Embarkation in Ft. Lauderdale was terrible. It took almost 2 hours to board the ship. A staff member told us that embarkation was delayed by 45 minutes and there were two ships in port. I felt sorry for many of the elderly passengers who struggled to stand in the lines, especially since it was about 80 degrees out with no breeze. On other cruises, embarkment took 30 mins or less.

We had heard positive comments about our stateroom, E731, from other cruisers on Cruise Critic, which is why we selected this room. I would not recommend this room. The room was in fairly good condition, but the balcony had quite noticeable wear and tear and was not clean. The balcony was huge and it was fun to have so much space. One big negative for this room as it was noisy. On the ceiling where the vent is located, two pieces of metal clanged together literally the entire trip. It sounded like a typewriter. The engine vibration was apparent and I felt like I was being shaken much of the time I was in the room. I generally could not sleep in the bed--as soon as I would lay on my side, I would fall over to my stomach given the heavy vibration of the engines. I tried to make the best of the situation and slept on the couch where I could stabilize myself better.

The rocking on the ship outside of our room was generally not bad. There were some times in the dining room that the rocking was pretty noticeable. I wore a sea sickness patch. I still felt sea sick at times and my husband, who never gets sea sick, had to take sea sickness medicine when he felt like he was going to vomit due to the motion in the room. Read more