We woke up Christmas morning to a e-mail from Delta informing us our 1:20 pm flight had been canceled. Even though it was 38 degrees and the sun was shining AND we were headed south. I still do not understand why! Since we were all packed and ready we loaded the SUV and made our way to Ft. Lauderdale, an 11 hour trip. Had we booked our flight the same day as the cruise we would not have made it in time to board at Ft. Lauderdale. Important tip, book your flight a day in advance and spend the night at a motel close to the port.

We arrived at the port around 11 am. Somewhat of a line but the process was very organized and we were on board by 11:30. We made it to the Lido for lunch and then off to our cabin at 1 pm. Our cabin had a veranda which we always enjoy. Our cabin was exactly the same as the one we had last year on the Eurodam. We always have room service breakfast on our veranda.

We prepared for the muster drill which is greatly improved, no life jackets required and no roll call! We read all the information concerning ports of calls. I immediately noticed we were not going to the ports originally thought. We were going to Belize City, which we went to last year in place of Turks. We were somewhat disappointed and immediately booked a snorkel excursion before it filled up. Read more