Anyway, onto the ship and up to quarters. We were in balcony cabin 7351 on Empress Deck. The stateroom itself felt a bit tight but the balcony felt larger than Princess and the bathroom was positively palatial by comparison. You could even change your mind about your intended purpose without coming back out. There’s plenty of stowage, two large closets and a brand new TV that pretty much gets only the ship’s internal system and Malcom the Cruise Director (more on this guy later). What there isn’t is a refrigerator or any way to order bottled alcohol and setups for use during the cruise. Next time we’ll do the honorable thing and smuggle our cabin liquor aboard like everybody else.
We also found several uniquely American warning labels of the "Sleeping Pills may cause Drowsiness" variety scattered around the cabin and ship. Our legal system surely dazzles (or at least amuses) the rest of the world by our determination to prove that there are no idiots in America, only victims not sufficiently warned of the incredibly obvious. Honestly, most people I know are aware that scalding water may be hot.