We booked this cruise only in November since we already had flights and needed something to fit in our schedule. I was hesitant to go on a 4-night cruise, but we decided to give it a try.
Embarkation was very smooth. We arrived at Port Everglades at about 11:30am. We had two concierge cabins (1 for us, 1 for teenage boys) so we went right into the Concierge line and it went quickly. From there, we were able to walk right aboard the ship.
We didn't need to explore much since we were just on the Summit this past summer and the 2 ships are pretty much laid out the same. Unbelievingly, we went up to the buffet and found a large, clean table right away. The lines weren't very long to get food, so we were able to enjoy lunch fairly quickly.
Great location mid-ship! We had two cabins - 8118 and 8120 - which adjoined with a door in between. On the M-class ships, you are not able to open the partition on the balcony between the two cabins. Both cabins had the bed(s) away from the balcony, closer to the front door. Obviously, typically ship cabins are small, so the proximity of the Library to these cabins was great and provided a nice place to wait for everyone to take turns getting dressed for dinner.