We arrived in Ft. Lauderdale on the day before our cruise and stayed at the Cambria Suites. This was a fairly new hotel with a bar and an $8.00 breakfast buffet. Our room was spacious and the bedding was very comfortable.

We arrived at the port about 11:00 am. Check-in the was a breeze, if you have all of your documents in order. After check-in we went to a waiting area. After about 30 minutes, they began calling for boarding. Suite guests went first, then Aqua Class, Concierge Class, etc.

The ship was beautifully decorated with lots of bright and earth tone colors. She was clean almost to the point of immaculate. Our cabin was in Aqua Class (handicap accessible)only because we could not book an available H/A cabin in Concierge Class. The cabin was tastefully decorated in contrasting colors of beige and browns. Mu rented mobility scooter was in the cabin waiting on us to arrive. There was plenty of room for my scooter to be charged and extra room for us to maneuver around the cabin. There were no electrical receptacles in the bathroom except for an electric razor. There was one receptacle at the vanity dresser and one receptacle on both sides of the bed. Drawer space was limited to only five drawers. One large and four small so we had to 'cram' a lot of things together keeping in mind that this was an eleven day cruise and not the standard seven day one that we had grown accustomed to. The bathroom had plenty of room to maneuver around also. The shower had a wrap around curtain and was large enough for a wheelchair. It also had a pull down shower chair, and two shower heads (one stationary and one that slid up and down which was removable. To our room stewards credit, we did not meet him until the third day and then only because we ha to call for some washcloths. Read more