We arrived at Port Canaveral around 12:30 and checking in was a breeze. Prior to checking in we were notified by a memo that because of Hurricane Earl our itinerary had been changed to Western Caribbean with four ports instead of Eastern with two ports.

In less than 30 minutes we were on the ship. Surprisingly, once on the Dream we were allowed to proceed to our cabins. Our cabin was ready and clean and we were greated by our cabin steward Sparky who was cheerful and extremely helpful through our cruise. I found all the crew members to be pleasant and cheerful.

Our dining room experience was pleasant. We had a group of eight and were accommodated nicely in the Crimson Dining Room. Read more