Embarkation:
The embarkation process was pretty smooth and steady. You drive into the port and they take your luggage. Then you drive a little further and they check your documents (boarding passes, passports, etc...). Then you drive a little further and they take your money for parking (15 bucks per day). Then you park inside a warehouse. You walk a short while to a shuttle which takes you to the terminal. Inside the terminal, you go through metal detectors and fill out a health survey. Then you stand in line and get your sail and sign card, get your picture taken, and finally board the ship. It sounds like a lot of work, but it was pretty quick.
Once we got onto the ship, we were taken up to the top deck (Lido) where the Windows on the Sea Buffet is found, as well as the open deck grill. Waiters were walking around handing out glass after glass of free champagne and they had italian food and burgers, etc... In about an hour, we were allowed to go to our room. The rest of review I will break up into categories:
R225 is near the back of the boat on the lowest passenger deck. At times it was very loud and vibrating from the engine.