January 15, 2013 1:29 PM / Leave a comment
Room 10504. The Pink Diamond Suite on the Norwegian Jewel. Our 7 day home away from home on my 50th birthday cruise. Here’s a quick photo tour of our room. I’ll post more pictures of the ship in a later blog post.
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Room 10504, the Pink Diamond Suite on the Norwegian Jewel. Our home for seven days.

- Our welcome arrangement from the staff.

- The living space in the Pink Diamond Suite on the Norwegian Jewel.

The bedroom in the Pink Diamond Suite on the Norwegian Jewel.

A view of the living space from the bedroom.

Our side balcony in the Pink Diamond Suite on the Norwegian Jewel.

- Our front balcony.

The bathroom in the Pink Diamond Suite on the Norwegian Jewel.

Our amazing multi-head shower.

Our of our closet in the Pink Diamond Suite on the Norwegian Jewel.

- The powder room.

The view from our front balcony, anchored at Stirrup Cay.

The Haven on the Norwegian Jewel. A private area for guests staying in the suites.

The Haven.

The private sun deck above The Haven.

Looking down through the retractable roof at The Haven.

Our collection of ‘pets’ gathered during our stay.

January 14, 2013 12:45 PM / Leave a comment
Here are some photos I shot from my balcony on NCL’s Norwegian Jewel, December 30, 2012. We sailed out of Pier 88 on the Hudson River just after 4 PM. The view was simply breathtaking.

Midtown Manhattan from the Hudson River.

The Empire State Building.

Piers on the Hudson River.

Sun setting on the New Jersey side.

Lower Manhattan.

Approaching New York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty.

The Statue of Liberty at sunset.

Staten Island Ferry.

Skyline of Lower Manhattan.

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, New York Harbor.