We live in Pearland, Texas so it was a 45 minute ride to port. We arrived about 1:45 and were on the ship in our cabin by 2:30 - much faster than I expected.
The ship is beautiful - perfect size for my first cruise - DH has cruised before. I quickly figured out where everything was and was comfortable by the end of the first night. Our cabin was #3590 - oceanview on deck 3. We were worried about noise coming from the stairs and elevator but we never heard anything. The cabin had plenty of storage and was perfect for two. Our room stewart was nice - nothing special but he did his job. The location of the cabin was pretty central and was easy to get to.
The sea days were a lot of fun! We did Bingo, the Drink presentation, Meet the Captain, the Cruise Critic Meet & Mingle, hung out in the solarium, etc. The cruise activities staff was always very, very nice and helpful.