After 39 years of marriage, I finally got my husband on a cruise! We headed for Port Canaveral, a long 10 hour drive from NC. We got an excellent deal from LaQuinta for the Park & Cruise Package. The room was satisfactory, the complimentary breakfast was really good & all the staff was excellent. The Cocoa Beach Shuttle picked us up & we were on our way! We arrived at the Port about 12:00 pm & was on the ship in no time, & up on the Lido Deck having lunch by 12:30 pm. We had plenty of room in our room, & our room steward, Noli did an excellent job. I looked forward to my towel animals each night, along with the chocolates! Oh, the muster drill went fine; nothing anyone looks forward to, but necessary!
Dining. Food on the Lido Deck was OK if you like buffets, but we ate mostly in the dining room. We loved being pampered, the food was always excellent. We met allot of nice people from all over the world. The omelets in the dining room at breakfast were really good & hot; which we had most mornings for breakfast. We had dinner in the Platinum Dining Room, 5:45 pm. At night, Jeffrey & Oliver (both from India) took great care of us; had my husband's tea & my water with lemon ready before we even got there! They spoiled us & we enjoyed talking to them each night. Oliver even had some magic tricks up his sleeve! My husband loved the Chocolate Melting Cake, so they made sure he had some every night; even when he ordered something different! The hamburgers on the Lido Deck were really good & also enjoyed the Fish & Chips, & even had pizza one night really late! The Deli was also very good! The Gala Buffet was beautiful & we enjoyed the Chocolate Buffet.
Ports. Our schedule was supposed to be Cozumel, Mexico; Costa Maya, Mexico, Belize City, Belize; & Nassau, Bahamas. Costa Maya was cancelled, due to Hurricane Dean visiting them earlier; nothing anybody could do about that. We got a $25 credit on our "Sign & Sail" card.