I cruised with my wife and our two younger children aged 8 and 10. We chose this cruise because it fit perfectly with our schedule and I had not been to many of the ports.
First: I can only share our own personal experience.
Embarkation. This was so smooth, I was almost flabbergasted because we waited in no lines at all as we boarded the ship around noon. We had done all the pre work for the medallion which I think expedited things a bit. We were able to enjoy a nice sit down lunch onboard which was a great way to start things off.