My boyfriend and I recently just took a cruise on Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas. We left from Miami and we scheduled to make two stops in the Bahammas and one in Key West before heading back to Miami.

First thing was getting to our cruise ship. We booked this cruise last minute so we did not go through Royal Caribbean to book it.  We arrived at the airport and went straight to baggage claim. There we found a woman holding a Royal Caribbean sign for our cruise. They had a free shuttle for everyone who booked through them. Because we used a different website we had to pay for this shuttle. It still ended up being cheaper than taking a cab but nonetheless it was annoying that we paid all this money and couldn't even get the shuttle.

Everything about the shuttle was fine. The process to get onto the ship went smoothly and soon we were on board ready to go. The only thing that was disappointing was how long it took our luggage to get to our room. We flew in from Chicago where it is very cold. I was wearing jeans. Miami was so hot that I wish I would have had a spare set of clothes with me. Guess I should have packed a bigger carry on bag. Anyway, we had to complete the mandatory muster before our ship left. Because I was still in jeans this was miserable. Standing outside in the hot sun for about a half an hour made me feel like I was going to pass out. It took a long time to get everyone organized. Read more