Hi, I am 41 years old and my husband is 50. This was our 8th cruise. We arrived Friday evening to Miami at midnight. We took the shuttle service at the airport to our hotel. It was $24 for the two of us. We stayed in the Sheraton Biscayne which we booked through Priceline for $48.50. It was very nice.
Day One- We got up and ran a 4 mile run in downtown Miami which was very nice. We went right by the harbor in Biscayne and could see the ships docked. We arrived at the ship terminal at around 10:30 and boarded by 11:30 it was really smooth. We went to the Windjammer and had lunch. The best part was these really great brownies. I never saw them again, as much as I looked!
We had the mandatory muster at 4:15, it was no big deal and went fast. We had late seating and had really nice table mates. We watched the Welcome Aboard show which was fun. The cruise director was Gordon Whatman and he is really great. He was very funny and personable. We watched the Welcome Aboard Parade in the Promenade it was worth seeing. Lots of great costumes. We then found our favorite hang out spot which was The Crown and Kettle Irish Pub on the Promenade. The entertainer's name was Scott Perham. He was great! He knew lots of great songs and we were all singing along. Lots of Eagles, James Taylor, etc...