Arrived in Tampa the day before which was key. Quality Inn Midtown Had a free shuttle to hotel and paid $20.00 for four of us to pier. The hotel was not fancy...clean though and people were extremely nice.

Embarkation was a dream. Very nice people at port! We arrived at pier 11:15 and were on ship by 11:45 sitting by pool. Wear your bathing suit under your clothes! We were told we could get into room at 1:30 but did not need to or try to. Checked on luggage at 2:30 and it was there waiting for us.

We asked for 6:00 dinner but were given 8:00 dinner because we booked in January for February cruise. There was large demand for 6:00 dinner time because of the amount of families on board. Went to see the Maitre'd and he was wonderful! We ate at 8:00 the first night (son was falling asleep on his napkin) and were given 6:00 dinner for the rest of the cruise. Table was wonderful! We were seated with two other families of three each. Children the same age as ours...very thoughtful of George. Very nice people! Our waiters were beyond wonderful! By the second night knew exactly what we liked! Read more