Many years ago we took Sea Escape on a cruise to nowhere and I got sick and did not like the ship or experience at all. This turned me off on cruising and I never was interested. We travel allot internationally and the idea of just being on a ship with only short periods of time in ports also did not appeal to me.

We live in South Florida and after hearing stories about what a great time friends were having and what a great vacation value cruising is, and after much research on the new ships and lines, I finally decided to give it a try.

I felt our first cruise needed to be 4 days long. 2 or 3 days seemed too short and I was worried to try a week. Here is what I discovered. Read more