Boston is a great city to start a cruise. We came in 2 days early and enjoyed a duck tour, dinner in the south end, walking the freedom trail, lunch in the north end and 76 degree weather on disembarkation.
We arrived at the pier about 11:45 and were on board in our cabin by noon. Much to our surprise, all the staterooms were ready at noon. We loved our SJ family suite on deck 12. It is spacious and the bathroom with the dual sinks is fabulous. The closet space is oddly shaped and there were not enough hangers for two of us. Our wonderful butler Gary got us more hangers and had a maintenance guy come fix the A/C. Our bottle of champagne was already on ice and the mini bar emptied. The afternoon treats were scrumptious.
We had lunch at Cagneys. The service was slow and my meal was not hot. The restaurant manager did come by and ask about our meals and had mine warmed up. When we got back to the room at about 2:00, our bags were waiting for us. The muster drill was around 4:15 and in the main theater. The drill went quickly. We then went to an informal meet and greet with cruise critic cruisers. It was a nice turn out considering we were about to sail and the weather was beautiful.