I am in my mid-forties and have cruised several times before with family.

Looking to vacation by myself, I looked up what was available & was excited to see that the studio cabins aboard the Epic offer everything needed to make a vacation feasible. Initially, the pricing brought a huge smile to my chubby little face! Then when I looked at the photos of the ship along with the amenities offered with the Studio cabins, no further contemplating was required. No deposit & monthly payments here. Paid in full. Overjoyed by the prospect of actually visualizing myself on a getaway, I walked like a new person, talked like a new person, and behaved as if I had just won the Final Spin on The Wheel of Fortune!

Before I knew it, the day of embarkation was at hand. I caught the Prime Time Shuttle to LAX and boarded a Delta Airlines red- eye to Miami. It was a wonderful flight. Upon arriving in Miami, I headed to Starbucks at MIA to get a cup-o-coffee. There, I ran into two lovely Canadian ladies who had just disembarked from the Epic. They filled me in on everything I needed to know. At that point it was clear to me that this was going to be a joyous beginning to my solo cruising career! Read more