Itchy&Scratchy

The FLL airport is right beside Port Everglades. A taxi ride will take maybe 10 - 15 minutes depending on the traffic and will cost around $10 or so. .

We've always cruise from Port Everglades (since 2009) and we always fly to FLL. The taxi ride has never been $10. Last year it was just over $20 from Spirit arrivals, plus tip. 3 passengers. Before that we flew Delta and the taxi ride has gradually increased from $15 in 2009 to $20.

If you are in the US, Publix stores and their entire chain offer Metformin for free with prescription. Other than that, it's much safer to buy it at Walmart for $4/month than to trust unknown Mexican pharmacies.

keep in mind that if the taxis are not American cars with locking seat belts or latch, you will need locking clips or built-in lock-offs to install your car seats securely. You will also need to store the seats at your destination somewhere.

Easy to install seats are Britax clicktight seats and Evenflo Maestro which is a great light forward facing seat which doesn't usually have installation quirks. However, Britax seats are big and heavy and not extremely travel-in-foreign-countries friendly. You can also check the Traveling with Children board on http://www.babycenter.com for more tips.

Cosco Finale is the new seat that is only $44 and also travel friendly. It may or may not have installation quirks, too soon to tell.

Pirate Bay beach was tiny and underwhelming. It wasn't very crowded, probably, because it's not all that nice or pretty.

We were there last year and loved it! Lac Bay at Sorobon Beach.

The resort was on the other side of the beach the taxi delivered us to. The non-resort beach was nothing special and very small with little shade. However, the bay itself made up for everything! We stayed in the water for hours, but saw no fish whatsoever. I hear that you need to go to Klein to snorkel.

I specifically registered to comment on this thread.... Water shoes are a MUST! It's been 2 years since we'd gone to Princess Cay and I am still bitter. I had no idea about the super sharp rocks in the water and on the beach. My feet got small cuts all over on hidden rocks, but what's worse is that my 4 year old kid's foot got sliced on a rock and it was pretty bad.

Princess Cay was the first day stop, and with the sliced food he refused to get into any water be it the ocean, pool or shower for the rest of the cruise.

Princess Cay was the only destination that I've seen so far that provided free bandaids to cruisers on the beach. I am, however, glad we brought our own super-heavy duty giant water proof bandages because we had to seal off my kid's wound. It wasn't sliced deeply, but rather a piece was sliced off of a foot, so stitches were not possible.

So, come November, our entire family will be wearing water shoes!

Must wear water shoes!!!!!!! The sharp rocks on the beach and in the water cut my feet, and sliced my 4 year old kid's foot open. It was pretty bad.