We embarked at pier 91. Our car arrived at the port at 11:00 am but there was a long line of towncars so we were not able to get to the pier until 11:25. (Cabs get to bypass this line, so you may want to try that instead of a towncar.) Once we were through the port authority, getting onto the ship was extremely easy.
All areas of the ship were very clean. We were happy with the food, service, and entertainment as well as the excursions.
Our major disappointment on this ship had to do with the way the computer systems handled dining reservations and room accounts. We were on the "select dining" plan, meaning that we were able to reserve our dining time for each day. Out of the 6 nights that we reserved dining, 4 of our reservations were messed up and we were not able to eat at those times or had to split up our party.
The cabin was very nice. It is on port side with a veranda. There was enough space for all of our clothes in the closet and drawers.
We were only in port from 5pm until midnight.
We walked through the waterfront area and the city center. It would have been nice to have more time during the day there.