We booked our cruise shortly after selling our house. Because it was spring break, we paid a bit more than we normally would, but as our daughter is a senior, we wanted to have one last family hurrah! In order to easily accommodate 2 adults and 2 teens, we booked two adjoining but not connected interior staterooms. This was our 7th as a family, all on Royal Caribbean and at 8 days was the longest.
We arrived at the port about 12:30. First of all, I have to say I don't much like the E-Documents and the fact that you don't get luggage tags. The porters aren't much help with giving you tags and pens but they still know how to hold their hands out. Parking was fun as always in Fort Lauderdale. But we managed to get checked in and on the ship in a matter of minutes.
The first thing that stuck me was how beautiful the ship was. I didn't realize it was one of the newest ships in the fleet, less than 3 years old. It is very striking, and very well maintained. The interior rooms were adequate, especially after our last sailing on the Sovereign of the Seas. The new pillow top mattress, linens and duvets were a very nice touch.