Will try to keep my review short and to the point!
Embarkation: Left home from Ft Lauderdale area at about 11am on 9/25/2010 and got to drop off point for luggage at noon. Parked the car in the garage.($20.) per day. Total cost $140. Went thru check in with hardly any delay. Received card, the freestyle daily for Sat. Gives info on what's doing today. Got on board ship and proceeded to restroom to change into our swim suits on Deck 15 which is the pool deck and time is noon. The Garden Cafe is on this deck and lunch was being served. Buffet style. Had lunch. Great selection! And very good as well.
Cabin: We were told that the cabin would be available at about 2pm, which it was. Luggage came about 1 hour later. We had a cabin with a balcony for the first time and it was "great". We packed enough clothes and stuff for a trip twice as long and had plenty of space for all of it. We were very happy with the design of the room. The did make one mistake with the design. The bathroom sink is small and water tends to splash out. No big deal. From our cabin we had a long walk to the Garden Cafe but it was not a problem. With so much eating walking is a good thing!