We boarded ship early - 1 pm or so - and very smoothly and quickly. Early guests are efficiently shepherded by a cordial cadre of crewmembers to the Bellagio buffet. Our cabin was ready as promised by 3, and luggage had arrived. We were soon greeted by our steward, Hector, who was most attentive throughout the week. We found the cabin to be uncommonly well-ordered, spacious, and comfortable, with three roomy closets, dresser, and room under-bed to store luggage. Even though guests are offered the option to re-use towels, etc., as an energy-saving measure, Hector replaced ours at least twice daily, and supplied the extra pillow requested promptly.
The breakfast menu contained enough variety to please most anyone, ranging from hot and cold cereals, to egg dishes, to bagels and lox, with a good selection of pastries, yogurt, and such. Our dinner seating was early (5:30), the only other option being at 8:30. Since we usually ate lunch ashore or at the buffet, and often in mid-afternoon, we were occasionally not very hungry at that early hour (but I suppose everyone would choose 7 if it were an option!). The dining rooms are well-staffed with excellent waiters, who are not spread so thin as to be unavailable. Our wait-staff pair served 2 or 3 tables in addition to ours, and were unfailingly attentive. Generally speaking, the food was quite well-prepared. Others have commented on a weakness in the quality of the salads, and I would agree with that. We usually had the poultry or fish entrEe, so can't speak to the red-meat options, but two of our tablemates ordered the beef at every dinner, so it must have been palatable! In an attempt to go "light" at one dinner, we selected the vegetarian lasagna, which was pretty poor. (I have a recipe I'm thinking of sending!)
We selected shore excursions in Cozumel (Tulum and Xel-Ha) and Ocho Rios (Dunn's River Falls and Cranbrook Flower Forest) and were very impressed with the tours and the quality of the tour guides.