We are a married couple and have cruised several times before on various cruise lines. We own CCL shares and once the cruise was paid in full, we faxed the required information to HAL and the $250 OBC for a plus 14 day cruise was posted to our OB account. The first leg of our 21 day B2B cruise was the Eastern Caribbean, followed by the Southern Caribbean. We arrived a few days early in Ft Lauderdale before the start of our cruise. We stayed at the Embassy Suites which includes a manager's reception, breakfast and a great pool area. It is centrally located and relatively close to all amenities for some last minute shopping and sightseeing. The evening before our cruise, several cruise ships were scheduled to depart Port Everglades. To get our cruise ship vacation started we walked down to the north jetty of the Port Everglades Inlet to watch all ships pass by.

The embarkation process was very easy as the terminal in Ft Lauderdale was well organized. Our room SS Superior Veranda Suite # 8082 was wonderful. A larger balcony, always fresh fruit daily, soft robes, slippers, a LCD monitor with DVD. It was clean, very adequate and quiet. The room stewards always greeted us with a smile and our rooms were always meticulously maintained.

We found the service and dining on-board to be 5 stars. Our main dining room stewards were always thorough and attentive. The menu was always tempting. We usually don't enjoy buffets, with the line ups and crowds, so we try to stay away from them as much as possible. With that being said, the food choices were excellent and the overall lay out of the buffet was good. We regularly ordered breakfast in our room which always was on time, hot and to our order, even with the special requests. On two occasions we dined in the Pinnacle. The first with our new CC friends was wonderful, with great service and menu. The second experience was a table for two at the Chefs Dinner with wine pairing which always makes for a wonderful evening. Read more