I'll keep my review brief. Embarkation was a breeze, my husband and I did the pre-night at the Westin in Ft. Lauderdale, but opted to go by taxi to the pier. We were able to send our luggage on ahead with our transfer so that we didn't have to handle it. We walked into the terminal at about 11:20 am and right up to the counter. Registered our Amex card and received our HAL keycards ASAP! We were so excited. We sat down at one of the tables there in the hall and did our Nassau, Bahamas form right away so that we could be done with it.
We walked on board and went up to the Lido Deck for our lunch. Lunch was delicious and when we were done we decided to check out our state room. When we walked in, my breath was taken away. It was much more spacious than I anticipated and happily! The room was impeccably clean and it shined! The verandah was spacious and the seating of our table which we had our breakfast at each day and the 2 chairs complete with foot-stools were so comfortable. Just perfect. By the way, I haven't had as good a night sleep since we left our cabin behind--the beds are so very comfortable and I understand they are brand new.
My husband and I took the wine package 4 bottles of wine for about $90 with gratuity came to about $100 was a success. Whatever you don't use in the dining room can be saved and brought back the next night.