This was my first ever cruise I have been on. Since this was my first cruise I feel I have an unbiased opinion when it comes to reviewing a cruise. My girlfriend (her 6th cruise) and I flew into Orlando the day we were to set sail. It was a beautiful day, 90 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. What more could you ask for when getting ready for a 7 day cruise. We arrived via a tour bus to the port about 3 hours before we were to leave. The line to get on to the ship had already started to build up. It was a very simple process to get through getting your sail and sign card/room card as well as showing your passports and what not to the person at the counter. After about an hour of waiting our time had come. I think the reason for the hold up in line was because of the pictures they take of you in all your glory (no pun intended). I mean come on how good can you look after 6 hours of flying and an hour drive as well as waiting in line for an hour???
My first impression when stepping on to the boat was "wow." You are greeted by an open lobby with a bar and a piano which is set in front of four huge glass elevators right to the top. Two sets of stairs wrap around one side of the lobby with a kaleidoscope lighted ceiling. I could pick out the theme of this boat even though i knew what they were getting at before stepping on to it. It's all about colors, every room is a different color theme. As you make your way around the boat, you will find that getting lost isn't out of the ordinary. After a few days you will get the hang of it.
Our stateroom which was located on deck 1 was surprisingly big! Even on deck 1 we had a big window, which was to my surprise because I only expected a little port hole to look out. We didn't have very good weather for the week we were cruising. Cloudy every day although the rain held off. This left some rough seas however, and those waves really made the boat rock quite a bit which surprised me because shouldn't these big boats have stabilizers on them? Not a big deal though.