This was our 2nd cruise on the fascination. We cruised this past summer and then decided to go on a 2nd cruise for our anniversary. My husband and I are in our 30's.

We flew in the night before our cruise and stayed at the Radisson downtown Miami. We bid on a hotel through Priceline and received this hotel. The hotel was fine. We went to Bayside in the morning before heading to the ship.

Embarkation: We got a cab around 11:45 to head to the ship. We carried our bags on the ship with us since we each had only one carry on. They checked our cruise tickets then sent us through security. We walked right up to the counter to get our documents checked. They sent us upstairs for our sign & sail cards and then we boarded the ship. This whole process only took us around 10 minutes total. We never had to wait for anything. Embarkation was great. Read more