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We were told the same thing after purchasing the "indulgence" package. Strangely the same rep told us that we could use the onboard credit from the "experience" package we were gifted as an early booking bonus to book excursions in advance. I remain confused by Azamara's communications overall. I guess we will just go with the flow and see what happens.

Good to know that Azamara will have a terminal of its it's own. We are starting to get excited about this cruise and these tips will help to get it off to a great start!

Tiggertom, We contacted Azamara to ask them to provide whatever documents were needed to enter the port and board the ship. They emailed a " Guest Ticket Booklet", with all of the confusing details and boarding passes. Hen302, It is a good thing that you did not follow the Azamara instructions! We have cruised only a few prior times on smaller ships and the boarding time was less formal, no boarding groups and we boarded a little after 12PM, in time for lunch.

Thank you for the replies. Gremlins indeed😂! Since our hotel checkout is at 11AM, that should give us time for a leisurely lunch and Uber to the port by 2ish. We have never sailed out of a large US port like Ft. Lauderdale, so we are not sure what to expect. The port schedule shows several large ships sailing the same day. I was imagining long lines for checkin and security.

Hello experienced Azamara Cruisers, We received our cruise documents directly from Azamara. This will be our first cruise with Azamara and are confused by the information in our documents. It notes that sailing time is 4:30PM. The time listed for our boarding group(Deck 6) is 3:30 to 4:30 PM and there is also a statement indicating that we will be denied boarding if not checked in at the pier at least 90 minutes before sailing. Any advice for when we should arrive at the port? We are sailing from Port Everglades. Looking forward to your thoughts!

I have not been on Cruise Critic in a long while, but have a 2023 cruise booked. Check out South Beach Hotel in Rockley. It is well located on Accra beach close to the cruise port. It is across the street from the beach, but is walking distance from several restaurants. We stay before and after a cruise from Barbados and really enjoyed it.