To begin with I want to say that the day before I left on this cruise I had read every review for the Dream on Cruise Critic...numbered 150! I had booked my trip well over a year prior to sailing, so had plenty of time to read them all. After I read that review I determined that everyone has their own opinion and may not be reflective of my own at all. This proved true upon my return when I read reviews from folks that I knew had sailed on the same cruise I had...but, from my experience, you would not have believed we were all there at the same time.

So, I set forth on this cruise with much anticipation and excitement...weighed with a dash of realism. And, I have to add, that I felt so prepared, that when I boarded this magnificent vessel, I felt like I'd been on it many times before. I was not worried about getting lost or feeling like I'd missed anything. I knew ahead of time that my mom and I would not get into those packed pools with all the children...but, they did look like sardines sometimes...albeit fun sardines! I didn't stress over the fact that we wouldn't see everything on a 4-nighter and just tried to enjoy what we did take the time to do.

We had the blessing of staying in a 1-bedroom concierge suite and there is nothing to say except, "WOW!" Expensive...yes...worth it...DEFINITELY! This suite was bigger than my last apartment experience and so much nicer! The concierge lounge and the concierge folks were top-notch all the way...made us feel special every time we saw them...and knew us by name after our first meeting...impressive! Our room host (his name escapes me now but he was from Jamaica) was funny and efficient...took great care of our room and of us also. Read more