Introduction: Due to a big price drop (a misprint actually), we booked a promenade view room for an astoundingly low price. We had two other couples traveling with us, plus a large group of friends from past cruises that jumped on the price drop. We wound up with room 8321, which connected to our friend’s room next door.

Embarkation:

We drove down the morning of the cruise and parked at the Radisson Hotel, the shuttle ride over to the terminal was quick and easy. The terminal was pretty backed up due to the ship arriving late, so the expedited check-in offered to us as past guests really came in handy. We were onboard in just a few minutes. Read more