Agreed!
As for the unusual multiple embarkation days I experienced that when I did a Baltic cruise on Princess. Where people either got on or off in one of three ports which were Copenhagen Germany and Russia. Grant you because it was so port intensive and you want it to really go out and explore and go busy doing your own thing, it definitely was much different from let's say a typical Caribbean cruise where you got to know your fellow passengers throughout the entire journey. That is one thing I did miss on that Baltic cruise where you really didn't get to know a lot of the passengers throughout the cruise as they were just coming and going.