Pre Cruise-- We once again stayed at the Hyatt Regency Pier 66. Not enough positive things can be said about this stay. I was "friends" with the Hyatt on twitter before the cruise and mentioned how excited we were to be staying there again. Without knowing, Brandon who handles the twitter account, managed an early checkin for us as well as securing our favorite room overlooking Port Everglades. In addition, he had champagne, chocolate covered strawberries and vanilla mousse waiting for us in the room when we arrived. Absolutely amazing service that set the mood for the cruise!!!! My spouse has already written a letter to the general manager of the hotel letting them know just how wonderful our stay there was. Once checking in, we changed into our swimsuits and enjoyed a leisurely afternoon by the pool. And then had our champagne on our balcony at sunset while watching the ships leave the port.

Day 1--FLL Embarkation-- We awoke and enjoyed room service breakfast on our balcony watching all the ships including the beautiful Crown Princess. Around 10am we left the hotel and headed to park n fly. By 11am we were inside the Princess terminal. And by 1130am we were walking onto the gangway. Besides the extremely slow woman in front of us who didn't have her health form filled out, didn't print her boarding pass, didn't have her passport accessible and didn't have her credit card ready, embarkation was wonderful. Princess did a great job. Once on the ship and in our beautiful aft cabin, c752, we just mulled around, took pictures, enjoyed sailaway, ate at Vines for sushi/wine and enjoyed a pleasant evening aboard. Also tonight was the "Welcome Aboard" show which wasn't anything except the cruise director telling us what to expect on board. Yawn.

Day 2--Sea Day-- Woke up early. Enjoyed room service and the coffee bar. Brad went to the gym. We then hit the buffet and laid out by the pool. Did the formal night thing and then MUTS to watch the Pats game. Later enjoyed the casino. Read more