This was our 16th cruise and first time on HAL. Although still a bargain, this was our most expensive cruise yet! We stayed at the Days Inn in Hollywood, since it offered free parking for our cruise duration and a free and very easy to use shuttle to the port.

Both embarkation and debarkation were fairly painless.

Once onboard, we finagled our way to our stateroom dropped off our bags headed to the Lido buffet for lunch. It seemed too chaotic, so we went down to the Vista Dining room and had lunch down there with only a few other passengers. Read more