We were "displaced" Star Princess cruisers. Our party consisted of Me, DH, & our 2 DD and their spouses. We booked VERY last minute when our cruise on the Star was canceled (due to the fire)and were fortunate enough to get 3 Balcony rooms. (Of course we had to pay top dollar and the rescheduled airfare was costly) but at least our vacation was saved. DH and I had sailed with RCCL on the Sovereign once before, but the kids were all cruise newbies. (We have also sailed with Disney and Princess)

We flew USAir from Pittsburgh to Miami, no problems. Great flight. Took a cab to the pier and we truly believe the cabbie drove faster than the pilot!! Yikes!!!

We had checked-in online before we left home so check-in was a breeze. On the ship in about 20 min. What a beauty she is. We had aft balcony room #8678 for DH & Me and the kids were one deck up in #9674 & #9672. Our rooms were ready so we dropped off our carry-ons and head to the Windjammer for lunch. Good food but the seating was very limited. Our luggage was in our rooms when we finished lunch. We had time to unpack and tour the ship before we sailed off. We only saw our room steward on the first day we arrived, but our room was always clean and our turn down service was prompt and included those cute little towel animals every night. Read more