Check In: Security was heightened because of the Boston Bombings but that didn't hold things up for us very much. We were at the port by 10:40, parked, dropped luggage off and were in line for check in by 11. Once checked in we had a wait until boarding started but we got on the boat and were on the Lido deck by 12:30.

Stateroom: we had adjoining balcony rooms on deck 8 towards the front. Rooms were typical staterooms. Location to the Lido deck, Golden Pearl and the Spectacular Theater was perfect but it was a long hike to the Black Pearl Dining room. Room attendant was attentive. No complaints about the room at all.

Dining: We had two lunches and a few "snacks" on the Lido deck during the entire trip. The layout is not ideal as many people didn't realize there was a "back" part to the buffet with the same foods which made the main entrance area packed and difficult to navigate at times. Pizza was 24 hours but very slow. At times there were lines 20+ people deep. Decent variety of foods. Soft serve ice cream and yogurt were available 24hours. Read more