My wife, her sister and husband and I have planned this trip for about one year. My wife and I have been on a total of 8 cruises. We have been on: Carnival/Ecstasy 1993 Western Caribbean, Celebrity/Horizon 1995 Bermuda, Celebrity/Zenith 1996 Bermuda, Royal Caribbean/Enchantment of the Seas Eastern Caribbean 1998, Royal Caribbean/Voyager of the Seas 2000 Western Caribbean, Explorer of the Seas 2002 Western Caribbean, Voyager of the Seas 2004 Western Caribbean, Navigator of the Seas 2006 Eastern Caribbean. As you see we love Royal Caribbean!

This cruise was no exception. We have Royal Caribbean's Visa Card and we accumulated enough points for one person free on this sailing. All we had to do was call the number on our card and they sent us the coupon and we gave the coupon to our travel agent. Important, if you do get the coupon, get it as close to the sailing as possible because there is an expiration date of 6 months and if you postpone your trip or anything like that you want as much time as possible to reschedule your trip.

When flying, we always travel one day ahead to be sure of getting to the port on time and to be sure our luggage makes the voyage. We always make our own flight arrangements for the best pricing. When cruising out of Miami we always fly into Fort Lauderdale and take a shuttle to the hotel. The pricing to fly to Fort Lauderdale is cheaper including the shuttle. We used "Top Shuttle" service at the airport. They were excellent and on time. Cost $75.00 plus tip. Read more