Got to Cocoa Beach the day before the cruise and stayed at The Comfort Inn Cocoa Beach. Took advantage of their cruise package which was a pretty good deal. We got a nice big room, shuttle to and from the ship,free parking for the week,breakfast and a couple free drinks in their bar for $107. The hotel was a little dated but was clean and everything seemed to be in good working order. Within a block of the hotel was the beach,food,and shopping.You didn't have to go far to get anything you may need. Breakfast was better than I have had at other Comfort Inns but I would suggest getting in to it early. I ate about 6:30am and one of only a couple people in there. When I went in at 9 to grab a coffee it was mobbed.

The shuttle service ran smoothly as did the check in at the port. We were on the ship by noon. Drinks in our hands shortly thereafter. The entire cruise went smoothly. Weather was great with the exception of the last night which was very windy along with some rain. We were pretty sunned out by then anyway.

We were on board with a couple friends and had met another cruise critic couple.We tended to socialize more with this folks throughout the cruise rather than taking advantage to much of the on board activities. Even being up on deck was limited opting to spend the time entertaining and relaxing on our balcony (swiped a couple extra chairs from the Solarium). Read more