We flew from Maine to Fort Lauderdale the day before the cruise and stayed at the Rodeway Inn. Hotel was decent enough but probably will stay at a newer place next time.
This was our first Princess cruise and we loved it - a 10 day cruise is perfect. There is something about those 3 extra days that make it great. I don't know what it is but we enjoyed that a lot. The balcony cabin was a bit smaller than the one on Celebrity but it was perfectly laid out and we were well taken care of.
Princess was great with the embarkation and disembarkation - they have it down to a system that works.
not quite as big as we thought it would be but it was very nice. WONDERFUL bed and pillows. In fact - would love to get some of those pillows - they were fabulous. Smaller balcony but we could sit outside with no issue