We booked this cruise with the intention of having a quite cruise for "just us". We thought we would be celebrating quietly together, but it turned out quite the opposite, much to our delight, thanks to the wonderful folks we met here on our Cruise Critic roll call.
We arrived in Ft. Lauderdale on Friday afternoon in order to avoid any complications from attempting to arrive the day of the cruise. We stayed at the Hyatt Place in Ft. Lauderdale and it was a very nice hotel which we were able to book online for a reasonable rate.
We left the Hyatt Saturday Morning at around 10:15 on the first shuttle to the pier. Our luggage was taken by the stevedores and we were directed to the area to wait for the embarkation process to start. At around 10:45 they opened up the check in area and we were able to walk directly up to a check-in agent. Our details were quickly confirmed and we were then directed to the area to wait for boarding. We boarded in the 3rd group and we were on the Eurodam by 11:40AM.
Cabin VF5125.
Good location, halfway between midship and aft elevators. Nice view. Everything worked properly. The balconies of the Deck 5 VF cabins are not as deep as the other "V" category cabins. The reduced cost for this category makes it a bargain in our minds as we really don't need all that much room to sit and enjoy the view.