The trip to Miami on Friday was uneventful. Our flight was jam-packed so, alas, no upgrade but we did snag an exit row and enjoyed a fairly comfortable ride to Florida. We overnighted at Crown Plaza Miami – International Airport. It’s a fine pre-cruise hotel; nothing to write home about. If I wasn’t in the process of finishing Priority Club’s “Crack the Case” frequent stay promo (and needed one more stay at a brand other than InterContinental), I would have booked the IC Miami and will do so next time we sail out of this city. We did have a fantastic surf-and-turf dinner at Catch of the Day, which is just a block down the road.
This morning we headed to the Port of Miami early and were aboard Celebrity Eclipse by noontime. We had lunch at Oceanview Café. We’re not fans of buffets and it was so incredibly crowded. We couldn’t flag anyone down to get a glass of wine so we just had a quick bite and then headed to one of the outdoor bars to relax. After that we spent a bit of time exploring the ship (it’s very similar to Celebrity Equinox, which we’ve sailed on before). We ended up in Michael’s Club, one of our favorite spots, and made some phone calls home before the muster drill.
At 4:30pm, we cast-off. The sail-away from Miami really is lovely. Here are a few shots I snapped.
Time just flew and before we knew it, it was time for our 6:30pm reservation at Murano, a specialty restaurant that focuses on French cuisine. The meal was spectacular! Leonard took photos of every course and I’ll post those for you tomorrow.
—Andrea M. Rotondo for LuxuryCruiseBible.com
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