There were 7 of us couples travelling together, all in our 60's,on a trip of a lifetime we started planning over a year ago. We all flew into Miami and spent an extra day sightseeing via the Hop On Hop Off bus. I would highly recommend this inexpensive, fun way to see all Miami has to offer. We all stayed at the Embassy Suites - Airport, which also arranged a private bus to take us all to the port for our Sunday departure.

Embarkation went smoothly. We arrived at 11:30 and were all in the Summer Palace having lunch by noon. Our balcony rooms were ready by 2 pm. We had plenty of space, with lots of clothes hangers and drawers for our clothes. The suitcases store nicely under the bed. We moved the coffee pot to another area to make room for my makeup table.

We ate at pretty much all the venues, including the up-charge restaurants, throughout the 14 days. Our favorite in the past has been Le Bistro - now it's tied with Moderno - excellent for meat-eaters like us! We ate at various times and the service was always great. We had no preferences between the Summer Palace and Indigo - other than the Indigo accepted more casual dress (shorts). The food was the normal meal choices you get on most cruise ships now days - certainly not the gourmet selections the cruises of old served, but 10-12 choices each night, and good food. The buffet had plenty of choices as well, however finding seating is always an issue, so we chose to go to the sit-down restaurants most of the time. We found the Blue Lagoon to be a good free choice for breakfasts and lunches, and never had to wait to be seated. There is always something good to eat ... somewhere! Read more