Our group of 19 all drove to Florida from Ontario (24 hour drive), and stayed at La Quinta in Cocoa Beach, not fancy, but clean hotel and friendly staff and we got a group rate of $60 per room. We got the shuttle to the port, and parked our vehicles at the hotel for free for the week.

We were on the boat for lunch, and rooms were ready before we were done eating. Lunch was very good at the buffet, and we had no problems finding a spot to sit together out on the deck.

Our family had an ocean view on deck 8, with 5 of us in one room (yes you read that right)! My husband and I brought our 11 year old son, 14 year old daughter, and 14 year old niece on this cruise. The 14 year olds slept on the pull out couch, and the 11 year old slept on the pullman bed that comes down from the ceiling. We kept the room organized, and had no problems, I would do it again in a heartbeat, we really only used the room to sleep. Read more