I choose this cruise due to ports. I have wanted to go to HMC for sometime.
I drove up night before and stayed at Jacksonville Plaza and had shuttle to/fro port...hotel and shuttle only had 2 pick up times as if not there your on your own.
A cruise is what you make of it. I made friends via facebook and we still keep in touch. The ship was nice and did note a few repair needs such as chipped paint on rails and decore also sometimes the elevators did not all work..If you book G cabins there is only 1 elevator for them.