I planned this trip 18 months in advance, booked it and planned like a crazy person. I was pretty disappointed when the price went down for a similar cabin by 1K after my paid in full date. Even though it was a holiday cruise it didn't sell out and they put it on sale. I never really got that right in my head.
Embarkation was fine, we got to the port about 10:40 am. All went well, we had to wait maybe 20 minutes before they called boarding group 7. We met up with our group at the bar on 3 next to the lobby. Kids changed into their swimming suits, we went up and got lunch. I would skip the pizza and burgers and go for cabanas. We didn't and weren't thrilled with the outdoor food options. Kids were fine with them of course.
Made our plans for the week with tastings etc. The line for tasting scheduling was long and not well organized. They had 2 sets of print outs and only one computer. They need a new system for that.
2504 has a great port hole. It had lots of noise from above. 2506 is where our friends were and they had no noise, I would suggest going back from forward a bit. The hallway here is great and quiet.