Background: Experienced cruiser, this was my 18th and I'm only 40 years old. Been on most of the major lines, Carnival, RCCL, Celebrity, Cunard, Norweigian. I'm a platinum member with Princess.

We stayed at the Marriott Courtyard Dania Beach which offers free shuttle to Port. Rooms were typical. Very busy hotel. No restriction on number of people for each shuttle time; Called people to board by ship and that worked well.

We were very excited for this cruise despite the initial member reviews. However, somethings are very true that others posted. Read more