Just off the ship this morning and eager to dispell the negative reviews I've been reading for months leading up to our cruise.

I know that everyone perceives life experiences differently, but because of negative reviews that were posted up to the time of our sailing I was beginning to think that perhaps I'd chosen the wrong ship for our first wedding anniversary cruise. In brief, we woke every day with smiles on our faces, went to bed each night pleased with the day's experiences, and came off the ship this morning with nothing but good things to say and share about the ship, the staff and the whole week. That wasn't due to newlywed bliss. I've cruised many times, we are an older couple, and know what we do and don't like. We like, no we LOVE, this ship!

We flew down and stayed with friends in St. Petersburg, so no pre-cruise hotel events or parking info to share. Many of the people I'd been chatting with before the cruise on a Cruise Critic Roll Call used Capital Parking. Embarkation was a breeze. Tampa really has it's act together for a smooth boarding process. We were dropped off curbside at 11:30am and on the ship by noon. We were in our room at 1:30 and our bags were delivered by 3pm. Awesome! Read more