I am a 22 year old female traveling with my mom. We were celebrating my college graduation. This was our first time on Royal Caribbean, though we have cruised several times on Carnival, Celebrity and Norwegian Cruise Line. This was my first time traveling with only two people. We usually travel with my entire family of five. We stayed in a balcony room on the 6th floor and did the 8:30 p.m. dinner seating.

DAY 1: EMBARKATION AND FIRST IMPRESSIONS

We flew from Philly to Orlando, no problem. We had pre-booked the RCI shuttle from Orlando to the port...it was about a 45 minute drive. Embarkation was smooth for the most part. It took a little longer than I thought it would, especially since we had confirmed everything online. It probably took about 45 minutes from the time we arrived at the port until we were on the ship. Read more