I spent the night in Charleston to avoid being tired on embarkation. I arrived at the port at 11:30 a.m. and about 30 cars were already in line. The flow was constant and it took a total of about 1 1/2 hours until we were actually on the ship. This really didn't seem so bad.

Upon entering the ship, I thought it was beautiful (and big even though it is a small cruise ship). I had one carry-on bag which was my small rolling suitcase. If it had been larger than 16x24 it would have to be checked with the rest of the luggage.

We looked around the ship a little, all the while with my suitcase in tow because we could not go to our cabins until 1:30. We went to the Windows by the Sea buffet until then. Read more