We were part of a group of 24 people that were mostly first time cruisers, my wife and I were the experienced ones having cruised with Carnival and Disney in the past. Our overall impression of this cruise was good but not great. If not for the fact we were with a large group of co-workers it would have ranked as our least enjoyable cruise. I would have trouble rating any cruise as bad since you are on vacation and not working.

Embarkation: This was a very smooth event. We went to the website and did the SetSail procedure and I would strongly recommend this to all. We breezed right through our lines in less than 15 minutes and we did this around 1:30. The line for the other people looked like at least an hour or longer.

After finding our cabin we headed to the Windjammer and had lunch. The buffet was very nice and the food was a surprise for a buffet. We then spent the rest of the day poolside until the dreaded lifeboat drill. I know this is mandatory but I see little purpose since if you had a real emergency you would be hard pressed to find people going to the right stations. Read more