We decided to book this cruise because of the low price and because we have two children (ages 13 and 15) who have never cruised before. We wanted something short to see how they would be. We flew to West Palm from NJ and had a taxi take us to the port. We arrived at the port at approx. 11:15am. We checked our luggage and went in to check in. The check in process was fairly smooth. You show all your documentation and fill out a credit card charge form for any room charges and tips you incur. We were also asked if we wanted to upgrade our room to a balcony suite for $250.00, which we did, and I'm glad we did.You are then given your sail cards and you go to another area where you can purchase excursions, drink tickets, the unlimited soda cups, bottles of alcohol and make dinner reservations. We purchased the soda cups for our children and I purchased the 10 drink tickets for 65.00. We also booked an excursion.

When we boarded the boat at around noon we were told that the rooms were not ready until 2 pm, however they were ready around 1. We found the room to be really spacious. We had a double bed and then behind a partial wall was a sofa, a small table and two chairs. The sofa was also a bed and that was where my kids slept. Our balcony view was partially blocked by a lifeboat, but it was amazing to sit out on the balcony anyway. Having the suite also came with some perks. There was a small complementary fruit basket in our room when we arrived, and we also received complementary chocolate dipped strawberries and a plate of cheese and crackers.The drinks on the boat are expensive and the servers do continuously ask you if you need anything, but they were all super nice and courteous. And they werent rude when you said no thank you.

The main pool is pretty small but there is another pool at the rear of the boat. The boat isnt anything fancy, but it is kept clean and there are a pretty decent amount of activities to do if you want to. We did not eat in the sit down restaurant, my kids didn't want to be bothered. They have one sit down that is included in the price and one that is extra. We just ate at the buffet and the outside grill area by the pool. The buffet food was just ok. The grill area out by the pool had hamburgers , hotdogs and french fries along with a couple salads , and an ice cream machine. Because of damage from Hurricane Matthew we could not go to the normal trip stop in Nassau so we went to Bimini instead. Since there is no port in Bimini you have to take a small boat to the island. We didnt have any issues transferring to the smaller boat like some people in previous posts did. We chose to just rent a golf cart and check out the island. Unfortunately there isnt a whole lot to do there. The one end of the island where people live is very poor. A lot of houses that look to be falling down. Its sad really. The straw market is literally a cluster of maybe 10 spaces, approx 8 ft x 8 ft each, that have stuff you can purchase. Mostly cheap t-shirts, hats, bags etc. The other end of the island is where the Hilton is and is much more like a resort. There is a big hotel and a bunch of rental units. At the very end is a beach where you can swim. We swam for a little bit then turned in our golf cart and headed back to the boat. Read more