Before we left our home in Northern Virginia on Saturday morning, we received a call from Royal Caribbean that we would not be able to get into our cabin until 3:00. I had read on the Internet that they were cleaning after a Norovirus outbreak on the previous cruise. We delayed our departure for a few hours and arrived at the terminal around 2:30. We parked, checked in, and boarded the ship very quickly. Our room was still being finished, so we stashed some of our things and began exploring the ship.

The wind was really gusting, so we predicted that we wouldn't be sailing at 4:00.

After the Muster Drill, the Captain announced that we wouldn't be able to set sail until Midnight at the earliest and he was eliminating Key West from the itinerary. Although disappointed to miss out on seeing a place I've never been before, I was happy to have some extra time in Port Canaveral, as we planned a day at Disney World with our 6 yr. old and 3 yr. old. Read more