This was our 6th Christmas cruise and 5th on the Emerald. We arrived in Port Everglades around noon and were on-board at 12:30 (we have priority Elite boarding). No issues there.

We had an obstructed view cabin on the Emerald (8) deck. Our cabin steward did a fine job keeping our cabin clean. We did not have any special requests this time.

We cruise at this time of year mainly to relax, read, enjoy the ship so we only took 1 private excursion on Bonaire (Bonaire Vista Tours - Excellent !). In Aruba we walked around in the morning, purchased some Aruba Aloe products and returned to the ship for lunch. It was a hot and sunny day so we did not leave the ship again until late in the afternoon for a stroll through the marina. Read more