10/1/07 Sailing

I'd like to begin my review by thanking everyone on CruiseCritic.com for helping to make such a great trip. Not only did I have a great cruise with all the best excursions (in my mind!) but I also got to vicariously enjoy the trip through all the reviews and posts I read in the months leading up to the actual day of departure. In gratitude, I offer the following observations and opinions to those who follow after us.

#1 I strongly advise you to join a roll call for your particular cruise and get to know some of the people on your cruise before leaving home. I think one of the most enjoyable things about our cruise was knowing so many people in advance. Not only did 10 other local friends join us on this cruise-but there were also about 20 CC friends. Most of our excursions were either with cc friends or personal friends-so not only did we have lots of fun-but we have tons of photos from all sorts of perspectives. Read more