We just got back from a 4 day cruise on the Majesty of the Seas over Thanksgiving. There were some good things, as well as some not so good things on the cruise. I do believe that no matter how bad things are (to a point), that you can still make the best of things and have a great trip, which we did.
This is my 36th cruise, so I do have plenty of cruises to compare it to.
EMBARKATION - Got to the pier at 11:40, got through security very easily, and then road block one; They can not find My seapass card. They had to get a hold of the Pier supervisor, look for about 10 minutes, and then they found it, where, I have no idea. Was on the ship at about 12:15.