Zuiderdam 10/1/05 - 10/8/05 Review
Arrival: Holland America reps greeted us at the Fort Lauderdale airport and told us what to expect, where we could grab breakfast, etc., which was nice. The reps weren't always on the same page, however. One said the bus for the transfer to the pier would come around 10:30 a.m., another said that it'd be 11:30 a.m. It ended up being 10:30 a.m. At least they were all pleasant.
Embarkation: Went very smoothly overall. Got to the cruise terminal at about 11:00 a.m. Line outside wasn't managed terribly well but once in the embarkation terminal things improved a lot -- in fact the embarkation process was much better than it was during my last HAL cruise 8 years ago. We got on the ship around 11:40 a.m. and went to have lunch at the Lido Restaurant.