EMBARKATION:

Went relatively smoothly. We walked to the cruise ship terminal so it was a little confusing as to where we were to drop off our luggage. When you are dropped off by car, taxi etc. they take you to the right area. After asking for directions it was very easy to go through security etc. and then to the waiting room. We were a little early but really didn't have to wait long to get set up for our onboard account and onto the ship.

Once on board things were a little hectic but we managed to grab a glass of champagne and then were taken up to our balcony stateroom. It wasn't ready yet so we left our hand luggage in my sister's stateroom (hers was ready) and went to find the Seven Seas dining room for lunch. The staff were herding everyone into the Garden Buffet but a previous reviewer suggested the Seven Seas and it was very relaxing to sit and order lunch and not be surrounded by chaos. After lunch we tried to familiarize ourselves with the ship and as others have said you have to go through various areas to get to other parts of the ship. The little maps you get at reception are extremely handy and we used them until we got used to where everything was. Read more