We are looking to book a 4 night cruise to the Bahama's with stop at Coco Cay April 1, 2024. We already have flights booked to Orlando because we anticipated spending the Easter break at Disney. Then our older daughter shared with us that 2024 will be her Golden Birthday. She will be turning 10 on April 10! I never heard of such a celebration, but I am learning that this is indeed a special occasion. Our daughters have had birthday cruises before so we thought since we will already be in FL, let's book a cruise! Our choices are the Allure of the Seas from Cape Canaveral or Freedom of the Seas from Miami. I was all ready to book Allure today until I learned, from my travel agent...thanks Matt we always book with an agent, that Freedom from Miami is half the price. On the Allure we will need 3 rooms for our party of 5. All of the 3 and 4 person staterooms are sold out so we will need 2 rooms for 2 people and 1 room for a solo traveler. If we travel on the Freedom, not only is the cruise fare almost half the price as the Allure, but we can book a 4 person stateroom thus only needing 2 staterooms. We can save on not booking 3 rooms on the Allure. I am excited for the Allure. We are trying to build up class by class. We traveled the Anthem of the Seas last Easter. Were looking forward to Allure in 2024 and Icon in 2025. I am worried I will be disappointed on the Freedom. However, if we book the Freedom there could be extra funds for a specialty dinner or fun excursion. I just want our daughters Golden Birthday to be one to remember. The zip line would be epic and would have made her lifetime on the Allure! Thank you to anyone who can share their thoughts or experiences on either.