In one word - AWESOME! To put things in perspective, it was myself and a friend, 26 yr old single females. This was my second cruise (first was on the Fantasy) and my friend's first.

We stayed at the Best Western Cocoa Beach the night before the cruise. While it is not a five star hotel, it was more than sufficient for $89/night - I have no complaints! We took the shuttle to/from the port for $4/pp each way and this was easy as well!

Embarkation: This process went very smoothly. We arrived at the port at about noon and were walking on the ship at 12:40. Our cabin was not ready, but we were able to drop our stuff off before heading out to lunch. Read more