I took my 77 year old mother on a cruise this spring. Neither one of us had cruised before so my review is based upon a limited experience.

The ship was beautiful and spotless even with 6,000+ people onboard. We flew in the night before and stayed at the Best Western which had a shuttle service. *** VERY IMPORTANT*** given 30,000 people arrive into Ft Lauderdale. We also booked the shuttle to pick us up after the cruise because we were worried about catching cab afterwards. On Saturday morning we took the early shuttle that left at 10:30 am.

We arrived at the port shortly after and easily checked out bags. *** I brought a black sharpie to write out my tickets*** The porter was busy and one pen was being passed around. Read more