lkelly3kids

So amazing to read your report. I am so sorry about your daughter's head. The pools at hotels and cruises scare me to death. People cannot rely on the "lifeguards" it is scary. Thank you so much for writing this. We are going on the Escape on July 8th. We have 7, 10 and 12 all boys. We have been on two Disney cruises and the keep talking about those. I have been worried that they would not like this as much but it sounds like this is going to be an amazing experience for them. I still worry about DS12 not loving Splash but we will see.

You mentioned that the bars gave your kiddos sodas even though you didn't have the beverage plan for them. I think that is how I read it. We are signed up for the UBP but the comp one for cruise not actually paying for it. Did this happen a lot? Just thinking ahead and with our kids on what to do.

Thank you again.

Thank you Eleteace and JohninDC. Your replies made me feel more confident in the decision to fly into FLL the day before and stay there for the night. I booked our flight and next is the hotel. Thank you for the links too. I plan on reading your journey Eleteace.

We have been on NCL just my husband and me but with kids we have traveled Disney Cruise Line. I am all over the DIS boards and didn't even know there was forums for NCL. This is so wonderful.

Thank you again.

Welcome to the boards! :cool:

 

The common advice is to stay in FLL, where hotels tend to be cheaper than comparable properties in Miami, and then transport to POM the morning of your cruise! www.sunny.org has lots of FLL area hotel and tourist info.

 

5 plus bags sounds like UberXL -- should be about $75 from FLL area hotels to POM, which is about what you would pay for a shared shuttle ($15 per person is pretty common). You can get approximate Uber fares by inputting the hotel address into this link: http://uberestimate.com/

 

Have a great cruise! :D

Thank you. This is perfect information. We have cruised NCL without kids before but we flew into Miami. I really appreciate the info about it being cheaper to stay in FLL too. I looked at the website you suggested.

Thank you again. I am so glad I discovered these forums.

We are in the same situation. We would like to fly into FLL because it is cheaper. Would it be better to stay in FLL for the night and have transportation to Miami port the next morning or keep traveling on to Miami after the flight? Also, we have five in our group with probably two suitcases + would we be able to Uber it? That sounds like a cheaper way to go.