Having sailed 8 times on the Bahamas Celebration and really enjoying the short cruise, we decided to end our grandson's birthday vacation with a quick cruise, sailing on Monday August 27th from the Port of Palm Beach.
We had been closely watching the weather since Tropical Storm Isaac was swirling around and causing a lot of itinerary changes by the major cruise lines.
As it turned out, the Bahamas Celebration was circling around in the waters off Palm Beach for about 9 hours, since the Coast Guard had closed the Port of Palm Beach early in the day. The ship was finally assisted into the port by several tugboats at around 5:15pm. (Usual arrival time is 7am.) We were aware of the delay because my husband uses a website that shows ships positions and speeds as well as direction, and one of the excursion staff who we are friendly with had messaged us, so we delayed our arrival to the port and got there about half an hour before the ship arrived. We did not want to add to the confusion in the terminal unnecessarily. The terminal was very crowded with passengers waiting to embark, however, there were still chairs available for those who wanted to sit. Some of the passengers had been there since early morning and were not too happy, some were downright irate. (I don't know how people can blame a cruise line for something way out of their control. Mother Nature is a force not to be reckoned with.)
We have had a variety of cabins on this ship. Obviously, the suites are the largest and most desirable. This sailing, we had cabin 8015, an insude cabin with a double bed and bunks. There was ample room for my husband, myself and our 18 year old grandson. There was plenty of closet space, and enough floor space to be able to walk around while dressing, if you were not all trying to dress at once. The cabin was spotless, as was the bathroom. The location was good, not too far from the elevator. We were very happy with it and would not hesitate to book it again.