This was our 12th cruise, and our second on Oceania. Bottom line - it was a fantastic cruise!

We left our home in the mid-west where the temperature was 0 F (without wind chill). We had enough frequent flyer miles for 2 free tickets on US Airways - but still needed to pay $25/bag up and down. We arrived in Miami later than planned due to de-icing in Charlotte. We used Larry's Private Car and Limo service to take us to our hotel in Miami. Our driver Stan, couldn't have been more helpful or friendly. He contacted us as we were still on the jet bridge walking to the terminal to let us know he was there and waiting for us to retrieve our bags. After a 30 minute stress free trip to Miami/Brickell we arrived at our Hampton Inn. We were asked to pay Stan at that time (as planned) for the trip as well as the return trip to FLL after our cruise.

The Hampton Inn was perfect. Clean, super-friendly and 3 blocks from a dozen+ restaurants. As reported on Trip Advisor the staff is super friendly. The front desk arranged ($8/person) for a third party shuttle to take us to the pier the next morning. Perfect location, great breakfast and free due to use of Hilton Honor Points. So far a great start to the vacation. Read more