This is my 2nd time cruising but my first with RCL. We sailed with Carnival last year. We were looking for a quick getaway to celebrate our 2nd year anniversary and decided to take this cruise. I found the good price through the RCL's website and called their 800 number to reserve my trip 2 months ago. To give us peace of mind and since we're travelling on the second week of September (hurricane season), I also got an insurance protection through RCL. We arrived at Ft. Lauderdale airport since we got a good deal with the airline and have a limo picked us up at the airport. Everything was on time. We arrived at Holiday Inn Port of Miami around 11:30am and of course our room wasn't ready yet so we left our luggage and came back around 1:30pm. They gave us a Bayside view. What a MAGNIFICENT VIEW it was!

Embarkation: We got to the port at 11 am and they haven't let anybody else check-in. Waited for about 20 minutes before they started letting people in. It only took us 10-15 minutes to check-in with the line, security and getting our sea pass card. For the first time cruisers: Make sure you do all your paperworks online and fill out the paperworks that they send you with the booklet. This saves you sooo much time.

We got into the ship and went straight to Windjammer for lunch. Food was good. Our room wasn't ready until 1pm so we decided to familiarize ourselves with the ship. At 1pm, we head down to our cabin, Deck 7, and our luggage is already waiting for us. The cabin is a little bit smaller compare to the cabin of the Carnival but there were a lot of storage for you to put your stuff. After unpacking we went to Chorus Line Lounge, Deck 5 and listen to the Discover Nassau shopping show. It gives you tips on where to go shop at Nassau and they also have giveaways for the audience. Read more