SAILING: 14 Day Southern Caribbean - Feb 8 - Feb 22 - 2014 - Ft Lauderdale
INTRO: This was our 8th cruise, 2nd on Celebrity, the other 6 on Royal Caribbean. We were a group of 6 couples who have all cruised before except for 1 couple. All couples had the Classic Beverage package and ranged in age from 45-75.
PRE-CRUISE: Stayed at the Harbour Beach Inn for 1 night - quaint small motor hotel on Seabreeze Ave - clean, acceptable, out door pool, great stay especially for the low price $90/ nite, definitely recommend this hotel for a short pre-cruise stay- close to port, walking distance to many restaurants and beach, however no complimentary shuttle to/from airport or port.
Excellent location, close to elevators/stairs, port side, quiet, facing port when docked the majority of times. Highly recommend this room on Deck 8 - port mid aft location, because it's located on the aft hump, your views are restricted towards the aft, cannot see forward. You have an unobstructed view from balcony