Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Wife and I are going on a Celebrity Panama Canal cruise on April 18 2022 from Port Everglades (Ft Lauderdale). Just found out that Yankee Trails last trip down to that port for 2022 will be April 10th. Anyone have any thoughts about alternative transportation?? Trying to find an easy way to get down to the port besides driving. Given that Florida seems to be the cruise capital of the US and The Village located smack dab in the center of some great cruise ports, there would be a lot of transportation options. Also, by chance is anyone else from The Villages booked on that cruise?
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Some people have used the train - I think it's a coach at this end and a taxi at the other end so ends up being quite time-consuming. |
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Thank you. Figured a crazy alternative. Since ship leaves from Everglades and terminates at San Diego, decided to drive to Tampa Int’l and leave car there, fly Southwest to Ft Lauderdale then get transfer to ship. On return we fly to Tampa pick up car and drive home. A bit more complicated. Hope it works out. Little over 3 hours total driving, cheaper parking, low airfare, yada, yada, yada. Wish me luck
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Ft. Lauderdale can be a bear. I remember one time: 15 minutes from our hotel to the port gate, and from there THREE HOURS to the ship. We could see it the whole time. It has been nearly two years since we took our last cruise but as I recall all the ships leave port at approximately the same time (5:00 PM or so) so "nuts" is a mild way of putting it. I'd advise leaving yourself plenty of time. |
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Considered that. Going to have transfers from airport to cruise port added to our cruise package. Let Celebrity worry about getting us onboard.
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Creative solution you made. Like someone mentioned try to get there one day before and stay at a closer hotel to the port then all stress getting on the ship is waived. San Diego airport is very close to the port so no worries there. Probably chilly in San Diego in April still. Rain and cold usually till May. But usually sunny in the afternoons.
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Chaos at Bealls this Morning. Had a message from Yankee Trails saying to get there early as there records were in disarray. Took them five minutes to find us on the printed list. Two buses, and they couldn't work out who to put on which. Half an hour late leaving and didn't arrive in Fort Lauderdale until past noon.
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