OK, here's the trip in sort of a nutshell...
Getting TO Miami and getting ON the ship:awful. It seemed like it took forever and it pretty much did. From the time I woke up that Sunday until we FINALLY got on the ship; 10 HOURS...UGH!!!! Flying: AWFUL 'CAUSE I HATE TO FLY. Waiting in line just to board the ship: AWFUL! 2 HOURS!!! Life boat drill once we finally got on the ship: crappy but hey, safety first! 2000+ people, 1/2 of which are Spring Break kids...NOT FUN but it got a lot better.
Getting to our state room...fun looking around and being in total AWE of this ship. You just can't imagine it until you see it in person. The thing is humongous!!!! This was after all our first cruise but the only complaints I have are above. At 40 years old, this was my first cruise and I felt blessed just to be able to go so I wasn't about to start knit picking. Unpacking and getting organized: pretty fun. I thought our room was great and I had heard they were small. There was plenty of room for our clothes and 2 nice size closets for dresses and slacks. Exploring the ship: fun and eye popping. We just wandered and looked at everything until we started to figure it all out. Getting a drink and something to eat: fantastic cause we were starving! There's always something or someplace to find food and bartenders and waiters always ready to wait on you.