This was a New Year's cruise for our family of 5 (wife, DD9, DS12, DS12). Unfortunately, older DS12 broke his forearm the day before we flew to Orlando which changed the dynamic of the trip for all of us. We still had a lot of fun and he was quite the trooper throughout!
We stayed at the MCO Hyatt the night before embarkation as we always do. We find it ultra-convenient if arriving later in the day. A quick 45 minute drive to the port in the morning. The kids received 50% off the breakfast buffet which was nice.
Embarkation: arrived around 11:00. Once through a 20 minute security line, check-in was very quick with no line. On board 10 minutes later after being accosted by Santa Claus for a (New Year's???) picture (not kidding) and the obligatory drink package quick-sale.
Nice cabin, very quiet. Lots of storage space. A bit on the small side but common for RCL. Cabin attendant not particularly friendly and missed a night of cleaning, but overall pretty good.