This was our first cruise. I'm definitely hooked now. We had a wonderful time, only next time we are going to bring friends with us. We met some wonderful people, but we think it may be even more fun with friends.

We flew into Tampa the day before via Southwest. Just a note, if flying by Southwest, log on the night before and get your boarding pass. You will end up in the A line and board first, you do not have designated seating and it is a free for all.

We stayed with friends that moved down to Florida a few years back. Had a good time with them that night. He drove us back to Tampa the next day, got there around 1pm. Terminal 2 was quite the cluster. Before we got out of his truck the porters had our bags out of the back and was taking them back to be scanned. Don't forget to lock the luggage. Read more