Ok, after years of going to WDW and being AP holders, we are finally ready to take our sons on a cruise. They will be 17 and 13 this year. I’m counting on all of you cruise experts to steer me right. When is the best time to do a cruise along with what ship and all of that? We want a Caribbean cruise and I will be getting a Deluxe Family Oceanview Stateroom with Verandah. We would drive to Port Canaveral and surprise our sons with it. Where are the best places to get a stateroom on the ship? We were contemplating during Christmas for those of you with experience during that time as well. We have never been on a cruise at all, and I value all of your experience and advice so I can make it the best possible experience for my family. My only limitations are from July to November because I work for 1st Air Force and I can be activated during hurricane season if we have bad ones like we did in 2017. Thank you all for your advice and input!