We just arrived home from what was my second cruise and my partner's fifth cruise. We cruised Eastern Caribbean out of Miami 7 nights on Sept. 17th. All of our cruises have been with Carnival and we are not Platinum. That being said because it is important to remember "YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR"!
We flew into Ft. Lauderdale the Friday prior to our cruise. I had arranged to have SAS Transportation pick us up upon arrival. What a great choice!! Our driver(Laurence) texted me early in the day to give me his name and number should we need to change times, or to just call him when we arrived. He was there within 5 minutes of our phone call and took us straight to our hotel with a little history and background of Miami along the way. Laurence made the time fly by with information and tidbits of what to do and what to see! And the Best part? It only cost 15 dollars per person/each way. (60 dollars plus tip round trip for 2 people)What a deal folks! Highly recommended!
The hotel was the Hyatt Downtown Miami. We used Priceline to book and it was under 100 dollars before taxes and fees. Upon our check in we were upgraded to a Suite with river views!! Bonus!! Our view was amazing! And the room was great! We had a couch, chair, coffee table, two dressers, a desk, flat screen TV as well as the bed and bathroom. The couch had a torn back but big deal, we had an awesome suite!!