Our Background We're both cruised on three cruises (twice on Celebration, Enchantment of the seas) and I've also cruised on the Fantasy. First for our 9 1/2 months old son. We cruised the Ecstasy for five days from April 19 to 23.

Embarkation / Lighthouse Parking We arrived at lighthouse parking around 1:30pm. The lot is $20 cheaper, but you must pass through a rough neighborhood to get to this lot. Also surprising to us, 1:30pm is kind of late because the lot was full even though I prepaid online. Luckily, the attendant squeezed us between a handicap park and then took us and two other couples to the ship.

Food I enjoyed every single meal I ate, but my wife got sick once. One night for dinner she ordered the angus burger and later was sick and our tablemate's wife became sick one night after dinner. What can I tell you? Women need a stomach of steel because none of the men at the table got sick. Read more