When we arrived at the Port of Miami for embarkation, it was lines, lines, lines. It took us 3 hours to get on board. We later learned that one of the two gangways were damaged and we all had to be processed through a single gangway. I know that stuff happens and I can't blame anyone for accidents but there was no crowd control provided by RCI or the Port of Miami and people (many handicapped) were herded, pushed along and and waited (often in the hot sun) with no information on what was happening.

In contrast, when we disembarked, it only took 30 Minutes from when we left our stateroom till we sat in the limo to leave for home.

We were recommended to book the Promenade stateroom by our Travel Agent. We questioned the agent about privacy and noise and was reassured that we would have no problem. WRONG. When we first entered the stateroom, and looked out over the Promenade we was people directly across from us looking at us. So much for privacy. Keep the drapes closed. The first night there was a parade and music on the promenade that did not end until about midnight. Unfortunately for us there were other events planned for the Promenade that included music well into the night (11PM). So much for NOISE. Read more