Background - have cruise over 10 times mostly with NCL, RCCL, Carnival and Celebrity. Last cruise was with RCCL in October. Last cruise with X was 10 years ago.
Embarkation - easy. Arrived at pier at 1100, was on-board by 1145. Easiest ever. They do a nice job.
Ship - ship was in great shape. The ship is 6 years old so there is a little wear on some surfaces but never blatantly obvious. She is going into dry dock in april so Im sure she will be even better. The ship was elegant and not gaudy at all