This was our second time on the Eurodam and she did not disappoint us! We love HAL and this was our 6th HAL cruise. We are younger Mariners (36 and 46) and therefore don't hit HALs typical demographic. We have no children.

We arrived 2 days before our cruise for a little R&R in Ft Lauderdale. We booked through HAL and stayed at the Marriott Harbour Beach Hotel on Ft Lauderdale Beach. We booked through HAL b/c we couldn't get anywhere close to the rate on our own. The room was average but clean. I will give one complaint here: this is the second time that we were given one of the worst rooms in the house due to booking through HAL. We were given 2 beds instead of a king and it was almost the farthest room from the elevator. Other than that we enjoyed our stay. The resort is BEAUTIFUL and having a beachfront location is ideal. The entire resort is idyllic. There is little to eat right there that is affordable and if you don't have a car the cab fare is a little pricey. We might rent a car if we stay there again. The cab fare to and from the Galleria Mall for dinner was $30. We ate at Seasons 52 at the Galleria Mall and it was fantastic!All meals there are under 450 calories and the menu is great. A great start to try to combat all the calories onboard.

We took the HAL shuttle to the port and arrived about 1140. It was uneventful and the line moved fairly quickly. We notified the agent at the door that we were suite guests and were given an "S" badge to wear through the check-in process. We were directed to the suite check-in and had no wait. Check-in took approximately 5 min and then we went up the escalator to the next level. The line snaked around the room. Having been suite guests before we knew to let that agent know that we were in a suite. He moved the ropes and we went to the front of the line and just walked on board. We were in the elevator and were on our way to our room at 1155. To our surprise they announced that all rooms were prepared and ready at 1155! Read more