There were 24 people in our family cruise age ranges from 77 to 8. Half the group had cruised before and the other half were newbies. I was skeptical about cruising and very skeptical about cruising with my inlaws but it was a very nice experience.

Getting there

We flew into Ft Lauderdale a day early in case of any winter weather snafus. Thankfully there were none. We had arranged for a shuttle to transport us and alot of luggage (alot) to the port. We arrived at 11:45am and breezed through the embarkation process. Despite the fact our cabins were not ready until 1:30pm we could board the ship, lunch and have a cocktail. The only hiccup was some of the Computers weren't talking to each other during the embarkation process and our (my husband and my) sign and sail cards weren't ready. A quick trip to the pursers desk and we were ready to sail. All of our luggage was delivered to our room before dinner time. Read more