Imagination Review 1/18-1/22
Here is our review of our 4 night cruise that went to Key West and Cozumel. This was our second time sailing on the Imagination. Overall, it was a great trip!
Embarkation: We flew in the day before to Miami and stayed at the Marriott Courtyard Airport South. We rented a car from Thrifty because they offer a complimentary shuttle from the car drop off location to the port. On embarkation day, we arrived at the port at around 10:30 and we were on the ship by 11:45. It was a very smooth embarkation process. The ship was in great condition. Though a smaller ship than those we'd been on before, it was very comfortable and we didn't feel it was ever too crowded, even on the sea day. After 1:30 we were able to go to our room which was an interior on deck 6 Upper. We've had balconies before, but on this ship, balconies are in suites and we figured a window wouldn't make much of a difference. The room was fine. The only issue is that it's normally set up with two twin beds that meet in an L shape to both face the TV, so when the beds were put together as one, the TV was behind us. Otherwise, the room was fine for 4 days. The muster drill is improved as you no longer need to bring the life vests and you meet in an area for seating while staff members demonstrate how to wear the life vest and you listen to announcements. After that part, you are asked to line up in your group and then go to the upper decks where the life boats are and they tell you about those. It was a better muster drill, but still lengthy. It took a long time, longer than any other we'd been through. It started in the lounge for a safety overview and it took forever for it to even start. Sail away was around 5 and there's a nice view of Miami as you head out.