TRIP/TRAVEL: This was my wife and I's first cruise. We celebrated our 5th anniversary. We live in St. Petersburg, and so we were fortunate to have family drop us off and saved parking.
EMBARKATION: We were anxious to get going, and so though the paperwork said 1:30, we showed up at 11:30, and eating lunch by noon on the Lido deck. Other than a 3 minute delay entering the building to show ID, we did not wait in line until we hit the buffet. We made a quick stop by the dining room to have George the Greek find us a quiet table for two. We toured the ship waiting for the 1:30 time when our room would be available, and at exactly 1:30, housekeeping opened the doors.
The muster drill was painless, and soon were were on our way.