This report covers ten day back to back sailings aboard the Emerald Princess departing Fort Lauderdale the 6th of January 2013 and returning 26th Jan. These were our 17th and 18th sailings with Princess.
We traveled by car from Ottawa, Ontario departing December 29th and arrived in Fort Lauderdale January 3rd after visiting friends en-route. In Fort Lauderdale we stayed at the Cambria Suites located just off I-95 and Stirling Ave. We took advantage of their Stay and cruise package which allowed for up to 30 days of parking. We were very pleased with this hotel and its proximity to other facilities. We highly recommend this hotel option.
After using the hotel's shuttle our boarding in FLL was very efficient. We were checked into our C753 cabin by noon. This is our favored corner aft cabin. We were soon greeted by Jayson our cabin Steward. All of our cabin Stewards have been good but Jayson exceeded our expectations. Although our departure was for around 4:30 we did not leave until about 5:30.
C753 a corner aft cabin. Our favorite location. Better view, absolute privacy and out of the wind. Some may consider the wake noisy but we think of it as a waterfall. No wake noise when balcony door is closed. Because entrance door is down short corridor there is absolute no traffic.