Before the cruise: Went to Wal-Mart(automotive department) and bought wrist bands key chains (looks like a phone cord and you wear it on your wrist). When you get your set sail card the ships customer service can put a hole in your card, so you can attach the card to your key chain. This way it is handy the whole cruise. We purchased the soda package, so having this card on our wrist was really easy.

Pre-cruise: Flew down on Saturday and stayed at the La Conche (a Renaissance Hotel). What a beautiful hotel with every room facing the ocean. Ate dinner across the street in a small local restaurant serving typical Puerto Rican food and Mojito's. What a great way to start the vacation.

Cruise: We read the negative reviews and were a little apprehensive, but we didn't have any negative passenger experiences. Everyone is on vacation and they all want to have a good time, so take those negative reviews with a grain of salt. We also brought our own hand sanitizers and washed our hand often to avoid any virus (we had no trouble with virus' either). Read more