We are so appreciative of the reviews we read about this cruise before we went on ours. We are first-time cruisers, so we had no idea what to expect, other than what friends had told us. We are seasoned travelers, but we were afraid of getting seasick, and that it would not be much fun, so we never cruised. After reading other people's comments, we decided that it was worth the risk. That knowledge enabled us to have way more fun than we would have otherwise. Hopefully, we will share something that will make another family's vacation a little better.

DW (4?), DD#1 (18), DD#2(15), and DD #3 (12), and I (4?) left Dallas for Galveston at 6:30 am and arrived at EZ Park at 11:45 am. We were on board and eating lunch on the Lido deck by 1:00 pm. Our cabins were ready immediately after lunch, so we moved in.

We were on the upper deck (6), in rooms 6-386 and 6-388, port (left) side balcony, slightly aft of midship. The ship was very clean. The lavatory in our cabin had a vague unpleasant odor, but not unbearable. Muster was a huge hassle, but did not last too long. Read more