Background. My wife and I sailed with one other couple. We are all in our mid 30's. We have been on Carnival 5 times in the last 10 years. We have also been on the Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas and Mariner of the Seas in the past 3 years.

We flew into Fort Lauderdale from Chicago on Saturday and stayed at the Hyatt in Downtown Miami. We got it on Priceline for $92 a night. This was not to bad considering many downtown hotels were booked due to the running of the Miami Marathon. We ran the Half Marathon. The race went right by the port and finished in front of Bayside Marketplace.

The Hyatt is only ok as far as Hyatt's go, but plenty fine for one night. Read more