We arrived a few days before the Feb 6 departure due to weather concerns and all went smoothly. The night before we left we stayed at the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood. We had a great evening, dinner and great music. The rooms are fantastic.

Embarkation went well as usual. The port was very busy with many ships leaving and it did take us a while to get to the ship. Once we were there it was a breeze. So far so good. We went to our room and luggage was there very quickly. This was our 6th and 7th cruise on Emerald or Ruby and 17th overall.

We knew that going to the buffet area would be a challenge but we were hungry so off we went. It always is a surprise when we get there, very crowded and as usual, everyone going in a different direction. Read more