On December 4th we left Phoenix and flew to West Palm Beach. We spent the night in West Palm. Had dinner at City Center. A fun place. Nolan road a little train and they had snow machines. On the 5th we took the Tri Rail from West Palm to Miami. It is a commuter rail line that links West Palm and Miami. It is about 71 miles and has about 18 stops. We arrived in Miami around 11 am and had about a mile to get to the Port. Now this is where the problem began. To get to the port you needed to cross over a bridge. As you know I don't like to walk and walking across an inclined bridge pulling a suitcase did not sound like fun-but I was out voted to get a cab and so we walked. Yes we all made it but not without ME whining!! We finally got to the ship, checked in and got to the buffet by 1 pm. It is true that there is an endless amount of food. 24 hour pizza and ice cream, also. All the food was really good and we really enjoyed going into the dining room. Lobster, prime rib, shrimp just to name some of the dishes. The service was great and all the staff certainly earned their tips.