Let me start by saying we really enjoyed the cruise. There were 3 of us in our party the ages were 80, 45 and 12. We live in Florida but we decided to go to Tampa a day early (we didn't want to miss the boat). We stayed at the Howard Johnson's it was nice and clean. They charged $5.00 a day for parking and had a shuttle to the port. The shuttle was great I am so glad we decided to stay there and use the shuttle. Embarkation at Tampa was very easy.

The ship was exactly like I thought it would be. I had seen all the pictures and videos prior so there were no surprises.

The first day at sea I went to hear Keith give the shopping talk I would highly recommend going and listening to him. He was very helpful, we saw him in port and he helped my mom get a great deal on a watch. Read more