Embarkation:
I cannot believe how quickly embarkation went for this ship. You would think with 6000 passengers, you would have to wait in a long line or two. Not the case at all. We walked right up to the counter to complete our paper work, then walked up the escalator and sat in some seats for a few minutes waiting for our row to be called to board, and then we boarded. The entire process took less than an hour. I was beyond impressed. Once we got on the ship, the promenade was CROWDED, so we went to the boardwalk. It was dead, which was awesome for us. We had a complimentary hot dog at the hot dog stand and had some ice cream at the ice cream parlor. Our staterooms were ready a little before 1:00 pm.
Stateroom:
My opinion of the deck plan was that the ship was laid out well and nice, but BIG! Be prepared to do ALOT of walking. Elevators were conveniently placed. For the size of the ship, the layout couldn't be any better. Beautiful ship, wonderful staterooms.