My husband & I took our 2 year old daughter with us on our cruise this year. This was my second cruise ever (first was in 2001 on Carnival), and it was a first for my husband and daughter.

First, the positives: * The ship is BEAUTIFUL! Very tastefully decorated, colorful without being tacky. * The entertainment was very very good. We saw the Second City Comedy Troop one night (hysterical) and an amazing Cirque d'Soleil Show another night. That show absolutely blew us away.. the talent was on par with a high quality Vegas show * There were a million things to do! The list of activities each day was endless, although with a 2 year old in tow I can't say we were able to experience nearly what was offered. * The kids club was fantastic. The caregivers were young and very involved.. they knew how to sooth a screaming 2 year old, and although she cried when we dropped her off each day - she also cried when we picked her up because she didn't want to leave * Our cabin was fantastic. We upgraded to a Jr. Suite that was located on the Aft of the ship. The bathrooms were VERY large for a ship - with full size bathtubs and wonderful decor. The room was quite large as well, and had a King bed plus a full size pull out sofa that was turned down each night for our daughter. * Our cabin Steward was fantastic as well, he was very attentive and went out of his way to help us with strollers and suitcases, as well as bringing "towel animals" to my 2 year old just to see her smile! * One of the two excursions was great - the one on Cozumel. We did the deluxe beach break and it was great. We went to a private club with plenty of beach chairs, free (non alcoholic) drinks and lunch included. It also included transportation from the cruise ship to the club (about 10 miles away). The other was not so good - and i'll get into that in a minute.

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