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We stayed there one night before our cruise.We arrived at the airport around 11:30 in the morning, called the shuttle and it was there within 10 minutes. Short ride to the hotel, then we checked in. They gave us our room right away. Ate lunch at the hotel's restaurant (used the free drinks coupon).In the afternoon we walked to the Harbour Shops to buy wine and soda (10-15 minutes walk).We ate dinner at the pizza place nearby.The pool area was really nice.The morning of our cruise we checked out, left our luggage at their locker room and walked again to the Harbour Shops where we took the Sun Trolley. We hung out at the beach until 1:30, came back to the hotel and took a cab to Port Everglades.We would definitely come back, everything was great.

Just spent the night before our cruise. We chose this hotel for the breakfast included and $7 parking per day. Nice stay but service is slow at breakfast. Also bathrooms are small. Overall good stay.pool is good for swimming but limited seating. There was confusion with breakfast included where the server thought just continental but it was full.

Stayed here for one night before heading out on Oasis of the Seas. It is extremely close to the cruise port. The hotel was had very modern appointments and was nice and clean. The staff were very friendly. My only complaint would be with the All Star transportation service recommended by the Crown Plaza and used for transport to the cruise port. When we arrived we had plans to go out to dinner. I asked about a taxi and was told that I could get the shuttle service for a good price. First of all, it took a very long time for the shuttle to arrive at the hotel. I think we waited at least a half hour.Well, the service wanted us to get in and tell me the price later. I refused and he quoted me $15 round trip for 3 of us. I figure that was ok, so we went. He gave me a ticket for the return trip. Upon calling for the return trip we waited and waited and I called again. Then we waited some more and I called again. I think we waited at least an hour before getting picked up; after he quoted me a 15-20 minute wait. I saw at least 2 taxis I could have taken in that time. As far as the shuttle to the cruise port goes, they have a TON of people waiting to get bussed over there. If you are lucky enough to be on the first shuttle, you will only have to wait for 1 shuttle's worth of luggage to be loaded and then people packed in like sardines. Some people had to stand. Ours was the last shuttle to leave for the 11am booking (there were about 4 shuttles for that time), so we waited for all of those to be loaded with luggage and sent off before we left. There was a lot of waiting. If you can fit into a taxi I would highly suggest going that route or arranging your own transport to the cruise port.

first impressions of the crowne plaza fort lauderdale was less than impressive as there was a minimal front desk and lobby . fast check in was the order of the day and a brief sales pitch for the in house restaurant . having made our own way to our room we were pleased with the size and quality of the room . the hotel to cruise terminal shuttle ( chargable ) was well organised but slow .

The Crowne Plaza is our go to hotel pre-cruise when leaving from Ft. Lauderdale. It is just up the road from the port. You can see the ships in the morning from the roof pool. The hotel doesn't have free breakfast but it is reasonably priced and very good. They run shuttles from the hotel to the port but you can also ask them to get you a taxi. The pool area is very nice. There is a restaurant around the corner that has tremendous pizza - it is a sports bar type place and has excellent food. This is the only place for us when we are leaving on a cruise from Ft. Lauderdale.