My husband is 41 and I am 38. We did not take our kids this trip so it was just the 2 of us. We have sailed Carnival twice and RCL 5 times. We think RCL is a step above with classier people and nicer ships. We booked a Junior Suite on deck 10 towards the back on the starboard side.
Trip to Miami... We,fortunately, flew in on Saturday because they lost our bad on a direct flight from Dallas/Ft.Worth. We stayed at the Biscayne Bay Marriott that was a very old hotel but well maintained. Our lost bag was delivered Sunday morning. The bartender in the ship's casino said it happens alot and if you don't get the luggage before you board you will have to wait until they dock in Jamaica to receive your bag.Point being fly in a day earlier if possible.
Embarkation...I can't stress enough how important it is to be at the terminal very early. We arrived at 10:15a.m. and we already had our Sea Pass and were in the "holding" area by 10:40a.m By the time we finished the holding area was full by 11:00 with a 2 hours wait.They came on the intercom and told us we could board at 1:15 however; we were on the ship by 12:20p.m.