We arrived at the pier at 1230 after visiting Total Wine. Check in was a breeze as we had already done most of the work online. We met with the agent who scanned our passports and took a quick photo. We were walking onboard within 10 minutes of arrival.
We headed straight to the Windjammer for lunch. Plenty of seats to be found. When they made the announcement for the cabins being ready, the place cleared out and we had a nice quiet lunch.
We had a promenade view inside cabin on deck 8. Our room cards were outside the room. We purchased an vodka gift package from home and it was waiting in the room for us along with our tickets.for our shore excursion and information about wifi and crown and anchor bonuses.
Worth the extra money for the extra space and window. It gave us a second couch and a view of the activities without having to endure the crowds.