Before we sailed, I think I read every review on this site. I am paying it forward.

My DH and I live in N.E.Florida. We drive to Florida Ports on the day of sailing. We have cruised a good bit, being retired, Florida Residents near to ports, and interested in new places. We also enjoy Trivia and the other parlor games on board..the shows..etc. We are VIP on Carnival, 3 times on HAl, 1 on Celebrity, 3 on Princess, 3 on NCL. We have had only one bad cruise, on the Princess Crown, Dec. 17-25, 2011 due to the Norovirus. The others..all were great.

This cruise....almost perfect. Being VIP for the first time..meant being whisked on and off the ship in record time. WOW! Our cabin was a bit aft for me as I tend to get seasick, but the space, storage, balcony....were fine. Our cabin attendant was Matthew. He was so good..we tipped him extra..TWICE. We spent very little time in our cabin. Read more