We are so excited for you! We absolutely loved it!! We would suggest you look through the excursions and book them as early as you can if you are booking them through NCL. We enjoyed the excursions we went on but missed out on one of our first choice excursion because we waited too long to book them. You are going to have a great time! Have you been on the Gem before? Let us know if you have any more questions. Thank you for the comment!