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Awesome spot to hang out and grab a drink with lots of good people watching! It gets pretty busy late night. 

I have lived in Fort Lauderdale for my entire life and have been through many hurricanes. I wouldn’t worry for even a second about this impacting a voyage, especially out of NJ!!! My family & I are deep into D+ with 0.00 impacts due to hurricanes and we cruise all year long. Relax 

I have lived in Fort Lauderdale for my entire life and have been through many hurricanes. I wouldn’t worry for even a second about this impacting a voyage, especially out of NJ!!! My family & I are deep into D+ with 0.00 impacts due to hurricanes and we cruise all year long. Relax 

Fort at entry to the port in San Juan around 6am as we passed by from the track on Symphony:

Will let you know in a few weeks re: Icon track. 

By the time you get to SoFL the AM rush hour has long expired. 

This can easily be done provided everything goes right with Adventures arrival at PC. I am not very familiar with Westbound traffic on the Beeline Friday mornings but once you connect to I-95 South it’s smooth sailing. The remainder of the drive South should be uneventful. Be cautious of major traffic accidents impacting I-95 and exit early to shift over to Florida Turnpike if necessary. I would say you are at the PE terminal before noon with ease. Note: The major rush hour traffic issues in SoFL (WPB and South to FLL) are not in play here considering you will be farther North during prime time and pass through with little to no issues. 

Fort at entry to the port in San Juan around 6am as we passed by from the track on Symphony:

Fort at entry to the port in San Juan around 6am as we passed by from the track on Symphony:

I like 5:00am better for a perfectly timed breakfast at 7am. It’s nice and quiet and a pleasure to be on any part of the ship during that hour. 

Fort at entry to the port in San Juan around 6am as we passed by from the track on Symphony:

I like 5:00am better for a perfectly timed breakfast at 7am. It’s nice and quiet and a pleasure to be on any part of the ship during that hour. 

I like 5:00am better for a perfectly timed breakfast at 7am. It’s nice and quiet and a pleasure to be on any part of the ship during that hour. 

Awesome spot to hang out and grab a drink with lots of good people watching! It gets pretty busy late night. 

I really enjoy the Viking crown lounge especially at night! I miss this concept on the newer ships. 

I really enjoy the Viking crown lounge especially at night! I miss this concept on the newer ships. 

I really enjoy the Viking crown lounge especially at night! I miss this concept on the newer ships. 

I really enjoy the Viking crown lounge especially at night! I miss this concept on the newer ships. 

Freedom is awesome, we take weekend trips on her quite a bit. This is literally one of the best ships in the fleet (IMHO). 

This is totally consistent with every boarding day experience I have had in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Cape Canaveral. Nobody in that terminal has an interest in holding you back it just grinds everything to a halt. I’m glad there are still people who abide by the scheduled boarding times because it makes it all that much smoother for the people that prefer to enjoy a full day # 1 of vacation. 

Like I said before, to each his/her own. I will be on the ship as soon as the doors open regardless of check in time. 

To each his own. We will be at the terminal ready to board the ship by 10am and ready for vacation! 

The check in times are total BS. If they can snag a few suckers that actually follow the rules then maybe it’s more controlled chaos on boarding day. This is literally day 1 of a vacation and to arrive anytime after 11am is throwing away your money. 

Excellent Picture 

I second this^^^ I think the dog house is one of the better no fee options for a quick bite. Obviously nothing is going to be as good as a Chicago dog in Chicago or a Sonoran dog in AZ or the epic capitol lunch hot dog in Connecticut. IMHO, I will take a mediocre “free” hotdog with a Caribbean view on a cruise any day over any other option!