Our entire family - me, my wife, my children (ages 6 and 3 ½) and my parents - all had a fantastic trip on the Noordam's March 10 Southern Caribbean voyage out of NYC. We could hardly have asked for a more relaxing and enjoyable vacation. Finding an easier one would be nearly impossible since all it took was a 15-minute taxi ride.

Embarkation:

We arrived at the port at around 12:30pm and were given a number. It looked very crowded but in reality, we were through security in less than a half hour. Check-in went smoothly (thanks to the number calling system, once we went through security there was only one person on line in front of us - a slightly shorter wait even than those who had filled in their paperwork over the internet). From there we went up to the Lido for lunch, and rooms were ready around the same time. Read more