Embarkation

A friend dropped us off at pier #2 around 11:00 A.M. although we had heard that boarding would be delayed until 2:00 P.M. There were no lines and we were processed quickly. Those who arrived around 1:00-2:00 P.M. barely made embarkation and some even missed the muster drill we were later told.

While going through checkpoint, I was asked if my bottle of water was "liquor" and was informed that they had to confiscate my open container...yes, of water! I was carrying a small ice chest full of soft drinks and mineral water which they didn't bother with. While waiting to board, we sat at a table with some friends who were "Diamond" status and were soon informed that there would be a 1 hour delay because of a coast guard inspection. Our friend noticed that some people were getting cookies but the group sitting in the diamond section was not so she mentioned it to someone from RCI a few minutes later some crew members appeared with a table, table cloth, and big containers full of sparkling wine, glasses, and cookies and the wine started flowing...this lasted until embarkation. WOW, HOW IMPRESSIVE! Someone with a portable microphone said that it would be another hour until boarding, mumbled some unintelligible words and then said "you should have listened the first time, I am not repeating myself"...joke or serious? Not sure... Read more