DH & I are in the low 50's. DS is a 17 year old high school junior. We have cruised on Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, Disney & Carnival prior to this sailing. We knew what to expect from Celebrity, but were excited to see a ship from the newest class of ships. Eclipse did not disappoint us!

We flew into FLL from DFW Friday on a 6:15 AM flight. We picked up our Avis rental car and headed down to Miami. DS was doing a college visit at U of M so that he could get the day excused and not have it count against his final exam exemptions. Therefore, U of M was our first stop! With forms signed, we set our sights on lunch. Thanks to Yelp! we found La Moon. It is a small restaurant that serves Colombian food. It was delicious!

We booked our hotel using Hilton Honor points. We stayed at the Hampton Inn & Suites Miami-Brickell/Downtown. It is a new hotel that touts itself as being the "greenest" in Miami. Big whoop...but, the hotel was nice and within walking distance of the people mover and several close by businesses. We had to pay $20 for a roll away bed for DS. They served a substantial breakfast the next morning and gave us a free beer the night of check in. Our only complaint was the hallways echoed all noise into the room. Several people checked in after midnight. I thought that they were in the room with us! Read more