Who was sailing: Party of 5: Father, Mother, Dtr (age 19), son (age 15) and son's friend (age 14.

Embarkation: went very quickly. Hardly no wait at all. We arrived at the Port at 11:30 a.m. and were able to begin the embarkation process immediately. Only glitch encountered was that there were 5 of us and they could only figure out how to get 4 signed to a credit card. We had to use a second card for the 5th. This was for the Sail & Sign program.

On the Ship: After the requisite boarding pictures were taken, we walked the gangway onto the ship at the 3rd level, and found ourselves in a patriotic themed lobby area. There were 3 glass elevators as well as a winding stairway. by 1:30 we were able to check out our cabins. We had a balcony cabin on the 6th deck, midship. Read more