We spent 2 days prior to the cruise in Ft. Lauderdale at the Hyatt Place on SE 10th Ave. We bought wine at Total Wine and a few groceries at Publix. Also took the Sun Trolley to the beach.

On the day of the cruise we left the hotel via taxi around 10:15am. We were able to get in the terminal and through security right away. We had 5 bottles of wine and expected to pay a corkage fee for 3 but there was no table set up and no one seemed to know what to do with the extra bottles. We were able to carry them on board. We did go to a Guest Services to tell them and expected to pay the corkage, but was told as long as we drank it in our cabin there would be no charge since it was their mistake by not having a table set up when we boarded.

We were in group 1 and boarding began at 11:30, we were in our cabin 4139 before noon. Read more