Family of four-Son 13 Daughter 14.We had Cruised back in 1991/92 with RCCL to Bermuda/Bahamas so were ready to go again and introduce the kids to a cruise vacation. After saving AirMiles for 10 years we had enough to cover our airfare and half of the cruise so were excited to get away from the Toronto winter.Booked in October and started the countdown.

Took the advice of many and planned the travel down a day in advance. If you never listen to anyone else follow this advice. If you don't have a direct flight this is even more important. I won't elaborate but after 15 minutes of plan changes after clearing security the trip down was uneventful and we made it to Holiday Inn Rocky point relieved to be there. Had nice dinner at Bahama Bay next door and got ready for the big day. Hint- if you want to eat at Bahama Bay and it's peak dining times get the phone number ahead of time and call ahead, say at lunch-mid afternoon. They will give you priority seating and it can save you waiting time.

We didn't have the shuttle to port included in our hotel rate because we wanted to be at port by 10:30 so we called a cab for 9:50. Taxi was on Time,we stopped at the West side mall for a few items and still taxi to port was only $32. Read more