This year we decided again to go down to Fort Lauderdale a couple of days early to unwind and party it up a little before the cruise. Joining us this year were John and Randy from Tucson, AZ. They flew into Orlando and rode down with us. We all stayed at the Schubert Resort, the host hotel for the cruise. Many of our other cruise buddies also arrived early and stayed at the Schubert. While there we enjoyed the hot tub, local shopping and food, and dinner every night at Big Louie's, located next to the hotel.