Over the past several months, I have read many of the reviews of the ship. The categories are people love it or hate it with only a few in the middle. While I am not an experienced "recreational" cruiser, I have lived onboard a ship and transited both the Panama and Suez (4x) Canals.
Arrival - The port seems a bit cluttered and once dropped off, the staff didn't seem overly excited to help with taking our bags until we walked in the baggage area and asked someone what to do with our bag. Then they were nice enough to point over to a pile based on the color of our tags. This isn't really a RC issue, but a problem with the port. We found the end of the line right outside the baggage drop off and while it wasn't slow, it wasn't fast either, but it did manage to move. July in Galveston is hot and the building isn't designed for 3K people to stand inside for the screening process, be prepared to wait outside. Special shout-out to the people that want to carry-on all their luggage. Thanks for clogging up the lines and slowing down the screening process so you don't have to wait for your luggage.
Once we got to an agent, the process was ok and I checked in fine even with a minor that didn't belong to me. I expected a little hassle, but almost no questions were asked to her if she was willing to travel with us and if her parents gave permission. Having her passport and a notarized letter allowing travel was all that was needed. We actually got more questions on our return to the port than leaving.
All in all, the room was nice. I wasn't taking a cruise to stay in the room so I limited my time to sleeping and showering. While I did watch a little TV at night, it was right before I went to bed. The down side was that the 2 poets pub was right below me. I could hear the music nightly, but it was usually over by 23:30. Once I was out, it didn't matter. Something for my next cruise will be to bring a container of hand soap so I don't have to use the bar in the bathroom and a nightlight so I can find my way in the dark.