Although our immediate family cruises at least once per year, this year we decided to expand the group to include three generations ranging in age from 87 to 13. Selecting the proper ship can be potentially troublesome as we want to try and satisfy the desires of everyone on the trip (as we have done on several prior trips). Based on information that we received we honestly believed that the Poesia would offer a high class enough environment to satisfy the grandparents who are accustomed to traveling on higher end ship with those of the teenagers who are used to Carnival and Royal Caribbean. Unfortunately, sometimes when you attempt to please everyone, you end up pleasing no one.

The 12/28/12 voyage started well enough. The check-in process in Port Everglades was effective and efficient. The 7pm departure time was a bit unusual but I'm sure that the cruise line has a reason for it. Unfortunately the trip was delayed due to an unannounced medical emergency (we watched from the railing). The ship itself is beautiful. It was a rarity for you to walk up or down a flight of stairs at anytime without running into someone polishing or cleaning. The same could be said of the cleaning process in the buffet. Either they are extremely concerned with the norovirus or they are very conscientious about cleaning.

Our cabin, a superior balcony on Deck 10, was a bit smaller than we are used to on other lines. Having said that, the cabin was very well laid out and functional. With our 13 year old son with us in our cabin, we are glad that we selected the superior balcony cabin as either a regular balcony or, worse, an inside cabin would have been clastrophobic. Read more