EMBARKATION -- We really didn't know what to expect for embarkation. We arrived at 11:00 though and were in our rooms by 11:30. It was completely a non-issue. We had also been told that our luggage would not be delivered to our rooms until 7:00 or so that evening, but we had everything by 4:30.

CABIN -- Our cabin was really great. We had a balcony on the Panorama deck and it was much larger than I had imagined it would be. The closet space was "eh" to "okay". Everything fit, but it was a little tight. There are some built in shelves which help with folded clothes as the drawer space is a little limited, too. All in all, the best word to describe space was "adequate".

The bathroom was very functional. Water pressure in the shower was very good, and we never ran out of hot water. Getting used to the loud vacuum sound when you flushed took some time and was a source of many laughs throughout the cruise. Plus, there was a tile with a creepy picture of a shawled old lady right above the toilet which was a little off-putting. Read more