This was our first cruise. Embarkation was a snap. We arrived early, around 11:30. It took about 10 minutes to get through the metal detector line and then a short wait to get ourselves signed in. I recommend you preregister on line once you have your booking number. We were at the counter only a few minutes and then we were logged in. Now all we had to do was wait in the lobby until it was time to board. They started boarding passengers shortly after we sat down. By 12:20 our group was called and we took that wonderful walk along the jetway to a real fantasy world.
Lunch was being served on the Lido deck 9, so we headed up there to begin our adventure. The buffet stations were going full blast and had a great assortment of foods. We ate here a lot throughout the cruise.
We then started to explore the ship while we waited for the cabins to be cleared for our use by 1:30. We were somewhat confused as to the theme of the ship. Now that I've read it is suppose to be a tribute to super heroes in all literature, it helps to understand what the theme was supposed to be. We found some of the decor a bit over the top, especially in the Bacchus dinning room. It reminded me of a high school prom decoration theme with way too many pink balloons. The over-the-top decor frequently clashed with the upscale service we received in the dinning room. It was as if the cruise line couldn't make up it's mind as to whether it was a fun ship or a high class elegant ship. That aside, the service in the dinning room was wonderful and our wait staff made dinning there an event we looked forward to every night. I liked the variety of selection of food although I had hoped for more opportunity for lobster. I understand other cruise lines have lobster available every night.