There are many good reviews of the Constellation on the various boards but few on cruising to Canada/New England. We will touch on the Connie but mostly give our views on the 9/20 sailing.

Sept 18 and 19.. A bad start! Our two day pre-cruise to New York turned out to be a basically a one day trip because the remnants of the hurricane dumped tons of water on NY and LaGuardia was accepting limited flights. In short, we sat at Detroit Metro for 10 hours. We stayed at the Super 8 Hotel on 46th between 5th and 6th. The Waldorf it was not but we didn't pay Waldorf prices either. It suited our needs nicely. This was our first trip to NY and our impressions are crowded, sirens, horns, packed sidewalks and the best eye-popin deli sandwich we have ever had at the Stage. To sum up it was MAGNIFICENT. What a city!

Sept 20.. Embarkation.. Unorganized chaos! Too long of story to go into. Once we got through security and found the proper line (on our own) things were fine. Champagne upon boarding and although cabins were not ready we were allowed to place our carry on pieces in the room. Then it was off to lunch in the Seaside cafe. More on the food later. Cabin 9034 was a beautiful balcony cabin forward on deck 9. Some people don't like the overhang,we loved it. The cabin though not as large as some on Holland or Princess was great. Lots of storage space and a nice shower. We were very happy for 11 days. Read more