My husband and I don't fly, so we headed to ft lauderdale on Amtrak August 17 th, 2012 on the 418 pm train which we were expected to arrive the next day at 6 pm from Trenton new jersey There were a few delays, but arrived at 9 pm. A bunch of cab drivers were huddled in a corner just waiting for business, ,but it looked like we broke up a party. I didn't feel welcomed and expressed to the driver to get me to my hotel, and not give me a tour of ft lauderdale. He looked mad at me, but I didn't care. My hotel was only two miles away from Amtrak and didn't want to be paying 50 dollars for a two mile ride.

We stayed at the embassy suites and really enjoyed our stay overnight. They had everything we needed there, breakfast in the morning, a laundry room on most floors, restaurants in walking distance. I will be staying there again, I enjoyed it. The next morning, my husband and I headed to the pool for a few hours. Check out time was 12 and we didn't want to board the ship way too early.

We headed to the port with shuttle service from the hotel . We took out our passports, showed them and then headed for another line. One of the workers saw I was having trouble and pushed me ahead to the handicapped line. The total process for me took about 15 mins but if you don't have a handicap, be prepared to wait in line at least a half hour or more. Read more