3 passengers, wife 2 b, her sister and my self. Booked a balcony, on the 12th floor (Aloha), in the middle. This was my 3rd cruise, 1st with Princess. Previous cruises were with Norwegian (to Alaska and to Bermuda).
Flew into Ft. Lauderdale on the 18th of October for the cruise leaving on the 19th. Previous experience had proved that flying in the morning of the cruise is not necessarily a good idea; almost missed my cruise from NYC last year even though the flight was scheduled to land at 8:30 am for a cruise that was leaving at 4pm!
Pre Cruise: - Stayed at the Comfort Inn Airport/ Cruise port (great prices available by booking through southwest.com around $80/ 3 ppl inc. breakfast and am newspaper). The Comfort Inn offers complimentary shuttles from the airport and to the cruise port, so it was ideal for our needs. The airport shuttle wasn't great as for whatever reason the driver kept going around the airport without picking anyone up, but then again, its free, so can't complain too much.