First of all Boston is a beautiful city. It was our first trip to Boston and loved the hotel and ease of getting around on foot. It was a simple drive to Black Falcon and the parking was nice at only $15/night at the port. The only thing that surprised us about the port was that there were no porters to pick up the luggage when we arrived and we had to park and then carry our luggage. Not a huge deal but not as easy as we have experienced in the past.

We arrived around 11:15 and were on the ship before noon. We were in a suite so we got to skip the regular line but it wasn't that long a line anyway and it was moving quickly. We were able to board the ship and drop our carry on in the room before we went searching.

The ship was as beautiful as everyone said it was. There was champagne and orange juice being handed out everywhere. This is a nice touch. Read more