We arrived at the Ft. Lauderdale terminal at 10:45 am, and were able to check-in promptly. We had filled out the on line boarding pass and the process was very easy. We were on the ship having lunch in the main dining room by 12:15.

I will not bore you with all the day to day activities that we did, only observations that we had during our cruise to Grand Turk, San Juan, St. Thomas, and Half Moon Cay.

We enjoy room service for breakfast on days that we are going to be in port. I am sure most people do the same thing. I must say that for the first time on any of HAL ships, this was not a good experience. The first morning the food did arrive promptly at 7:00 am as we had requested, however the rye toast was missing, and only one little thin slice of ham was with the eggs that I had ordered. I guess all in all that is not a disaster, but the next day we ordered room service for 7:00 to 7:30 time slot, the kitchen manager called at 7:30 to inform us that our meals would arrive at 7:45. They did arrive at 7:45, but again some of the food was missing, and of course the food was cold. We did not order room service anymore on the cruise. Instead, we went to the main dining room for breakfast, and the food and service was exceptional. Read more