We just missed hurricane Sandy by one week and got caught up in hurricane Raphael's high winds and rain for 2 days. 20 foot waves and a lot of people were sick. I will not book ever again during peak hurricane season. We all saw what happened the week after to Staten Island and Manhattan. That was a close call for us! We spend too much money to take such a chance again.

The ship was not pretty to look at with the exception of the Mad Hatter's Ballroom. The decor was so gaudy in so many places. If it is supposed to be a "carnival" atmosphere, then I guess they succeeded. I did enjoy many of the renaissance paintings about the ship in keeping with the "Miracle" theme. The suite itself was very very nice.

I don't know if it's because we boarded in NY that it was a different crowd then when boarding Miami? Lots of loud, boisterous people poorly dressed. However, we did meet a lot of nice people too. Read more