This was the best cruise I have ever had in regards to things, controllable by the cruise line....
1. We had a car (as opposed to a minivan/suv) so were able to park in the lot that was right accross the road from the terminal.
2. Check in was a breeze, I have waited in long lines for other cruises on other lines but we only had to wait for one other group to clear before we were checked in.
3. Once they announced they were boarding, we were on-board in 15-20 minutes. For boarding lines of similiar lengths, I have waited up to an hour plus to board. The line moved almost constantly.
4. The food was great. The food was consistently well prepared, the only caveat was the fish, to me sometimes it was slightly overcooked.
5. We got massage reservations for Sunday morning. We find that if we get a massage eary in a trip, we get in a more relax mode faster. Like Saunder's, we didn't attemp to get Castaway massages, it being June I also figured it would be too hot and sure enough it was toasty on Castaway Cay.
6. They had a "drink of the day", but didn't push them hard like other cruise lines.
7. We liked the lack of smoke, and agree that the ESPN club had the most, the rest of the inside places that allowed it had a manageable amount.
8. We also had a deck 2 outside cabin, I was blown away by the size of the "porthole". I was able to sit in the couch, put my glass of wine on a shelf/ledge, read and periodically look out the porthole comfortably.
9. Disembarking was a breeze, 7:45 they announced we could disembark, 8:05 we were on the causeway heading to I95.
Awesome,
David
P.S. I was the one in the Promenade lounge every afternoon reading a magazine and having several glass of wines.
1. We had a car (as opposed to a minivan/suv) so were able to park in the lot that was right accross the road from the terminal.
2. Check in was a breeze, I have waited in long lines for other cruises on other lines but we only had to wait for one other group to clear before we were checked in.
3. Once they announced they were boarding, we were on-board in 15-20 minutes. For boarding lines of similiar lengths, I have waited up to an hour plus to board. The line moved almost constantly.
4. The food was great. The food was consistently well prepared, the only caveat was the fish, to me sometimes it was slightly overcooked.
5. We got massage reservations for Sunday morning. We find that if we get a massage eary in a trip, we get in a more relax mode faster. Like Saunder's, we didn't attemp to get Castaway massages, it being June I also figured it would be too hot and sure enough it was toasty on Castaway Cay.
6. They had a "drink of the day", but didn't push them hard like other cruise lines.
7. We liked the lack of smoke, and agree that the ESPN club had the most, the rest of the inside places that allowed it had a manageable amount.
8. We also had a deck 2 outside cabin, I was blown away by the size of the "porthole". I was able to sit in the couch, put my glass of wine on a shelf/ledge, read and periodically look out the porthole comfortably.
9. Disembarking was a breeze, 7:45 they announced we could disembark, 8:05 we were on the causeway heading to I95.
Awesome,
David
P.S. I was the one in the Promenade lounge every afternoon reading a magazine and having several glass of wines.