Had a great time on this cruise

Welcome back all! We just got back to Montreal on Monday and are experiencing the first snow storm of the year already! I must say I was very impressed with this cruise - there are always a few blips but we had a good ride and even the balconyless stateroom wasn't all that bad! The check in at Tampa was quick - it was the first time we could walk right up to the agent. show our passports, get our photo taken and have our cards issued. Trouble was - we then had to wait at least an hour before boarding. There was a gastro outbreak on the the previous cruise and the ship was being super sanitized to reduce the chances of a reoccurrence. Luckily, there was no problem during the cruise.

As a result though, the Lido was not self serve for the first couple of days. They wrapped the food displays with plastic wrap so only the crew would be able to serve. as a consequence, the lineups were long. Once the wrap came off and we could serve ourselves, the lineups were greatly reduced. Read more