Brace yourself- It's long. We enjoyed the detailed reviews so here's mine!
Just got back on Sunday from the 5/20 sailing and we had a great time. We're pretty simple and don't need much to be happy on vacation.
We were checking reviews constantly before our sailing and so many of them filled with "complaints" that were just silly to be honest. Example: "The ship is old, worn"- oh please. It holds thousands of people every week! It looks great, everything works, nothing is broken or unsafe. It's FINE! :)
Advice: One life boat covers 3 cabins, pick the middle cabin for best view. 5174 is not in the middle and has the front of the lifeboat in the front that is has a higher "top" than the rest. see pic
First time sailing out of Tampa. Check in bags on first floor with porters, then go to second floor to go through security and check in desk. Super quick.