My friend and I traveled from Buffalo to Fort Lauderdale the night before the cruise. We had QLS shuttle pick us up at the Sleep Inn. They were scheduled to pick us up at 10 am but called at 8:45 to say the driver was there if we wanted to go earlier. This trip, we wanted to get on the ship as early as we could so we hustled to get on that shuttle. We arrived at POM at 9:30, went through security very fast, checked in and then waited until the ship was cleared for boarding. We had Zone 2 and were on the ship by 11:50. First on the agenda was a Funship Special and a Guys burger. Those burgers are delicious, so much so that we had one for lunch 3 different days! This is my take on everything:

Embarkation: very efficient and quick once the ship was cleared

Service: excellent. We met our cabin steward once and never really saw him again. Room was always clean. MDR wait staff was nice and very efficient but just didn't interact as much as in the past. No complaints though. Bar service was good as well. Room service was on time the 2 times we used it. Read more