We had a fantastic time on the cruise. We flew down to Ft. Lauderdale two days early and stayed at the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 which was nice and gave us a chance to relax before we got on the boat. We booked through priceline and were originally placed at the Ft. Lauderdale Grande Hotel and Yacht Club, but due to renovations we were moved to the Hyatt Pier 66. The outdoor spaces at the Hyatt were lovely, but the rooms had room for improvement. On Monday we got to the port early and were on the boat by 11:45 which was great. I think we were one of the first people onboard.

As soon as we got on we ate lunch at the Windjammer which was tasty. After that we wandered around the boat and sat out on the pool deck until our room was ready at 1:00. Our room was lovely and we had an exceptionally nice room steward named Ivan.

We really enjoyed all the ports. Key West was great, we explored and went to Kermit's Key West Key Lime Shop which I had seen on the Food Network and really wanted to visit, the pie was great and I bought some key lime lotion and body wash which smells yummy. After that we just wandered around Duval St. We enjoyed Key West so much, that we're planning a land based vacation there! Read more