We were unable to get to NYC to cruise because of Irene so we fly to Bermuda and caught the ship there. It would have been a better vacation had we not had rain but we enjoyed Bermuda anyway.

The ship arrived on Wednesday and other than having to drag bags up the gangway against the flow of departing passengers going on shore the embarkation went smoothly.

We had booked a deluxe verandah suite and it was wonderful - the balcony was 4 times the size of previous balconies! Unfortunately there were several times when we could not enjoy it because of the passenger in the cabin below smoking a cigar! The smoke would drift up and we were nauseated by the smell. Apparently the line also allows smoking in the casino. We are shocked that this is still allowed and if it is not changed we will stop cruising on HAL. Read more