We flew down to FLL via AirTran the night before just in case the weather was bad, etc. Other than the usual running around Atlanta to make our connecting flight..all was smooth. I had gotten a very good rate naming my own price for the hotel and we had LaQuinta FLL Airport. Free shuttle from FLL to hotel, even at 11:30 at night. Painless check in. Room was clean, bed was comfortable. Very quiet. All staff courteous. Free continental breakfast next a.m. with the usual, coffee, bagels, hard boiled eggs, muffins...not great, but enough.

I booked a transfer with SAS for the ride from LaQuinta to POM on Friday 3/6. They called ahead to verify we still wanted the transfer....very smooth/painless. I would highly recommend them.

We are Lattitudes members....we used the express check-in at the NCL desk, but really, it didn't seem to be any faster than regular check in. We arrived at the port at 11:30 and were on the ship at 12:15. Per the new Freestyle 2.0, passengers were greeted by crew upon embarkation and offered either a glass of champagne or O.J. Our cabins weren't ready so we headed to the Garden Buffet for some lunch. Read more