Just got off the Star, have sailed 18 times and thought this ship fell a little below princess' normal standards. More on that coming up.

Arrived in ft lauderdale on the 9Th. stayed at the holiday inn express and suites . good hotel with a great pool and shuttle to airport and cruise terminal. right across the street is a shopping mall with food and grocery store. Also 1/2 block away is Old Heidelberg German restaurant and it has great food .

Took shuttle to port arrived around noonish. walked right through no hassles in fact took longer to fill out med form than to check in lol. had 8 people 4 cabins and one in a wheel chair and still no problems. Read more