Background: This was my 6th cruise, DH's 5th cruise and DD's 1st cruise. This was our first Disney cruise. We usually cruise Royal Caribbean, but, Disney was leaving out of NYC so we couldn't pass up the chance!

Port of NYC: We drove to the port from MA and planned to park at the port. We had no trouble getting a parking spot at the port. You must pay for parking when you enter the lot. Once we found a spot we had to pull our luggage to the elevator to bring us down to the check-in area.

Check-In/Embarkation: Checking in was very easy! When we completed our on-line check in we selected a port arrival time of 11:30-12:00. We arrived at the pier at 11:45 and were through the security line and into the check-in line within 10 minutes. We waited in the very short check-in line for about 5 minutes. The agent was having trouble with his computer and was in the process of rebooting when we got to the desk. It only took a couple of minutes and we were all checked in, with photos taken in a few short minutes. We received boarding number 7 and they were already up to number 14. So, we walked right from the check-in desk on to the ship! Read more