We arrived a day early as is our usual plan when we have to fly to the port. The ship left on a Sunday and we arrived via a red eye on Saturday morning. We immediately drove the hour or so and watched a Cleveland Indians spring training game. It was overcast and rainy but we had fun.

Sunday: Embark at Port Canaveral:

We arrived at the pier around 10:30 to 11:00. I waited at the pier while my wife returned the rental car. We were checked in an on board within 5 minutes of entering the facility and were on board by 11:30 at the very latest. The check in was very smooth. I think some of it had to do with the fact that we had priority check-in. As we were going to board, I did notice that there were other passengers who had entered before us who were in a line to check in so I think we did get a nice shortcut. Read more