We went on Allure of the Seas Eastern Carribean Cruise in October 2011.
It was our first cruise and the ages of the group were 4, 32, 43, 64 and 89 so a diverse age group.
Pre Stay - We decided to go three days earlier as we came from England so wanted to get over the jetlag. We stay 2 nights at Alhambra Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale which was excellent and then 1 night at the Hilton at Port Everglades. The only thing wrong with the Hilton was that there is nothing to do around that area although they do provide a free shuttle to the beach area.