This was our tenth cruise in seven years, needless to say we are hooked. Never had a bad cruise only a few bad experiences. Overall we have been very lucky.
We've sailed the Southern Caribbean 5 times from San Juan and the Western Caribbean 3 times from Miami. Also sailed twice from Boston (once to Bermuda and once to Canada).
On this trip we sailed from Miami on Royal Caribbean for the second time on the Explorer of the Seas and stopped in Belize, Costa Maya, Cozumel and Grand Cayman. My hope is that I can pass along some tips and advise that may help folks who may be looking to go an a similar cruise.