Cabin: 7147. Conveniently located to the Forward lifts. Right above Pharaoh and Versailles venues and the children/teen venues so perfect in the late evening. A five minute walk to the Empire Dining Room located Aft. Only noise was the odd inconsiderate neighbour or rowdy person walking past but that happens anywhere. No noise from staff trolleys.

Dining: Oh my! Chef's Table. $AUD $90 per person and every dollar well spent. An amazing degustation experience. The Empire Dining Room is great value for a quality food experience. Staff are attentive and knowledgable of ingredients (I am coeliac - see my extensive positive review elsewhere). The entertainment around 6:30pm for the early sitting diners was always a lot of fun too. The plating was superb: artistic and caring. The Lido: If the more serene or higher class environment of the Empire is not to your liking or you require huge quantities of food then the Lido is for you. Plenty of buffet food. The Pizza Pirate pizzas are much worse then Pizza Hit but available in the wee hours of the morning so you can't really complain. The Blueiguana Cantina: great mexican style food.

Embarkation: Absolutely no problem as there are staff every several metres to guide you along. The Government officers are also very chill, very unlike the airport experiences we all loath. You will be on board and holding a buffet tray in no time. Any queue moves along continuously so there is never the sense of frustration from slowness. Read more