This was our first cruise. I will say we made some rookie mistakes that added pre cruise stress. We didn't get insurance. We flew in the same day. We booked our return flight a little earlier than recommended. Ultimately that all didn't matter. We made it on the boat.

The Ship

First I want to talk about the ship. Since this is our first cruise we don't have anything to compare it to. I don't think that it is necessary though. The ship was fully booked because it being spring break but I never felt crowded. The ship is huge. So many places you can hang out. We loved the 678 area. Didn't experiance any of the smoke wafting into 678 that I had read in other reviews. The district is was nice but it is a beer bar mostly and i don't like beer. It was where we had a great cruise critic meet and greet. We got to meet all the important people on the ship and get there phone numbers. I suggest you make this happen because we got goodies delivered to our room everyday because of this meeting. Anyway my wife enjoyed the ship so much she preffered it to the ports. So to us the ship was the destination and it didn't dissapoint. Read more