We arrived at the pier at about 10:30AM Sat. Embarkation was great, and took only 1 1/2 hours, and we were on the ship!!

We went and got something to eat, and the food was good. Checked out the ship, and then went to our cabin. We were really happy we got an oceanview instead of an interior. Almost as big as the room in the Radisson we stayed in the night before!! Waited for our luggage (we had 9 pieces of luggage.) Got a little nervous, but they all arrived before we went to bed. Checked out a couple of shows. Anyone who says the dancers are "Las Vegas quality" needs to go to Las Vegas, and watch the shows again. The shows are "Las Vegas Style", but even my 13 year old could tell they needed help on the Choreography. The first magic show was horrible. This is the only negative I have about the whole cruise. All the rest of the shows were good.

The food was awesome to us. We even cancelled the Emerald club reservations. The only thing I had to do was the order 2 entrees or desserts every night, but that let me try more things. The perch entree was my favorite. I liked it better than the Lobster. Definitely top-of-the-line food in my opinion. Read more