Pre Cruise: We booked our traditional Hyatt Pier 66 tower room looking over the port. When we arrived at 2pm it wasn't ready so we wandered around the property. 3pm came around and we went and checked and it still wasn't ready so we sat in the lobby to do some people watching. By 4pm it still wasn't ready. However, the gentleman we were dealing with at the front desk was extremely sweet and, without us even complaining, had a waitress from the bar come over and buy us 2 free drinks for the inconvenience. Mad props!! 5pm and our room was finally ready. We spent a leisurely afternoon and night on our balcony watching the ships come in and out and enjoying a bottle of wine...Anxiously awaiting for the next day.
Embarkation: So quick. We arrived at the port a little before 11 (We used Park n' Fly again and have nothing but positive things to say) and I think we were on board by 11:30am. This was our first cruise being platinum so we got to use a separate sitting area which helped expedite things.
People: We met so many wonderful individuals from our roll call on this ship. We had a meet and greet at 3pm at Crooners that we attended along with about 40+ other people. It was nice to see a friendly face around the ship and on shore for 10 days. What we noticed was that the median age on this ship was probably 70. Now there's nothing wrong with being old (We'll all be there someday....hopefully) but this cruise seemed older than our past cruises (even the Panama Canal). And because of that average age, the scheduling of events and, apparently, the shows reflected that.
Re: Cabin B756--Although next to the "dreaded vent" you couldn't hear a sound. There was a slight odor that we became accustomed to. And we used tome extra towels to block the smell with no problems. Balcony size and view (wake view) a huge plus!!