TravellerKitchener
Mar 2013
If you want to escape the ho-hum drum of life for 1.5 hours, take the Carrie B. Harbor Tours to see (or be jealous) at how the other half lives.
Before entering the boat, they take a picture of you.
Ft. Lauderdale is known as “Venice of America" and discover why as you cruise along it's canal.
You’ll see mega million dollar homes. We passed by one home that sold for a “mere” $14 million because it needed renovation. There was another home called "The White House" for $35 million. Got any spare millions?
See mega yachts including Steven Spielberg's (if you’ve seen all his films, you’ve probably helped paid for his yacht).
We entered Port Everglades, one of the world’s busiest ports that contain many huge cruise ships. I had just gotten off one of those cruise ships a few hours ago and saw it one last time wishing to be back on board, or at least one of the other ships waiting for passengers to cruise away later that day.
Our guide on this replica 19th century paddle wheeler was informative and funny. On the boat, you can purchase snacks and drinks.
When I left the boat, you can purchase the picture that was taken prior to boarding plus a key tag of your picture and the Carrie B. logo on the other side. I thought another cheesy gimmick to make money, but hey my picture didn’t look half bad (hate having my picture taken) and with the key tag total $10.00 so I bought it.
The tour was very good. Would I do it again? More than likely not since I’ve seen it, done it, cross it off the list.