After reading all of the reviews and looking at all of videos of this ship, we could not wait to take it. We arrived at the port at 12:30 and boarded the ship by 1:00 pm. The check in process took about 10 minutes tops. RC got this right.
You enter the ship on the Royal Promenade deck. All I can say is this ship is beautiful and Spacious. There are times you feel like you are at your local mall, not a cruise ship. We ate our first meal at the "Park Cafe", very nice place to eat a quick sandwich or a salad. With so much to see we began our tour of the entire ship, or at least we tired.
Our rooms where ready at 3:00 so we went their to unpack. The room is on the small side compared to other ships, but we only sleep there. Now the shower is way to small, even for average size people. Storage space is OK. Our balcony was nice, wish there where lounge chairs that reclined. The bed is very comfortable. Before I continue this next statement is very important and a must."BOOK ALL OF YOUR SHOWS AND RESTAURANTS BEFORE YOU BOARD". If you don't you may not see a show or get to eat at some very nice restaurants.
Beds are comfortable, closet are small, showers are tiny, balcony should have loungers that recline.