My daughter invited me to sail with her and my 2 year old great grandson. We all had a great time and there was plenty to keep us busy. We arrived at the port around 10:30 and there was a very small line. I was a Castaway member, so there was a separate smaller line. It only took a few minutes to complete the sign in process, as we had filled in the online information.

They gave us sign and sail cards and we were instructed to go to another line where they would put our image on the cards. After that, if the boy had been 3 years old we would go to another line and sign up for the kids club. Since he was 2 1/2 the options were babysitting/play area in the Flounders Club which is $6.00 per hour, or he could play in the Oceaniers Club as long as someone stayed with him. My daughter took advantage of that several times. We did go to the "Lab" and get a wrist bracelet made with his name on it in case he should get separated from us.

We had booked an oceanview room on deck 2 but was upgraded to balcony cabin 6148 which was aft and had a nice metal balcony (not a plexiglas one). I had remembered the split bathrooms, but I have gained a lot of weight since I was on the ship 7 years ago. Unfortunately, I barely fit in the bathrooms and felt like I was "wearing the room". LOL I saw several people heavier than I and wondered how they managed it. Read more