This was my second cruise, the other was only a 3 day and years ago. Let me begin by saying I am now hooked on cruising and look forward to next year's.

I travelled with my Dad, his lady friend, my brother and sister-in-law, who are all seasoned cruisers. I don't remember feeling the ship move on my first cruise, I did on this one. We rocked some, never enough to cause discomfort but we did rock because we went through some storms and it was extremely windy. Crew and staff said it was nothing like the previous week when the hurricane came through.

Embarkation: Bayonne is easy to board. RC transportation from the airport, smooth, I recommend for convenience. Short lines at the port, moved fast. It took a while to get my luggage delivered to my stateroom but probably because I boarded later. Read more