This being my 5th cruise, it was the second time leaving from NYC and the first time we took our 11 year old son and 8 year old daughter with us.

The children go on vacation with us every year to Florida where we have a week at a time share resort in Orlando. We were anxious to see how the four of us would enjoy a cruise vacation compared to a land-based, luxury resort vacation.

We are from Canada, so unlike many of the passengers, we required flights in and out of NYC. Getting flights to NYC is easy and we spent a fantastic weekend in the city at the front of the trip. Getting to the ship from our hotel by taxi was fast and easy. Read more