This was our 2nd cruise. The first was on Majesty of the Seas to Bahamas in 2005. We are in our late 30's/early 40's and selected this cruise to try a larger ship and also to go to beautiful Bermuda.

Flew in from Charlotte to Newark on the day of the cruise. Landed at 11:00, picked up our bags and called for the car service. We had booked a town car from Carmel Limousines. I had called 3 days before we left to confirm and told them we were going to Cape Liberty but the driver still didn't know how to get there. He wanted a street address which I didn't have. Anyway, after only 1 missed turn, we arrived at the ship. Going through security and sign in was very quick. We had our picture taken and were seated by Noon. Boarding began shortly and we were on the ship at 1:00. Went straight to our room (Balcony Cabin, Deck 7, Hump). The cabin was great. We loved the hump balcony, the new bedding and had plenty of room for everything. For those who worry about elevator noise, there is none. This ship is so big you are far away from the elevators.

Next went to the Windjammer for lunch and walked around the ship some. Muster drill was very quick because we waited until just a few minutes before 4:30 to go down. This worked out great because I got claustrophobic last time in the middle of so many people. After this, we returned our life vests to our rooms and went up to the Sun deck for Sail away. There was a 30-45 delay in leaving. I think someone possibly had gotten sick because there were ambulances outside the ship. Read more