We spent the night before our cruise in Seattle. We visited the Space Needle and Pike's Market Place and would like to have had more time to spend exploring the city.
We sailed from Seattle on Tuesday afternoon, June 8, 2010. We arrived at the pier about 11:30 a.m. and breezed right through check in and boarded the ship. Our room was ready by 1:30 p.m. and our luggage was delivered by 3:00 p.m. So we were unpacked and ready to sail at 4:00 p.m.
There was not alot to do this first night and Wednesday was our sea day. I think they had less activities on this cruise than on the 3 other Caribbean cruises I have been on. However, the nightly entertainment was very good.
Cabin 6220 on the Empress Deck (mid-ship but more aft). Balcony was great. We were the deck above the lifeboats on the indent (port side). This room was not too close or far from the elevators. We were on a corner to the balcony to our right was out farther than we were so that afforded privacy and a wind block.
The closets space was adequate for two people. The suitcases stored under the bed and out of the way. The bathroom was a decent size. Enough shelf space and counter space. I would have liked a shelf in the shower to hold our own shampoo/conditioner, face soap. The only shelf was for a bar of soap. But otherwise it wasn't bad. I thought towards the end of the cruise there was a sewer smell coming from the toilet, but with the lid down you didn't notice it. It certainly wasn't overpowering, just a slight odor.