Check-in was the longest we have experienced, the young lady at the desk was having a bad hair day and was experiencing some computer problems which kept us at the counter for 25 minutes, normally a 5 minute formality.
Eventually all is good and we can proceed to the waiting area. By now there are lots of people gathered and we had to wait about 50 minutes before our boarding number was called.
Boarding was easy, just a walk up the zigzag gangway and onto the promenade deck. From here we made our way to our cabin which will be home for the next week at sea.