My wife and I had the privilege to spend a week-end on Royal Carribean's new ship, Quantum of the seas.
The registration process is mainly handled online. They take your luggage, just make sure you tagged with the printed tags you got online. When you walk into the cruise terminal, an attendant scans your printed registration and asks you a few questions. 10 minutes later we were walking to the ship.
The Royal Esplanade is not as striking as the one on the Oasis. Still, you are greeted by butterflies which is relaxing. The rest of the Esplanade is very similar to one on the Oasis. The Vintages is located in the Esplanade.
The cabin was nice with plenty of storage for everything. Nicely decorated but the balconies on deck 13 are obstructed because the ceiling extends all the way. The soundproofing is what you would expect on any cruise ship.