We sailed out of Tampa on October 10th. My wife and I are in our late 30s and have two boys 7 and 10. I picked this cruise for the ports of call.

Getting on the ship was easy. There were long lines but it took less then an hour. We had lunch and where able to go straight to our room.

Cabin- We had booked an inside cabin but were offered a balcony for $300 more. I am so glad we went with the upgrade. However, I would not book a cabin under the Lido deck again. I would get one on deck 7 so it would still be convenient but not so loud. Every morning at 5 am you could hear chairs being pushed around on deck above us. Also, beware that in the back of the ship you feel the vibration of the motors that took some getting used. Mid-ship would have been better. Read more