Galveston: We stayed the night before at the Moody Gardens hotel, it was beautiful. They have a free shuttle to and from the pier and the car was kept in their gated parking garage. We paid about $119 for 1 night.

Embarkation: This was the easiest of all 4 cruises we have been on. The people were very friendly and the process was fast and easy!

Our room: H 3610 on deck 3. The room was clean and nice. It had a little less storage than some ships we had been on, but it was still enough. Our room did not have a couch, just a chair. We found the room a little stuffy and wished we had brought a small fan with us. The bed was really uncomfortable, I have never slept so bad in my life. Finally after 4 nights of no sleep we requested an additional mattress. We should have done that after night one! They were very helpful with this request and it was taken care of promptly. Read more