My wife and I got a email advertising a great rate 1 week before she sailed so we jumped on it, employers were kind of pissed but hey that's what vacation days are for in our book.
Took a bus to NYC, got to the terminal in plenty of time.
The embarkation was a bit chaotic, unlike Celebrity and RCL. I attributed it to NYC and the craziness that is NYC. Felt like a mouse in a maze a few times but we were thru it in 15 minutes.
Spotless, well kept and Marvin was always interested in our day or our plans.
Its Bar Harbor we live close its always beautiful.