We were 8 adults and two children occupying 3 rooms on the 1st floor and 1 on the 8th floor. We are blessed to have celebrated Christmas together in this manner when so many in the world are much less fortunate.

We had rented a car two days earlier. Upon returning the car to the rental company, they provided free shuttle to the terminal. Some hotels charge a per-person rate to transport so this is good information to have.

Check-in was quite fast compared to the Costa cruise that we had recently taken. We all had inside cabins and there were no complaints from our travelers regarding lack of space. It seems that confiscated items were hit and miss, as others had flat irons and clothes irons taken from their luggage; I had one of each and they weren't removed, had a hairdryer too which would have come in handy when the in-cabin one died but the maintenance crew were so quick to replace it I probably won't bother packing one next time. Never thought of stowing the luggage under the bed; that would definitely free up long garment space in the closet (with 4 drawers, 2 bedside table drawers, two hanging closets and one with multiple shelves there was lots of storage). Read more