Embarkation: Our boarding time in our cruise documents was listed as 2:00 pm, but we arrived at the Port of Miami at 11:00 am, checked in with the required boarding documents and waited an hour with fellow cruisers before we could embark on the ship at almost 12:30 pm. We understood that at the time of our arrival, the previous week cruisers are debarking the ship, the ship's crew is very busy getting ready for the new cruisers and the frequent cruisers had priority boarding.
The ship: This ship is wonderful and our opinion was confirmed when it was announced during the week of our sailing that the Radiance was rated #1 Ship's Crew for 2004!!!
The itinerary: The definite plus on this was 3 full sailing days allowing additional time to enjoy the ship that the other itineraries might lack with 1 or 2 full sailing days. This was great for us first time cruisers.