We stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn and explored FL on our own. Nice place to get ready to sail. Read Less

Great way to kill time before a late flight. Read Less

Flew in the day before and Stayed at the Best Western Oceanside Inn on Seabreeze Blvd. It was a nice hotel, a bit dated. But if we were to go again I would book something a bit further north on Seabreeze Blvd as it was about a 15 walk North to restaurants, CVS, etc from our hotel. We ate at Bo's Beach on Seabreeze. I would recommend, great scenery, wonderful food (had the coconut shrimp - yum), and friendly service. Read Less

Tram tour of Belize, very interesting. Read Less

Fast entry and exit from the ship! Read Less

Not bad place to walk around and take a quick visit to the beach Read Less

Love this area. FLL is a great port to cruise from. Read Less

Embarkation was very fast and easy. Even with having to fill out health questionnaire before boarding. Read Less

A lot of construction going on with the roads and parking decks, so you really had to pay attention as there were times that it was confusing. Read Less

Fort Lauderdale was a good starting point for our vacation. Plenty of options for hotels and lots to do. The airport and the port terminal were easy to access. Read Less

We had time before our home flight so we went to Ft. Lauderdale Beach Park. It was pretty nice but water was too rough that day to swim and it was a bit cool. Very nice beach. Lounge chairs $18. Umbrellas $25. No concessions but there is a market across the street with expensive sandwiches. Read Less

The planned excursions are expensive and not worth taking. Do it on your own Read Less

It’s what you make of it. Bus service is cheap and good and gets you to the beach if you opt to save money by staying inland. Read Less

took uber from FLL to port, rates have increased a lot was 19.25 for fare. Used be $7-9 Read Less

Parking deck is being remodeled so it was a little difficult to park. The boarding pass attendant was rude and absolutely incompetent to the point we had to check-in at customer service. Never have had that happen in 20+ cruises. Read Less

We stayed at The Holiday Inn Express near the port. The price includes a buffet breakfast. Our room in the new tower was very nice. (Make sure you get a room in the NEW tower.) We like this location because it is close to restaurants, a dollar store, Walgreens and about a 15-20min walk to the water taxi (beside the Hilton Hotel). Tip: If you have time, I would suggest taking the water taxi. It’s pricey, around $25-$30. We didn’t go this year (thanks to my husband who insisted on a marathon walk instead) so I’m not certain about the exact price. (I did get to go to a multimillion dollar open house by chance though, which was neat, and met an adorable teeny Yorkie rescue dog at the beach.) The water taxi takes you all around Fort Lauderdale and you can go off and on as much as you want. They also tell you quirky stories about the people living in the houses on the canal. And one of the stops has The Cheesecake Factory. I love their chocolate mousse cheesecake. Read Less

Ft. Lauderdale – We stayed at the Hyatt Place near the airport and ship terminal for 5 nights ahead of the cruise to increase our time in the sun. There was plenty to do in the Lauderdale area to keep us busy for 5 days, and I would especially recommend Hollywood beach – a beautiful, wide beach with a lively promenade. Lauderdale was a good choice for this trip, but will likely stay elsewhere, for variety, on another occasion. Read Less

interestingly bland port Read Less

Easiest embarkation ever, on board in under 15 minutes. Read Less

We have gone out of Ft Lauderdale 3 times. Take a hotel shuttle or shuttle from FLL and it is very easy. Should be 10 - 15 USD per person Read Less

Embark and Disembark Read Less

Super easy embarkation. Read Less

deligful tour of the intracoastal Read Less

Very quick exiting and boarding the ship. Read Less

We liked Fort Lauderdale and enjoyed the B Ocean hotel. Met alot nice people. Read Less