Embarkation at Ft. Lauderdale was a breeze. The port is very convenient..the airport/hotels/Port Everglades all reasonable cab fares with no need for airport transfers and dealing with buses and waiting.

Our cabin was aft on the starboard side - VC. The cabin was nice, very quiet hallway. Cabin steward was great. He kept the room in tip top shape and was very helpful getting a few extras we requested. My only complaint was the hairdryer - bring your own, and the pillows weren't great but I didn't request new ones. Only minor things. We had a balcony which was wonderful. There were 2 chairs, foot stool and a teeny table.

Dining - We opted after the first day to order room service for breakfast each morning. It arrived on time and as order minus a couple coffee mixups (hot water one morning and lemon in the coffee another day??). I managed to get gluten free breads/muffins/english muffin for breakfast each morning just by indicating on the room service menu put out the night before. I did have to specify to keep the items separated as the first morning they showed up in the same basket as the regular bread. They also had gluten free bread/muffins (kinnikinnick) on the lido deck at the breakfast buffet although not all staff were aware of that fact. There is also a pizza/pasta bar on the lido deck where I did get gluten free pizzas on request. I tried to get gf pasta one day - I managed to get it.. maybe...but it was warmed in the same water as other pasta. That was the only time I did that. I stuck to the pizzas and was happy enough. Read more