We are not cruise rookies & thought we knew how to pick a decent cruise. I think we goofed. Ride from the Tampa airport to the cruise terminal was your normal chartered bus, only minor confusion. The embarkation terminal was another story, or rather NIGHTMARE!. Poor planning and poor execution. The way they had things set up caused a pedestrian traffic flow problems. Confusion from the traffic patterns, the agents were not sure where to send you, paths crossed several times and the wait! This was the worst embarkation EVER. After we got inside the terminal we were in line over 2 hours! Hardly moving. Not well laid out at all- but we did finally get on board.

We always purchase the inside cabins, we are rarely in them so why does it matter? Our cabin was your average inside, clean small, but the ship is showing a little age. Some drawers didnt work well, doors didnt open and close as smoothly and easily as they should. Some lights in the cabin didnt work. Just age problems mainly.

We left port a day before Hurricane Rina took shape in our path- not the cruise line's fault at all. We were never got an official weather update from ship's personel about this storm until we were about to dock in Roatan Honduras 2 days after our departure from Tampa. When we arrived it was rainy and windy, not the ships fault. After leaving Roatan we headed for our next stop, Belize. Read more