Why this cruise: We normally do not take short cruises but right after Hurricane Sandy last year my girlfriend and I booked a 2-night Cruise to Nowhere on the Carnival Pride which we both enjoyed. Then I attended a vacation ownership meeting and one of the ?gifts" offered was a 3-night Bahamas cruise. We talked it over and decided that we wanted a longer cruise and when we decided to go to Florida for a week in early May, we booked the Sensation 4-night Bahamas cruise.

Arrival: We drove from Orlando to Port Canaveral and used the Radisson parking which I had read about in a previous review. Much less than parking at the pier and the service was good. We arrived at the terminal around 11:45 am and were on board by 12:30.

The ship: Although this ship first entered service in 1993, it has had one refurbishing and appeared to be in very good condition. Our stateroom was an Ocean view on Deck 5 near the middle of the ship. Unlike some other cabins we have stayed in, this one was closer to a square. I liked the magnetic door stops on both the entry and bathroom doors. There is not that much storage space in the bathroom but the closets had plenty of room although my girlfriend had trouble reaching the hangars in one section (she is not very tall). Read more