This was the first cruise we have taken out of NYC since our honeymoon 33 years ago. Embarkation was easy and we we on vacation immediately!

We were with close friends for the third time on a cruise, so that made us comfortable right away. The first full sea day, a Sunday, we met another couple who I knew, and spent considerable time with them also.

We were blessed with excellent weather throughout, even though we left on March 8. It did get cool and cloudy the last day as we got closer to NYC , and overnight it had snowed a little. But by that time, we had enjoyed ourselves so much that we did not care. Read more