Embarkation

We arrived at the Fort Lauderdale airport at approximately 11:15 a.m. the day of departure. The cruise port is only a couple miles away, so to get there by taxi was only $12.00 for 3 of us This seemed like a much better deal than having to purchase transfers and quicker too since you don't have to wait on everyone else. It also helps not to have to arrive at the port with a lot of other people at the same time. Getting checked in was very well organized (with the exception of computer problems as they were taking our pictures). We were on-board by 12:30 and were told that cabins would be available at 1:30. We joined the masses in the Lido Cafe. It was very crowded and there were no inside seats to be had.

A week or so before departure, I came across the "Roll Call" board for this particular sailing. One of the participants offered up his suite to host a party the day of departure. We attended and were able to meet up with a dozen or so other CCers before departure. While the group never did formally get together again, it was fun running into folks we had met throughout the cruise. It was kind of like getting to sail with friends. Read more