Who we are: Husband and Wife mid 30's with two children ages 7 and 10.

We have done a lot of traveling but this was our first cruise as a family. My husband and I have cruised together on Royal Carib and Carnival.

Pre-Cruise: We took the red eye from Seattle into Orlando, rented a car from Budget. Do not eat at Denny's near the airport. Cracker Barrel is just a few minutes further! The drive was short (approx. 50 min) to Cocoa beach. We were early so we found a beach and walked and enjoyed the beach, which was beautiful. Got our liquor supply in Cocoa beach as well which saved us hundreds! We put into water bottles and into our checked luggage. Budget was easy to find and the service was awesome. Shuttle to the ship took maybe 5 min. Read more