For the first time we chose to drive our own car to Port parking - choosing Park and Fly - which turned out really well. As soon as we pulled into our space, a shuttle driver pulled up to help us get loaded aboard - less than three minutes after pulling in, we were heading to the Cruise Terminal arriving about 5 minutes later.
We dropped our bags off with the baggage handlers and headed to check in. Princess Preferred boarding is so slick - short lines and less than 5 minutes after we walked into the terminal we were heading up stairs for boarding. Turns out, Elite passengers get to take a short cut, so in the interest of science, we took the short cut which essentially put us at the head of the line at the gangway. From our terminal arrival until stepping aboard the ship, I doubt it took more than 15 minutes - that’s really nice.
Our room - Carib 727 - was ready on our arrival - another trend I’m starting to enjoy - rather than getting shunted up to the buffet or a theater and waiting for an hour or so, we could go right to our room, get our carry-ons emptied and organized, poured a glass of wine in the glasses we’d brought with us. Princess allows two bottles per cabin free of charge so we carried them in our carry-on with our Embarkation toast in mind. Very civilized… If you’ll note the silk screen on my wine glass you’ll note it says - “I prefer an interesting vice to an annoying virtue” (Moliere) which says it all.
Our initial impression of our cabin - which I’d chosen with malice aforethought - is fabulous. It is a mini-suite - so plenty of room, with a nice balcony — and the location… Last cabin aft on the starboard (right) side of the ship - we can see 270+ degrees because our balcony wraps around to the stern (back) of the ship.
Balcony view from Carib 727…
Besides our cabin - we really love our upcoming itinerary… At sea for three nights, then Aruba, Cartagena, the Panama Canal, and Limon on succeeding days. Then another sea day before arriving in Jamaica - one more sea day and back to Fort Lauderdale. So we are seeing three ports we’ve never visited before (Cartagena, Limon, and Jamaica) with lots of sea days to truly chill and get to know the ship.
More later when we leave FLL and head south…
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