Try booking a cruise to celebrate a special occasion, only to find out 3 days prior to sailing that you aren’t going there after all, and you have no recourse- you cannot re-schedule, you cannot cancel and get credit to rebook; you just need to suck it up and make the best of it. Safety issues were cited....... I get it. So you put on your big girl panties and deal. First you sail to a port that is nothing more than.... a port. Nothing within walking distance, not enough time to really do something fun, no souvenirs to shop for. They you go to a captive island owned by the cruise line, and are a captive audience. Finally, you will be going to the only legitimate port of call. BUT, with less than 12hours, we find out it is being cancelled. WHY??? We were never given the courtesy of an explanation. No recourse, no apology, no consideration.

The Escape has too many passengers for their limited venues- can;t get into the piano bar, can’t see the comedy team, can even find 2 chairs together on deck. The pools post an occupancy of 39....... while hundreds circled the area.

I suggest if an offer is too good to be true, turn around and run! A cruise to Newark would have been more fun than this cruise.