It was still dark when Viking Neptune docked in Fort Lauderdale at 5:00 am. Port Everglades is a busy port, and we could see at least four other cruise ships from our balcony. Tim and I had decided to get up early, even though we could not disembark until 8:00 am.
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| Busy Port Everglades |
Our ship was not cleared until almost 9:00 am, however, and passengers were crowded in the Living Room, awaiting the “all clear” sign. Although I was very sad to leave the ship on the one hand, I was impatient to get going on the other. Things flowed smoothly once we were finally cleared, however, and once ashore, we were able to reclaim our luggage and pass through immigration very quickly.
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| Tim and Everyone Else Waiting to Disembark |
Our plan was to take an Uber to my friend Herbert’s house in Coral Gables, but neither of us had service on our phones. After deciding we’d have to stand in line for a cab, a limousine driver with whom we’d been talking said that he could drive us, since his passenger had been a no-show. That ride turned out to be a blessing, and we arrived at Herbert’s before 10:30 am.
Tim and I would find out the next day that our T-Mobile service had been suspended for non-payment! What? I always pay my bills! It turns out that the T-Mobile agent who had set up our auto-pay account when we purchased our phones must have entered our checking account number incorrectly. We never received a text message advising us of the suspension of service because we could not receive texts on the ship. After spending more than an hour at a T-Mobile store, everything was finally resolved, and our phones were working properly.
It was so nice to see Herbert again and to admire his wonderful house. He took us to lunch at the historic Biltmore Hotel, and we spent the rest of the day catching up.
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