Embarkation was a breeze. The luggage was taken from us on arrival at the port. Walked into departure area at 11:30,there was no queuing for registration and within 10 mins we were boarding the ship. As the stateroom was not available until 2pm we went for some refreshments and chilled out in the "Great outdoors" restaurant.
This is our 4th time on the Jade so we are familiar with the layout and knew what to expect. The cabin we selected was an outside balcony which has everything you could want. One negative was that the T.V. was very small and difficult to see. (come on NCL, lets have bigger flat screen T.V,s)
Our steward was very friendly and helpful and kept the cabin clean and generally made our vacation pleasant.