This was my 25th cruise and I have been on all the major lines except Princess. For the last four years I have cruised twice a year. My last few cruises were on the Queen Mary 2, Explorer of the Seas, Disney Wonder, Costa Magica, NCL Dawn & Spirit (one night). For this trip I sailed with my family: mother, father, and two sisters (one 23 and the other 15). They too have cruised over 20 times.

EMBARKATION

We did roof top parking at the NYC pier. We live 20 minutes away in suburban NYC so we drove in. Once in the pier (which was fully redone- pier 88) we waited about an hour to board. This was nothing out of the ordinary but it went by quick and we were on the ship and headed straight to our cabin. We got on around 2:30 or so. Read more