Let me start by describing us as cruisers. For a start we are British and so were in the minority as far as our nationality goes. Were both well traveled and have cruised on Carnival Splendor previously as well as travelling on P&O, Celeb, Royal Caribbean and Fred Olsen. I have also worked on the cruise ships as a consultant for short periods of time.

We took this cruise as we wanted to visit Kennedy Space Center and thought a week in Florida taking in the Space Center, Cocoa Beach and the cruise would be a nice break.

We stayed at The Holiday in at Orlando airport and then rented a car and drove to the rent a car drop off in Cape Canaveral. They had a free shuttle to the cruise terminal. This proved to be the cheapest option for getting from Orlando airport to the cruise terminal. Read more