Pre Cruise
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
With the snow/ice storm affecting the midwest and northeast, we decided to leave early. We (me and DW) had already planned on leaving Thursday evening, but with the weather we left very early on the 3rd. Seeing as I work for Southwest Airlines, we had to go where the was availability, and availability was slim. We made it to FLL by 12:30 with a little luck (got seats on 2 flights CLE-BNA-FLL on flights that were basically sold out) which would set the tone for the rest of the vacation.
Balcony Cabin 7348: There were some minor issues with the cabin. The ceiling kept rattling in 3 different areas. On first night, someone was sent to fix it. They hammered small wooden blocks between the light fixture. This held until morning. The second day, it was back. Someone else was sent to fix the problem, and they said the ceiling panels were misaligned and that was causing the problem. He fixed it, and this held for two days. Then, another area of the ceiling started to rattle, near the cabin door. To this they said they could do nothing. He tried, but couldnt stop it. After the trip from St. Thomas to San Juan, this never returned. On the final sea day, the initial area of the ceiling started rattling again, but it lasted for just a short time and quit.
Beware of this cabin!