Wow, I had no idea we were in the company of corporate royalty! Congrats and enjoy.
For my POA cruise next week (psyched btw) I upgraded to the premium as well. It said "for guests 1 and 2" any idea what that means? Is there a limit to how many devices they let you connect? If I want to connect my Phone, Tablet, and Mac can I do that or is it one device per guest?
And not to consume your attention with network issues but since you are a power-poster, I'm sure you've got experience with this. I'd much rather tether and use the Cell network. I assume when the ship sets sail, you have to disconnect from Cell or you get nailed with using the ship cell...is there a way to force your phone to ignore the Ship Cell (not WiFi) and only use the terrestrial cell network from majors like AT&T or Verizon? Since this is an all USA itinerary I figured I'd bag the slow ship WiFi for Cell when we're in port but can you use Cell even when at sea but close to land?
My only new question for you is this - other early POA reviews have said that while capacity is 50% or less, staffing seems to be even below that level leading to "service" issues. Some of those reviews mentioned that more staff was either being trained or en route to join the crew. Do you think the staff to guest ratio has normalized and is acceptable or at least comparable to past sailings you've been on?