We travelled from Venice to Rio de Janeiro (18 nights) in December 2011.
Check in was fast (we had done web check in which speeded things up), and were shown to our cabin much earlier than most cruise lines would allow.
There had been an error with our dining request, but this was rapidly sorted out on board.
11176
Great cabin location, near lifts, and away from service door. NB did hear complaints about service door noise from cabin 11168