I chose this cruise due to trying to plan way in advance of another event while taking advantage of a reduced deposit sale. Of utmost importance to me as well was booking a HA cabin for my scooter which factored into my decision to book early. Everything went off without a hitch and we sailed promptly as scheduled. In addition, I picked up Fttf since I had a cabana booked and wanted to get a crack at one I had my eye on.

Right off the bat, we encountered rough (but not stormy) water which had my poor wife seasick anytime we were not in port. Because I attended to her, we missed almost all shows as all she wanted to do was sleep off the sickness in the cabin. When she did feel like moving around in the early daytime, pretty much the only thing of interest to her was the casino, which was rough since we were on a budget.

My wife could not wait to get the heck off the ship in Nassau, but immediately regretted that decision after being hounded by the peddlers. My scooter was only a partial deterrent from the hawking of the taxi drivers, but a surprising number were willing to take the scooter was well, many more than originally expected. After picking up a handful of trinkets and some conch fritters, we got back on board for the day without bothering to see much else since my wife felt very uncomfortable with the peddlers. Read more