About us: I am a single mom travelling with 2 girls ages 13 and 10 along with my parents (in their sixties)from Canada. My parents have cruised a bit and this is only my second time and the girls first. Decided on Princess because of a deal our travel agent told us about.

Fort Lauderdale: Flew out of Buffalo. We arrived the day before having flown in to Fort Myers and renting a car to drive over...cheaper than the flight to Fort Lauderdale! We stayed at the Comfort Inn. The room was ok but there was no where around to go to dinner that wasn't fast food. We shopped in the morning at the local mall, got some liquor for happy hour in our cabin and soda for the girls. No one checked bags getting onto the ship. Next time, we would stay closer to Port.

Embarkation: Once we dropped off the rental (Budget was hard to find), they shuttled us to Port Everglades. There was a huge line when we got there but it seem to dissipate within a half hour. The only hassle was trying to fill out a health form as you were trying to get through to the lines for deck/cabin registration. We went straight to the cabin to drop our stuff and tour the ship & grab some lunch (the buffet was packed, but go past the horizon court to the cafe...always more room back there!) Make sure to be outside for the sail away...amazing! Read more