We arrived at the port around 12:30pm, dropped off our luggage, parked the car in a 5 story parking garage, and entered the security / check in line which was about a 15 min. wait each. Very smooth and organized. We walked up ramp, got our welcome picture taken, and walked into a stairway on deck 4. (No welcome music or staff around; no matter if you went left or right after getting the welcome picture.)

The safety drill was a joke; there were about 300 people crammed into a lounge area and not positioned on the deck near a lifeboat. If there was a real situation ... lets hope not! (We sat in chairs and the floor and people stood along the walls; we were told in a real situation groups A and B would be called to line up to get into a lifeboat.)

Ship review (small misc. summary) ~ clean yet not much detail to the little things like dust on vases. Friendly staff and very tentative in the dining room; we dined in the Nutcracker. Staff in the Windjammer / Jade restaurants were constantly removing finished plates, cups, etc. If you wanted a soda, one would have to provide the fountain purchased cup or show a sea pass with the sticker of fountain beverage purchase to a bartender to receive a soda; the ship doesn't include self-service for soda. I would recommend the fountain soda package, $6 / day for adult & $4 /day for under 12. (Of course, you can purchase sodas each time separately.) Read more