pp! yay!) 13th floor mid ship, and the room was great! By far the most sound proof cruise ship room we've ever had!
Sailing by the Statue of Liberty and under the Verrazano Bridge was really neat.
We explored the ship and bars the first day just trying to get the lay of the land, and had a late dinner in the Manhattan Room. The ship is beautiful and we were pleased with NCL so far.

Day 2: Sunny but a high of 50 degrees. Those of you that know us know that we don't need it to be in the 80s to lay out and get a tan, we hit the pools in Vegas when its in the 60s as long as the sun is out, but even this was too cold for us. However, there was a guy laying out ALL DAY soaking it in wearing just his swim trunks - that's commitment!