I will start by saying that I am one that frowns upon the "negative Nellies" that post about how the color of the carpet ruins a vacation. I am very fortunate I am on vacation in the Caribbean blue water and not at work, enough said!

That being said, we started our 18 hour drive from Ohio to Orlando on Thursday evening and arrived at La Quinta West on Friday afternoon. We traveled with 8 adults and 1 child (10 years). Our hotel was what we expected. A place to sleep and relax before we boarded the Dream in the morning. We didn't need anything more.

We headed to Park and Ride about 9:30 am. Arrived about 10:30ish. Very smooth shuttle service. Reserved online, 6.99/Day. After We arrived at the port, we were on-board in no more than 30 minutes. Carnival has this down to a science, very professional. Read more