I will break down the review into parts for easy reading:

EMBARKATION: The embarkation email came the day before the cruise that embarkation would be delayed due to ship maintenance. No big deal, however it required the staff at the port to deal with all 3000+ passengers into a shorter timeframe as the departure time of 4pm was not going to change. Took about 1.5 hours to get to our cabin. Was very efficient but just processing that many people takes time.

CABIN: We had adjoining balcony cabins 8421/8417. Very clean and well attended to. Our outstanding steward Jomar had a lot to do with this. He checked on us immediatiely and asked if everything was to our liking. I had noticed that one of the balcony door latches was not working properly. He said he would have someone fix. Typically on cruises, that is a blowoff, but not this time. After dinner..all repaired! Bathrooms were both spotless and ready for action. With 3 teens sharing one room, and my wife and I in the other, the bathrooms got a lot of use. Jomar always had new towels and beds made. He is a happy person whose work reflected this. Read more