My first cruise had been with Norwegian 14 years ago and I've been wanting to go again since then. My husband had never been on a cruise and finally he relented and we decided to take a shorter one to see if he would like it.
We chose the GoPortCanaveral package that included hotel and transportation from airport to hotel, hotel to port, port back to airport. What a great deal and stress reliever! It was definitely the way to go. They had overbooked our hotel but called us weeks in advance to let us know they were upgrading us at no extra charge. We liked the hotel (Fairfield Inn Marriott) so much we went back there to stay the night before we headed home AND they provided a free shuttle to the airport as well.
Our shipboard room was a standard stateroom: clean, comfortable and quiet. Our steward, Antionina (sp?) was wonderful. We didn't spend much time in our room but it was all we needed.
Clean, comfortable and quiet. Our steward was great!
Embarkation was quick and effortless. Lots of people available to guide us through the process. Lines were long but our waiting time was short. Thank you!
We hired a taxi to take us to the zoo. The zoo was quiet but for the birds and animals. It was very relaxing and we enjoyed the animals and particularly the flamingoes and macaws. Our taxi driver gave us his name and number and we were able to call him from the front desk to pick us up and take us back to the ship. A bit more expensive but we didn't want to be crowded into a 10 seat van and wait for 1/2 hr or more in the heat. Some of these vans were not air conditioned. Jermaine was quick to come get us and get us back to ship safely.