We go with a group (adults) every year on Princess for a cruise somewhere in the Mediterranean (or that general area, next year it's Panama Canal) in early December.
We live in Florida and hire a bus to take us to Ft. Lauderdale and back.
*Embarkation was much longer than usual. Disembarkation went smoothly, we left and met our group and the bus outside. Hint- Put something on your suitcase to make it easily identifiable. I have short, colorful ribbons on our black suitcase. The other is a loud color and is easy to find. We have Global Entry and were not permitted in that line because we did NOT have our cards! It is in our passport, but be aware if you want to use that line.