This cruise was a celebration of two high school graduations. My son and another young lady from our church. Our group consisted of 17 total friends and family, 6 of which were cruising for their very first time.

We stayed at the Windsor Court hotel in New Orleans. What an incredibly great hotel. The rooms were huge! This was definitely a highlight of our trip. We showed up in jeans and t-shirts and felt underdressed as a wedding party was just leaving the hotel.

Embarkation - the baggage porter immediately noticed my father-in-laws crutches and got us a parking place within a few feet of the elevator. He was quick, efficient and polite. The check-in was quick. We were in boarding group 1. Glad I did not spring for the FTTF program. My father-in-law and wife were allowed to board directly behind the FTTF folks. We were allowed to board about 10 minutes later. We stepped on board around 11:15 and we were told all cabins would be ready at 12:30. We made it down to our cabin about 12:45 and all was ready. Our cabin steward was great. Read more