Navigator of the Seas - 10/30/04 - 100th Voyage

Pre-Cruise - We flew AirTran from Kansas City to Miami and arrived around 2:30 in the afternoon. When we arrived at the Holiday Inn downtown, our room wasn't ready and there seemed to be some problem. The manager gave us room 311, which seemed to be better than what we had originally booked as it had a separate bedroom (king bed) and living room with a wet bar. This room was on the front corner of the hotel and overlooked Bayside Marketplace. We could also see people lining up for the Kerry campaign rally which was taking place later in the day. There was some noise at night from traffic and the band playing at Bayside, but we slept through most of it.

We had pre-arranged with our Meet and Mingle group to meet in the bar and everyone was to wear yellow ribbons since most of us had never met before. After getting everyone together, we walked to Bubba Gumps for dinner. There were 15 of us and one who joined us later after the rally. I had the Bucket of Boat Trash which was just okay and we also celebrated a birthday for one of our group. It was a fun place and I would recommend it for anyone staying in the area. Bayside itself was interesting and we walked around listening to the live music and checking out the stores before returning to the hotel for the night. Read more