Only a guess about the difference in procedure, but sometimes there are so many ships in Fort Lauderdale that it may be hard to staff the boarding areas - with numerous ships, limited personnel. (I think the shoreside people are temps hired for specific times).
It would interesting to hear from someone who might know about these things.
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