My husband and I traveled with two of our first time cruiser friends. Although we had two separate reservations, we had our reservation linked with theirs, so Princess put them in a cabin next door to us. This was a great surprise when we arrived.

We arrived at the pier around 12 and were met by the most obnoxious and rude sheriff’s deputies. Being from NYC, we have some of the nicest police officers in the country so this came as a complete shock in a place like Florida. In hindsight I wish I had taken down the names so that I could list them here but unfortunately I did not think of it then. Suffice it to say it was a blond female deputy who felt that the world was her oyster since she was in uniform directing traffic. She proceeded to get nasty with my husband who looks like he’s in his early 20s at most. She must have thought he was our driver as he was dropping us off before going to drop off the car. She even ended by saying I can’t wait to see you on the I-95 one day! All he did was say ok, yes, sure to all her requests. She was shocked to hear me say serenity now, insanity later. :) But I digress…Just beware if you travel from Port Everglades.

There weren’t many cars or people at the pier so we thought we were early. After spending time looking for another friend’s aunt who was meeting us to pick up something, we went to check in around 12:45. There were no lines! Needless to say we were shocked. Check-in went smooth and once we boarded, we were told our rooms were ready. On all prior cruises I’ve taken with any cruise line, rooms are not ready when you board. We were extremely happy. After dropping off our things, we headed to the buffet and caught up with my husband and other friend. Read more