This was our first cruise. After hearing the raving reviews from friends and strangers alike my wife and I decided to try a cruise. First let me say that we are independent experienced travellers and the thought of a cruise gave us mixed feeling.

Anyway we did it book or 10 day Panama Cruise and anxiously awaited the trip, we booked almost a full year in advance so we had a lot of expectations.

Well we got to Ft. Lauderdale 5 days early and had plenty of time to relax in the south of Florida, went to Key West etc. The day of embarkation was excellent, we arrived early and had no lineups to deal with and we were in our cabin before noon. This was great! Read more