We’re a well traveled couple in our early 30’s who have previously been on 8 cruises (5 Carnival, 2 Princess, and 1 Paul Gauguin) and numerous land tours throughout the world. Throughout this review we will make comparisons to our previous Carnival and Princess cruises.
Embarkation:
We returned the rental car and then took the free shuttle from the airport rental car garage to the port. Having never cruised out of Ft. Lauderdale before, we really didn’t know what to expect. We were surprised at how spread out the port area is and the docks of each ship. We were on the shuttle bus for approximately 50 minutes before we were dropped off at the Independence of the Seas and this was only the second stop on the shuttle, so plan your time accordingly if you are on a shuttle to the port.