I am 53 years old from Rhode Island and this was my second time in two years on this beautiful ship. The dEcor and artwork all around impressed me as much as the first time! The ship was all decorated for the holidays and everything from stair rails to all the brass simply shined the whole week!

The trip began on a sour note starting with my non-stop flight from Providence to Ft. Lauderdale on Southwest the day before sailing. Our plane coming into Providence from Baltimore was delayed over two hours because of snow and double de-icing in Baltimore. Not really an issue for me except our luggage in Providence was left on the tarmac in pouring rain for that entire time. By the time I got to my Florida destination for the evening, it was late. I opened my suitcase to find every single thing for my cruise soaking wet, many items totally ruined, dyes from clothing running into other clothes. Tried calling Southwest who said I had to return to baggage services right NOW with my luggage to file a claim. Well, that was impossible so I dried what I could and tossed what was irretrievable. My own fault that I was so tired, it did not occur to me to take photos to send to the airline for proof!

Arrived at the port at 11:30 and was on board at noon. As I boarded, I asked if there was a Mariner luncheon in the MDR but was told no and only the Lido was open. Several hours later, I discovered that there was indeed a Mariner luncheon. No big deal, but would have been nice to have been given the correct info. Met a great group of people in the Lido and had a good lunch and conversation. Read more