4/1/2007 Sailing of the Valor to the Exotic Western Caribbean
Background Information: I traveled in a group of 10 people in their late 20s/early 30s. This was my 4th cruise (3rd on Carnival/ Celebrity being my other cruise). Overall, we had an excellent time on the cruise though certain things certainly could have been better. We flew into Ft. Lauderdale and got a shuttle over to the Port of Miami on the day of our departure.
Day 1: Embarkation I've cruised out of Miami once before, and didn't have a great experience embarking, and yet again, the embarkation process for this cruise was annoying at best. I'm not sure if it had to do with the port of Miami, the 3pm sail time, the five ships in dock, traveling during Spring Break, or what, but I'm guessing those all played into our experience. Here's how the 1+ hour long ordeal went: