General:

My wife and I chose this cruise because of some friends on the cruise, the ports visited, and our ability to get a Grand Suite at a really good deal. After a nice flight on SouthWest from Sacramento to Tampa, we were pleasantly surprised by our stay at the Crowne Plaza Westshore located close to the airport. A hotel shuttle quickly picked us up and transported us to the hotel where we were met by really friendly staff at the front desk. We were then informed that the shuttle would take us to dinner at any restaurant within five miles, and provided a few suggestions. We were then shuttled to dinner. After dinner we again called the friendly shuttle driver who picked us up and stopped a a great liquor store on the way back to the hotel so we could pick up a couple bottles of wine for the cruise.

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