Checking in to boarding took less than 15 minutes. Lunch in the Collonade which is on the same floor (8th) as our suite. Only very minor irritation was that we had stipulated we did not want any champagne or alcohol but there to greet us was the champagne in an ice bucket and two bottles of spirits ! Our stewardess made us feel welcome and through out the cruise provided excellent service.
This was a back to back cruise so we attended two life boat drills conducted in the main dining room.
This was our sixth cruise with Seabourn and the second on Odyssey. The food was consistently of a high standard . We ate in main dining room on eight occasions , the Collonade twice and 2 once. The main dining room was closed for breakfast and lunch and although there was always a good choice of food we missed not having lunch in MDR as the Collonade was often crowded and not conducive to savouring the food. We usually had coffee after lunch in Seabourn Square.