The cruise itself was good. We had taken this exact cruise this past April and were excited for this itinerary again, only this time we were going on the cruise with both of my kids, ages 13 and 7. There weren't any specific things on the ship or during the cruise that were any different than last time - that being said, the same issues I had back in April, I had this time around as well.

Embarkation - We flew into Ft. Lauderdale the night before the cruise. It took us probably close to 45 minutes waiting for a ride share. It was a little frustrating on that front. Mostly because, in the past, we've never really had to wait maybe more than 10 minutes or so. It was a bit chaotic in th queue and I don't think a lot of the ride share drivers were really patying too much attention. Once we got picked up, the drive was easy. Our hotel was almost directly across from the airport and the port. The next morning, we were picked up fairly quickly and made it to the cruise port in about 15 minutes.

The check in process at the terminal was pretty quick. They were doing the facial recognition so they had my husband do it and then we were through. Security itself was fast, too. I think it took us...20 minutes from the time we walked into the terminal to getting on the ship. We were able to drop our things off in the room and get our cards and then we explored the ship. Read more