Personal Background Information Family of three Travel To Port of Embarkation We flew into Fort Lauderdale and took a taxi to SOuth Beach. We stayed in a fantastic hotel - THe National and the next day we set off for the Port of Miami. It was expensive taking taxis , but it was convenieent Hotel Info - The National in South Beach Miami Embarkation - fantastic - we got to the terminal around 11 and were onboard having luch just after noon Stateroom - we had an inside cabin - 4D. We usually go for the inside and put our money into activities instead. The room was great. Our cabin steward kept it clean at all times. Ship Info - the ship is great. Very clean, it's a little older but well kept. Dining - fantastic. We had 2 great waiters who took excellent care of us. Activities - our favourite activiy was the waterpark. It's fantastic and surpringly, most times it wasn't that busy.

Staff & Service - outstanding. Entertainment - the shows were pretty good. I find that with the exception of Disney, cruise entertainment isn't the greatest. THe siging and dancing were okay. Shore Excursions - Key West - I love Key West. It is one of my favourite ports. It has such a cool vibe I'd go there on very cruise if I could. Our favouite excursion in Key West is parasailing. I would recommend to go directly to FUry tours which is right at the harbour in the downtown area. It is the same company the cruiselines use. THeir equipemnt is topnotch and so are their staff. If you go directly to through them it is only 40.00 pp as opposed to the 80.00pp if you book through the cruiseline and you will be sitting alonside the other pasengers on your cruise. Cozumel - it was pouring rain when we went so I shouldn't really judge this port, but... there is nothing around the terminal where the ship docks. You must take a taxi to go into town. ONce there the shopping is pretty good. We also found an adorable little restaurant and had a great dinner there. Disembarkation - the worst I've ever had. It took an hour and a half t get off the ship and then another hour to get through the terminal. It really left a bad feeling about the cruise. In fact we were shocked when after waiting so long in line to get off the ship that other guest started disembarking from ther decks and were saying how pleased they were they had only waited 5 minutes - and they were getting off ahead of us!! Summary - great cruise and one of the most inexpensive I've seen.