We were the late seating for dinner. Our servers were ok but we weren't overly impressed. They were both very nice and well meaning but didn't think they were top notch. I got the wrong dessert a few nights...of course they fixed it right away and had me keep the other dessert.
It also became a running joke with my husband and I whether I would get coffee at the end of the meal. I had it the first night... then other nights I was offered, got the cup and everything but then no coffee. Other nights it wasn't even offered.
Also on the second to last night, they came out with my entree and the main server said to me that he knew i didn't like peppers so he had them not put them on the plate so if I didn't have enough food he would get me more. No idea where that came from as my husband and I don't have any preferences and never asked for any substitions the whole time.
Again, none of that was a big deal and they were always pleasant and welcoming... just not the best experience.
We were very happy with the food in the main dining room. Nothing we really didn't like so much that we wouldn't eat it. Some things we enjoyed more than others... beef tenderloin on the last night was excellent. We did eat at Palo and enjoyed that alot too.
As far as boarding, we used
DCL transfers from Pop Century. We only got to the port around 1:45. It was pretty empty by then. We were checked in and on board right away.