This was my first cruise and really vacation. This celebrated a honeymoon ruined by Covid closure and two Anniversaries. With kids grown I really had some high expectations. Embarkation wasnt bad at all. We chose an inside cabin as we didnt plan to be inside. It was very dated. Cabinet doors barley closed and were de-laminating, trim hanging. Rock hard bed. Cabin Steward was tipped nicely in ...
Day one Saturday, 10/25/03: I rented a minivan from Dollar and drove to Miami from the Orlando area. The trip to Miami took about 4 hours or so. Wow what a drive. Had to make a stop in Ft. Lauderdale to pick up my friend Sandra, who was my cruise mate. What a great person. Found Sandra off of the cruise critic message board when I needed to find a cruise mate to go with me! We arrived at the ...