We booked the Fairfield Inn & Suites Fort Lauderdale Airport & Cruise Port well in advance booking their stay and park package and were thrilled with our decision. The main lobby is bright and the staff welcoming. Room 341 was beautifully designed and decorated. A small pool and pool deck provided us a welcome hour in the sun. Complimentary internet, a very nice breakfast, shuttle to the pier and parking were all included in the rate. They offer a pre-book return shuttle for $10 per person but we opted to take a taxi ($19.30 plus tip) and found it fast and convenient; no waiting around for other passengers. The only negatives; the towels should be fluffier and more than one computer would be nice. We will definitely book this hotel for our next pre-cruise stay.

The embarkation was disorganized. The people directing us to the check-in counter said no more passengers were allowed until the backlog had cleared but the people waiting to check you in were waving their paddles in the air trying to get your attention. Very confusing. I did hear that the main escalators were closed due to a passenger fall and we had to go around the back so that may account for the problems.

Spectacular was our first impression when we entered the Grand Foyer, especially with Halloween decorations in place. Our cabin, SV #7364, was bright and beautifully decorated. Further investigation revealed the flaws; lack of closet/drawer space and what there was had been poorly designed with poor quality furnishings. The aft balcony had lots of room, lovely comfortable reclining chairs and beautiful views but there was no cover from the rain and we had lots of rain on this cruise which made the balcony unusable for the most part. The bathroom was beautiful but again, the flaws; no hand held showerhead, no clothesline, a very uncomfortable foot rest for shaving in the shower and tiny useless vanity drawers but the spacious glass enclosed cabinet more than made up for that and shower doors instead of a curtain was a nice improvement. The in-cabin interactive TV was great, especially the ability to view your photos on screen. The photographers on this cruise were the best we have ever encountered. The towels were smaller and not the quality we had on previous Celebrity cruises but I guess that's one of the "perks" of booking a higher class like AQ or CC since we got beautiful towels the last night which I suspect came from there. There are also no umbrellas provided in the regular cabins. Our cabin was tidied twice daily rather than cleaned. Read more