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Cruisecritic.com is a good place to start. It is a wondeful web site. Check out all the boards.

We will be leaving May 31 on the Monarch out of Port Canaveral. It is a 4 day cruise to the Bahamas. This is a repeat for us. This is the least expensive cruise we have found. The Royal Caribbean's Monarch is an older smaller ship, but very nice. Rooms are a little small. We like it because it is a great 4 day getaway without breaking the bank.

We try to cruise out of Port Canaveral or Tampa, as it is so easy to drive there.

You will have a wonderful time. We have 2 dogs, so know how hard it is to leave them. They have always done well while we have been gone.