Beautiful new ship. We really liked both the Artist's Loft and Culinary Center. The library was fantastic. Lots of food choices in beautiful restaurants, but the food quality and service were inconsistent. Overall, although there were minor issues along the way, we really enjoyed this cruise.

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Embarkation/Disembarkation. The cruise lines seem have this down pat in Miami. We took an 11:00 am shuttle van from the Embassy Suites MIA with a lot of other cruise passengers going to several ships. TIP: This was part of a cruise package rate we booked directly with Embassy Suites which added only $10 per person extra for the van service. Inprocessing was quick and easy. No welcome champagne. We toured and photographed the ship for a couple of hours and then sat down for lunch at Waves Grill. Cabins were opened in order of priority. Large suites were open shortly after 1:00 pm. Everything was open by 2:00 pm. Disembarkation was scheduled to begin at 8:00 am, which is when they wanted everybody out of the cabins. The announcement to begin disembarkation came at about 7:40. We walked off at 8:00 when they were already calling the second group. We were in a cab and on our way to the airport 20 minutes later. Two important TIPS. First, you can get limited room service breakfast on disembarkation day. That was much more convenient than trying to get to a breakfast venue and back to the room. Second, I can't figure out why anybody would spend $69 per person for a bus transfer to the airport when you can get a cab for two for $26 plus tip! Read more