We just got back from the March 3rd sailing on the Celebrity Eclipse. We are two younger professionals (44 and 36). This was my 31st cruise. I have cruised mostly on Royal, but have gravitated lately to Celebrity mostly because I perceive the food and service to be better. Our last cruise before this one was the transatlantic in November on the Eclipse, so we knew what to expect.

We flew from Toronto on the morning of the 3rd into Fort Lauderdale on a charter flight. Despite very high winds in Toronto that morning we arrived only slightly late. As recommend on cruise critic, we used SAS for a shuttle from FLL to the port of Miami. The cost was $15 plus tip per person. We only had to wait 10 minutes after calling them. I thought this service was very good.

We arrived at the port at 11:30 and embarkation was very smooth. It only took us 15 minutes from the curve to the ship. We did go to the Oceanview for lunch which was crowed as expected. However it was still manageable. Cabins were ready at about 1:30. We had a C3 on deck 9. Read more