Almost a year ago my agent found this cruise for us. Good price with OBC and you could choose your room.A first for us. Usually we do a guarntee and find out our room at final payment. We wanted to see Key West again. And finally see Harry Truman`s White House and the Hemmingway house and the 6 toed cats.

We flew from Kansas City to Ft. Lauderdale the day before the cruise. Staying at the Quality Inn and Suites south. They have a free shutlle from the airport to the hotel and from there to the cruise port. Also you can arrange for KSA tours to pick you up at the cruise port. That will cost you 10 bucks a person. Well worth it to us.

Morning of the cruise I was walking out the front door of the hotel and tripped on a rug and face planted in the front drive. Skinned knees , twisted fingers and bruised ego came of that incident. Read more