Overall, our family of 12 (2 grandparents, 2 moms and 8 kids) had a wonderful, relaxing time on the cruise. This was a first cruise for most of us and a first trip to Bermuda for most of us.
As a first time cruiser I was not sure exactly what to expect. But most everything was great.
We departed from Cape Liberty in Bayonne, NJ. We drove up on Sunday morning and had no difficulty finding the port. We pulled up to the terminal (like an airport), dropped our bags with the porters and our two drivers went off to park their cars. We arrived around 10:30 am and had a very easy time getting through the check-in process.
The Family Veranda cabins worked great for our family. The grandparents (my parents) had their own room. My sister and I each had one of the Family Veranda cabins with 4 children each. Each room had a queen bed - that could be separated into two twin beds; a sofa that converted into a twin bed; and a sleeper sofa that had a full-sized mattress. Each room also had a large balcony with 2 lounge chairs and a table with 4 chairs. The queen bed and twin were very comfortable. The pull-out sofa bed was like most sofa beds - not that great. When I am booking a house for vacation I never count a sofa bed as a real bed. But this was what we had.
The room worked very well for us with 5 people per room, with plenty of closet space and drawers/shelves - even for a room that had 5 females with lots of clothes! The room had plenty of space except when the beds were all opened up - then it was a tight fit. But this was at night time and was not an issue.
Very easy to get into and out of.
Very easy to get off the ship. All manner of transportation available at the port.