We took the Crown Princess Dec 28-Jan 4th out of Fort Lauderdale to Princess Cays, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, and Grand Turk.
We flew in the night before and used hotel points to stay at the Hollywood Beach Marriott in Hollywood, FL. We were pleasantly surprised with our room, very cozy and luxe. We hung out at the beach a bit the next day. The sand and water were pretty, but I could not enjoy walking along the beach because there were tons of jellyfish. It made me nervous so we left and grabbed some lunch along the boardwalk before heading to the pier.
Embarkation was pretty easy. We went straight to our balcony cabin on the Baja deck- B708. The room was nice, looked pretty much like the pictures online. I liked the layout with the bathroom and closet off to one side. There was plenty of room for all our stuff. The bed was very comfortable! The only complaint I have about the cabin is that I did not like the shower curtain- on the NCL Pearl, we had a real door on the shower stall. Water splashed all over the floor every day, which was annoying. Also- bring your own shampoo and conditioner- the ones they give you are terrible and don't lather whatsoever!