My wife and I are in our 50s and this was our fifth cruise. We have never had a bad cruise having traveled previously on Regency, NCL and twice on Carnival. We booked the 4-nighter on the Majesty of the Seas out of Miami at the last minute as a quick get away without high expectations. Before going further I must say that the experience exceeded our expectations and I think it was one of our best cruise experiences ever.

The private island was a key factor in our choice of this cruise as well as the Monday embarkation and Friday disembarkation to allow a weekend front and back for preparation and travel since we live in the Midwest.

We booked our own flight arrangements and purchased RCL transportation right in the baggage claim at Miami International. This was easy and the cost was about the same as a cab and tip. We really lucked out. On that day the Port of Miami was practically gridlock and our bus was driven by a retired NYC bus driver who was in his glory. Read more