Chose this cruise for a couple of reasons. Wanted a nice little winter getaway, western Caribbean is always good for that. Had not sailed out of New Orleans yet and wanted to do this. Had not been on the Getaway or any ships of this size, in the past we have sailed the Jewel Class ships and really enjoy this size of ship.

New Orleans is a great city, been there before a couple of times. Flew in the day before embark. Stayed at the Marriott Renaissance Pere Marquette French Quarter area hotel. Nice place, fun atmosphere, nice restaurant on site with good food and cocktails. The Tacklebox. A short Uber ride to the port terminal. Fairly easy access to the unload area at the Julia Street Terminal, handing off you luggage was easy and quick. Getting through the check in process was efficient, did not take long at all, we did not have to wait for a group # to board, from the time we walked in the terminal to boarding the ship was about 30 minutes. We waited until close to noon to go to the terminal, thus no wait.

The Getaway is a beautiful ship! She is a big ship with a large guest capacity, most places did not feel all that crowded, ever. I think O'Sheehan's probably had the most conjestion and crowds most of the time. It's a great pub and hangout spot with good bar tenders, so ya, popular place. Read more