My party consisted of my 6 year old daughter and myself, my parents, and a huge group of cruise critic members who met on last year's Glory Eastern Caribbean sailing on the same week. We had so much fun then, we immediately booked the Legend's Western Caribbean itinerary.

Since we only live 2 hrs from the Port of Tampa, we just drove in on Sunday morning. No need to stay the night before in a hotel. We arrived around 10:00 and it was too early to be let in. I believe we stood in line outside until close to 11:00 before they let us in to be processed. It was quick and easy and we were given boarding number 2. We also found out that due to Hurricane Dean and Hurricane Felix stirring out in the tropics, our cruise was not going to the places we originally thought. We were to have gone to Grand Cayman, Belize, Costa Maya and Cozumel. Now we were going to Key West, Ocho Rios Jamaica, Grand Turks and Grand Cayman. No one seemed to mind the change. Our group was wearing lei's so we could identify our fellow (new) cruise critic members at the Port and that was a lot of fun. Unfortunately, my dining seating was set at 8:15 and I had specifically requested 5:45. So I had to go right to the Maitre'D to have that switched and was accommodated to everyone's liking. The buffet on the Lido Deck (Unicorn) was delicious. Got in our room right at 1:30, luggage arrived promptly. Had a Meet & Greet scheduled at 3:00 and then the Muster Drill at 4:00. Whew! Just in time to get back in time to change clothes for dinner. I went to the show after dinner, but after about 15 minutes, it appeared to be the same Welcome Aboard show from the past 2 cruises, so I didn't stay to watch the rest.

My daughter spent her entire time in Camp Carnival. That child is addicted. She never wanted to be with me, but I did make her eat dinner with me in the dining room. There is so much for them to do and I am thankful for the times that she is doing activities with her own age group. Gave me time to spend with my adult friends. Read more