First I must state that My DH and I are in our 60 and this is our 5th cruise. 3 Carnival, 1 RCCL. Driving to New York City from our home in Mass was a breeze. We were cruising with another couple in their 60's also.

Embarkation: The best I have ever experienced. They are very organized and we were on the ship least than an hour after arriving in the terminal. Since the ship docked at 10 a.m. later than normal, we did not get into our rooms until after 2:30 p.m. We chose to dine in Windows for lunch where we had a nice table near the windows. Since it was not crowded it was a great experience.

Room: I have never had an inside cabin but DH convinced me to try it since the waters in the North Atlantic could be choppy. We had the fifth floor inside in the middle. Room was smaller than I experienced on the other cruise lines but was okay. My room steward, I never was introduced to and thought he lacked in service. Only one towel animal, which I know is extra but could have earned him and extra tip, was all he did for us. If you wanted clean hand towels or face cloths you had to leave him a note or otherwise they were not refreshed. The only time I ran into him was when he insisted on doing our room for the evening and I wanted to changed clothes for dinner. He seemed offended that I would not wait for him to do the room first. Oh well. Read more