This was my 6th cruise and our 2nd on the Miracle. My husband and I cruised the Carnival Miracle again (having sailed her in 2008). It was the same itinerary, with stops in St. Maarten, St. Lucia, and St. Kitts. We loved it so much 2 years ago that we decided to do it again. We were not disappointed.

PRE-CRUISE: We flew down the night prior and stayed at the Embassy Suites on 17th Street in Ft. Lauderdale. I would highly recommend this hotel. As all Embassy Suites do, they had a full breakfast. They shuttled the two of us to the port, which was very convenient. We would definitely stay there again.

EMBARKATION: We arrived to the port early, around 10:45 a.m. After unloading our bags, we started the embarkation process and filled out the health questionnaire. Then we had a seat in the terminal to wait for boarding time. To our surprise, there were many passengers already there. We were given a "zone card" with the number 3. They called boarding by zones, and we boarded around noon. Read more