This is our 14th cruise and most of our cruises are with Royal Caribbean. We sailed Celebrity once before on the Summit to Hawaii so we couldn't wait to have the superior service we had on the Summit and we were not disappointed.
Travel day - Came in the day before to avoid any possibility of missing this cruise. Flew into Florida via Southwest Airline. Love this airline. We stayed overnight at the Sleep Inn in Dania. So convenient, they have a shuttle service that picks you up at the airport and also will take you to the cruise port for no additional fee. Another great feature at this motel is Walgreens, which is across the parking lot, and Publix is across the street with a Mexican restaurant and a pizza parlor in the shopping area with Publix. We enjoyed a delicious sandwich from Publix with a soda and bag of chips. Just the right start to a lovely cruise.
Embarkation - Arrived at the pier at 12:15pm and had a line coming out the door. Total time to get on the ship was 25 minutes start to finish. The most time we took was deciding if we wanted to get in the Elite line or the CC class. We looked and ten people were in the Elite line and two in the CC class. Opted for CC class line for lazy reasons...didn't want to stand in line.
Great location with plenty of closet space.