My husband and I are Platinum Carnival Cruisers and this cruise was cruise #11.

We flew into Ft Lauderdale the day before the cruise and had pre-booked a shuttle to take us from the airport to the LaQuinta Hotel near the Miami airport. My husband booked EZ Express shuttle. The driver was prompt and courteous and picked us up minutes after we retrieved our bags in baggage claim. It was about a 30-minute trip to the hotel, it was only our party of 4 on the shuttle. I had a bad cough from a sinus infection and the driver handed me a bottle of water to help me out.

The front desk staff at LaQuinta were friendly when we arrived, the rooms were decent and clean. We walked to the Bennigans next door for dinner and it was awful. They had a bad local band playing very loudly, most of the tables were dirty and the staff were unfriendly. If we could've gone somewhere else by walking, we would have. Definitely avoid this Bennigans if you stay nearby. Read more