We live about 1 1/4 hours from the port so our travel was short. We parked in the new lot directly across from Pier 18 and it was just a minute or two before we were in the terminal. Embarkation went very quickly and we were on the ship within 10 minutes. We were greeted with champagne and welcomed on-board. We dropped our carry ons off in our cabin - it was beautiful. We had one of the angled balconies which was huge. A quick trip up to the Oceanview cafe led us to a well laid out casual restaurant. We grabbed a quick bite and headed off to explore. The ship is beautiful. We were taken back with the art and the overall layout of the ship. Even the elevators were pretty and lit and changed from blue to pink when the elevator arrived. The atrium and the live tree were beautiful. Up to the lawn we went and yes there is really grass up there. We were a little taken back, however, by people sunning themselves in swimsuits on the lawn. Don't know if that was the intent!

Our cabin had the bed located close to the door so we had a nice area inside the balcony doors with sofa to relax. Even throw pillows were provided. The balcony itself had adjustable lounge chairs that reclined and were of a mesh material that dried up in no time. The balcony was on an angle and was the largest balcony we ever had - probably a good 10 x 10. Loved it.

Our cabin steward was efficient and always had our room cleaned when we arrived back from breakfast. We did room service a few days and the remainder of days we had breakfast in the main dining room. One day they had a brunch in the main dining room with ice carvings and the other goodies associated with a nice brunch. Read more