For those of you who like to cruise and who frequently do so from Fort Lauderdale or Miami, I have recently learned some BAD NEWS.
Cruise Connection is ending service entirely effective Sunday 18 March 2012.
While I know that many Villagers choose to drive to Fort Lauderdale at their own schedule rather than getting up at oh-dark-thirty to catch the 6:40 am departure of Cruise Connection, consider that driving your own vehicle will cost you!
Last I knew, a roundtrip on Cruise Connection was approximately $90 per person. That'd be $180 per couple.
Parking at Port Everglades is generally $15 per day. For a ten-day cruise, that'll run you $150-$165. Roundtrip tolls on the Turnpike will add another $35. And, the wear and tear on your vehicle, let alone your butt!
Ah, well, perhaps someone will step in and fill the gap! :-)
Anyone got a quarter million bucks lying around loose? You could buy a quality motor-coach for that!
SWR
