My wife and I, both in our late 40's, decided to try another cruise line after only sailing with Carnival in the past. We saw the itinerary listed for the Adventure of the Seas and love to sail out of San Juan, so this cruise was a no-brainer. We cruised with so many great friends, new and old, that we met from our roll call. It had to be fate that so many like minded people all chose that cruise. It just made this cruise that much more special and we are already missing our friends.

We had read on some threads that embarking was starting much later on the AOS. Luckily, we listened to our friends ( namely Gary and Michael ) and headed to the port at approximately 11am. It was a breeze to go through security and the other processes and we were onboard by noon.

The cruiseship was amazing. Nothing else can describe how much we liked everything we saw. The promenade was our favourite part of the ship and nothing like we had witnessed before. The ship was in great shape and we really didn't notice any wear and tear that some others speak of. Read more