My husband and I just spent a wonderful week aboard the Crown Princess! We are a couple in our early 30's and this was a getaway without the kids. Here is a summary of our experience:

Embarkation:

We flew into Fort Lauderdale on the morning of embarkation. We arrived in Fort Lauderdale at 9:30 am, picked up our luggage, then headed right for Port Everglades. The port is very close by, but it took us about 20 minutes to get there by taxi. I think traffic was a bit heavy as there were about 8 ships in port. We arrived at pier 2 a bit before 11am, dropped off our luggage with the porter and proceeded to the preferred check-in area. We were on board the ship and in our cabin by about 11:30 am. It was nice to get on the ship so early and be able to explore when the ship was so empty! We enjoyed a nice lunch the first day at the Horizon Court buffet. Read more