I have never been on a ship of this size. Embarkement and disembarkment was great. The ship was set up so you would never realize there were over 5000 people on it. You needed to book shows before you went on ship. We learned this on previous ship. We booked after getting onboard and lots of shows were full. We had an inside balcony, which was a first. We were towards back of ship and I watched my brother zipline from top of ship (from my balcony). We were also able to watch movies on big screen, and some of shows from balcony of our room. Because we booked shows before cruising, We saw a different show every night. There was an ice rink on this ship., a rock climbing wall. Everyone was nice and helpful. Meals were wonderful. 1st day and last day Solarium restaurant free for everyone. Otherwise, there was a charge. Every day was filled.
We had an inside balcony . This was a first for me. Balcony overlooking boardwalk and open to sky.