We drove to Miami with a stop in Cocoa Beach. We should have stayed in Cocoa Beach till the morning of the cruise. At Cocoa Beach we stayed at the Wakulla Suites, by far the best hotel ever. Cocoa Beach is a great place. We ate at Mad Jack's Grill'in Shack and got some of the best BBQ ever made. Then we headed to Miami the next morning. Miami is general is a pretty city to look at, from far away. Navigating the city sucks, GPS doesn't work and traffic sucks. I was happy to see Miami disappear behind us both from the ship and from the rear view mirror after the cruise.
We parked at the Crowne Plaza instead of using port terminal parking. At the Crowne Plaza it is $5.50/day. Be aware that parking is very limited here but when we got back the car was fine.
We boarded the Breeze using the Faster to the Fun Pass. That was very nice, we got to go past everyone straight to the waiting area then on to the ship and straight to our room. Our luggage arrived almost before we did.
We had one of the odd shaped cabins with the balcony that wraps around the ship on deck 9. It was awesome. No noise from the lido deck and complete privacy. Our cabin steward kept the room in perfect shape.