My spouse and I try to plan a cruise every February or March to get away from the cold of the Northeast. We are usually NCL people, but liked the price of MOTS and it fell within the timeframe that we had available. Our main goal of this cruise was quality time together, so we didn't really have a huge agenda once we got onboard.

Embarkation: We had a junior suite, and the perk with that was priority embarkation/disembarkation. That was the only perk....except for the bigger stateroom...but that was enough for us. I have some health challenges that prevent me from standing for long periods of time so this was absolutely PERFECT. We showed up at 11:30 and were literally on the ship 10 minutes later. No lines at all. Provided your Set Sail Pass is taken care of before you get to the port, you are good to go. It was AMAZING.

Disembarkation: Equally amazing. We were at the Deck 4 Aft dining room at the allotted time and again, walked off, collected our luggage, and were in the cab and on our way to Miami Airport by 8:00. The whole thing, including customs, took about 20 minutes. Easy peasy. Read more