There were seven of us on the cruise...my wife and I along with our daughter, son-in-law, and three grandchildren. We arrived in Ft. Lauderdale November 2 and stayed at the Marriott Fairfield Inn near the airport. I do not recommend that hotel and will never stay there again.

We arrived at the cruise terminal around 11AM and embarkation was the smoothest I have experienced. We were onboard within twenty minutes and went to the Lido deck for a buffet lunch.

Our rooms were ready around 1PM, earlier than the 1:30 they originally stated. Our bags, however, were quite late in arriving to our rooms...after 6PM. Read more