When we walked from The Port Authority to the Cruise Terminal, I couldn't help but groan. George wanted to save an extra $12 for cab fare. However, it was such a beautiful day for a walk. I'd recommend it to anyone who's traveling without kids. It was a little hectic trying to get across the main drag by the terminal, but we just waited until the hand stopped blinking, and we were able to walk. We got into the terminal around 11:45 in the morning, instead of our usual 11:15. The person who checked us in led us to the office where the VIPs check in. We met our concierge,and he was very friendly. He went out of his way to make our cruise experience a very memorable one, right from the start. After he introduced himself to us, we went with this one crew member to board, and we had priority boarding.

We checked out our room, and had lunch in the Venetian Restaurant. We wouldn't recommend the buffet to anyone, as the food isn't that great. The service in the dining room was impeccable. The Filipino workers were very friendly, and they went out of their way to make our lunch experience uneventful and enjoyable. After we had lunch, we explored the ship, then went back to our room.

I organized the meet and greet for our cruise critic members. The meet and greet went really well. Everyone had an awesome time, as we all got to know each other with an ice breaker that I have learned from years past. The officers met us at the meet and greet, and were very friendly and informative. We had a good time just hanging out in the Star Bar, and talking with our fellow cruise critic members. Read more