We chose this cruise because we had just gone to Alaska on the Grand Princess and thought the Western Caribbean would be warm and fun. Well, it was exactly that!! Embarkation was a breeze, they even let us on the ship earlier than expected. We took the red eye from CA to Ft Lauderdale (big mistake). We arrived at 5am, but were told we would not be able to get on the ship until noon at the earliest. After a very long breakfast at a local IHOP, we ubered to the port, waited about 30 minutes and were able to get into the port waiting area around 10:30. We were on the ship and eating by 11:30, embarkation was smooth. We did not have the medallions and we were okay with that, knowing they were still working out the bugs. Our cabin seemed a little small but we were only in there to change and sleep for the most part. Dining was excellent. Our servers in the main dining room remembered us and our entire parties (7) preferences Billy and Abdul were GREAT!!! Every port was easy off/easy on... no problems at any of them!! We would absolutely recommend this to any and everyone!!!