by The Inside Cabin | Jan 4, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, USA, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, North America, Sea Day
The Adventure Begins A little before noon we were down in the lobby ready to check out of the Embassy Suites and call an UBER for the short driver over to Terminal 26. The lobby was empty and there was no line to check out. I pulled up my UBER app and requested an...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 3, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, USA, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, North America
Fort Lauderdale – Day 2 There is a very nice breakfast in the lobby of the Embassy Suites. We always prefer a room service breakfast but that is not an option here. Most hotels where we stay around the country have some sort of buffet style breakfast in the lobby in...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 2, 2018 | USA, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, North America, 2018 Grand World Voyage
Arriving Fort Lauderdale Low clouds, poor visibility and sitting on the left side of the airplane, made it impossible to see any of the cruise ships that were in Port Everglades as we were landing on our Delta flight around 8:30 am this morning. Our connection in...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 1, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, USA, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, California, San Diego, North America
We finished packing today, well let me say, Judy finished packing, while I monitored the College Football Playoffs. Being a Big 10 fan, specifically Ohio State, I was pleased to see the great success the conference had this bowl season – 7-1. I was less pleased to...
by The Inside Cabin | Dec 30, 2017 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, USA, California, San Diego
Come along with The Inside Cabin as we embark on another Grand World Voyage aboard the ms Amsterdam. We are going to have an amazing adventure as we circle the globe in 113 days. After we return to Fort Lauderdale April 28th we will hop onto the Crystal Symphony for...
by The Inside Cabin | Oct 19, 2016 | USA, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, North America, 2016 Canada New England Cruise - HAL Zuiderdam
When we left Port Canaveral last night, about 3 hours late due to the computer problems caused by the power failure, the Captain said that they would be able to go faster during the night to still arrive at Fort Lauderdale on time at 7 AM. I woke up about 6 AM and...
