We parked on level 3 of the parking garage - at 9:30 AM. At 10 AM we walked across the bridge - through security and right into the terminal - no line whatsoever - there was a line of people coming in below (and you don't have to park in the garage to use the bridge - just go up to level three and hang around until 10 - bring a morning paper). We had boarding group number 2 - our cruise was the one with computer issues - so ordinarily would have been boarding ship around 11:45 (per CM) but it was 1:30 when we got on board. But we were glad we got there early - since we were boarding group 2 still got on early in comparison - lots of Aquaduck rides - no lines....
Another good time to ride Aquaduck is on
Castaway Cay day in the AM - especialyl if you aren'ty in a hurry to get onto the island. Sea day - of course - very long lines.
Adult beach wasn't crowded at all.
Large deck area on Deck 13 forward.....lots of deck chairs - very quiet. Part is an 18 and over area as well. (And for the nosy ones among us, you can stare in to the concierge deck area!)
Be sure and enjoy all the interactive art. Each picture does at least two "videos" so after you see one - hang around for the other. And some of the pictures "change" - so in the AM it might be a "Bahamas" travel poster and in the evening it a "Russia travel poster" (this was is in the deck 8 forward elevator obby for example). Loved these.
The hair dryer works better in the plug-in out by the desk - but my wife thought that a little inconvenient - but that expalins why the hair dryer is in one of the drawers out by the desk (at least this was the case in the inside cabins).
We never had a probelm getting seat for live shows - and arrived about 10 minutes before. We did the matinee of Disney Believe on Sea Day and it wasn't very crowded.
Had dinner once in Cabanas - very nice and the servers were very helpful (we were having dinner later in Palo - so daughter ate in Cabana then went on to Edge - we went along for an appetizer). It was nice she could have some of the same choices she would have had in the dining room.
She loved Edge (11-13) - at first I thoguht it was just going to be "hanging out" but she did lots of activities (called several times for help on a couple of scavenger hunts around the ship, for example).
If kids want to be interviewed "on the red carpet" before the Golden Mickeys -our daughter loves this - get there early.
The interactive detective agency is a must for kids (and I enjoyed it too).
Palo and Remy are both wonderful (and if you are going to splurge on Remy and like good wine - go ahead and splurge on the wine pairings - wonderful - we had an Alsation Gerwurtraminer that I will remember for a long time). Also, you can meet with the wine sommelier - my wife went (per the invite) - no one else showed up but ehr - she and he had a nice time chatting about wine - but the wine pairing is a better deal than buying an epxensive bottle if you do the tasting menu. Now if you don't intend to do the tasting menu and order a la carte (which you can do) then you might just want a bottle of wine - and they have some wonderful wine to choose from that you can 't get elsewhere on the ship.
Pink had the best wine by the glass choices (albeit the more expensive ones as well).
Missed the piano bar with the large portholes (on Magic and Wonder) - never really found a bar we espeically liked for a cocktail before dinner - Meridian was OK (which again, has a nice wine by the glass list but not quite as nice as Pink) - but there was no piano in Meridian (and I had thought Meridian was only open to people dining at Remy or Palo but that did not seem to be the case). We tried Outlook once as well - very small but good view. The piano bar - the D Lounge - didn't do much for me - no views outside really (and it wasn't a real piano but that's the prejudice of an oldfashioned musician). There is some outdoor seating that is "attached" to the district that would allow you to take you drinks outside.
