Royal Caribbean Adventure of the Seas, Sept 20-27
Royal Caribbean Adventure of the Seas This was our first time cruising on anything but Carnival . I was looking forward to it as we had talked a lot about trying other cruise lines. I found myself comparing Royal to Carnival right from the start -- some good, some bad. Day 1: We drove down on Friday, Sept. 19, the day before the cruise. We took our time getting to Cocoa Beach and took several breaks and a long lunch at Waffle House . We pulled into our hotel around 4:30-5 p.m. The Days Inn was really nice. We had a room with a balcony that overlooked a huge palm tree, but if we looked out a little way, we could see the ocean. It was an easy, short walk to the pier and the beach. After spending a little time walking along the beach, we went back to the room, cleaned up, and headed out to meet Rick, Ashley, and the kids at their room, which was a suite with a kitchen. Annabelle made a great dinner of pasta, Texas toast , and Caesar salad. We took three of their suitcases to ...