My husband and I returned home from the Summit Inaugural three days ago and I want to record some of my impressions while the cruise is still fresh in my mind. Since I can already see that much has been posted on the boards about the decor of the ship, this review will be limited to our personal experience.
Travel arrangements and embarkation
We flew into Miami several days early to get acclimatized before the cruise began. Every seat was filled on our British Airways trans-Atlantic flight, to the dismay of terrorists wherever they may be, I hope. We rented a car at Miami airport, which for two people is probably a more economical alternative to get to Fort Lauderdale than to take the ship's transfer or a taxi, and also meant that we could drive to the ship on our own time. By the way, all the major rental companies run a shuttle bus between their drop-off locations at Fort Lauderdale airport and the cruise dock, so this arrangement is relatively painless.