This was my second cruise. It was fabulous. My husband, brother, and 2 friends went and we had the time of our lives. I'm going to hit on everything, I hope that it is helpful.
Arrival: We sailed on Sunday, 10-10-04. We arrived at Orlando international Airport on Saturday 10-9-04. We had a transportation service (I wont tell you the name, they were horrible) to take us to Titusville (Radisson), DON'T DO THAT EITHER! The real fun began the morning of our sail. We arrived at the port about 1:30pm. Embarkation was excellent. We gave our luggage to the gentlemen in the parking (Make sure your tags are on) I would suggest you give him everything that you don't want to carry around, just in case your cabin isn't ready.
SHIP: We got on the ship, and luckily were able to go right to our cabin. We had a large oceanview room (no balcony). The room was great. It was large enough for me, and I love space. The bathrooms had space as well. I loved the hand held showers heads. You can set them in place or grab them, that helps. We then went to tour the ship. Oh how lovely. First we went to the dining room because somehow we were not seated together. It was immediately and easily taken care of. Excellent staff. We then toured the casino (our personal favorite place in the world). For gamblers they have: Blackjack, Roulette, 3-card Poker, Caribbean Stud, Craps and of Course Slots galore. I will admit that most of my time was spent in the casino. What I loved though was that I did leave to go to the other events like the Quest (a must do), American Idol Search (Real fun), Bingo (Love Bingo Spice), Love & Marriage (My husband and I participated. We had fun, but he said a few things about my head that almost had him sleeping on the deck, I'll leave it there).