Just back from Victory's 03/30/08 Sailing. This sailing was fun, but had a bunch of positives and negatives. I find myself surprised that this sailing had so many negatives. Far more than past cruises. Would I do it again? Yes, however I might choose a different ship, and or port of embark. EMBARKATION: Leaving from the port of Miami really wasn't bad. Dropped the bags off, and went to park. The parking signs put you into a loop and aren't correct, which the security guy agreed happens a lot. After parking, and checking in, we had about a 30 minute wait due to late disembark. Overall, not bad. SHIP APPEARANCE: I really liked the greens, it really was pretty. Overall the ship really looks good. I'm not a fan of the over use of the pink/corral look which has aged. SHIP LAYOUT: I have read about the choppy layout of the ship, and while you do learn your way around, it is inconvenient, and just rather annoying. STABILIZERS: Do they really work? I've been in worst storms and this ship really had some issues.
EVACUATIONS: We had at least 3 separate evacuations. The first was the Sea Day before San Juan. The evacuation was announced and the aft open decks were cleared. Apparently a lady slipped on LIDO and smashed her face critically. A coast guard helicopter hovered over and raised up the evacuee. When we arrived in San Juan, debark was held up to evacuate someone via ambulance. After St. Maarten, we had to return to St. Thomas to offload a crew member who was critically ill. (Thus requiring them to shutdown shops and casino due to US Waters) It was a site to see the Pilot jump on to take us into the harbor. The last two days we just kept expecting another one, but it didn't come.
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