This was my 7th cruise, 3rd with princess and 1st traveling solo and I'd do it again in a heartbeat. My cruise critic mates helped to make it a warm welcoming experience.

I was scheduled to fly into Fort Lauderdale on Sunday the 15th and a NorEaster was scheduled to fly across the East Coast on the same day. I quickly and easily changed my flight and reserved a hotel room at the Roadside Inn. Accommodations were clean and reasonable with shuttles from the airport and to Port Everglades.

Embarkation was absolutely painless. The porters were very friendly other then asking for a tip before I was able to offer one. I waited on line for about 15 minutes and was on the ship in record time. Read more