This was a family reunion cruise for us - 21 people in all. Just for information I am 41, DH is 53 and DS is 6

PRE-CRUISE HOTEL: We stayed at the Amerisuites (near 17th St) and for the price ($87) we thought it was great (included shuttle from airport to hotel, breakfast and shuttle to port).

EMBARKATION: We arrived at the port around 11:15am and walked into the terminal building. We were given boarding group #1 (we were platinum) and my relatives traveling with us were given #5. We found seats and waited until boarding began at 12:05pm. We were on the ship by 12:30pm Read more