This was our 1st cruise. I am planning another for this year and have signed up for 2 more next year! I think we are hooked. We enjoyed ourselves immensely and plan on doing more cruising. We kept an open mind and gathered our patience but once we were on the ship we enjoyed all that was offered to us.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
We had to wait in line but we kept moving and it didn't seem so bad.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
5 out of 5
We went to Chops on the first night and really enjoyed it. We felt very pampered. The wait staff in the Main dining room were very fun and professional. We had many choices and found all of the food good. The buffet breakfasts were delicious and found good choices everyday.
Onboard Activities
5 out of 5
We went to the pool on sea days and did 1 slide. We enjoyed watching others on the Wave. We enjoyed the adult pool more because the stairs were incorporated in the pool. We don't like the metal stairs. The hot tubs were great!
Entertainment
5 out of 5
We went to all but 1 evening entertainment show. We really liked the acrobats the first night and the skating. The costumes were great.
Children's Programs
We didn't have children with us.
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
The staff was excellent. The waiters were attentive and helpful whenever we needed help. The room steward kept our room clean and I loved the towel art each night.
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
I appreciated that the bathrooms were attended to during the day and night. I always saw clean and fully stocked bathrooms when I needed them. I thanked them for doing great jobs!
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
Our room was spacious. We were very delighted. We had plenty of room for our clothes and were able to organize our room so we could find everything. The bed was large and very comfortable. We were so tired each night we just melted into the bed and rocked to sleep by the waves. The room was always clean. I brought wipes to clean before we put things away but didn't even bother to open them.
Ship tip
Relax and enjoy yourself. Find the buffet in the back of the SHIP and everything will fall into place. The maps will show you where everything is located. Everyone is very friendly and helpful.
The bus to take us to our excursion was 1 1/2 hours late to pick us up at the port. Many people decided not to go on the excursion. We really wanted to go so we were just given a very short time at each spot to make up the time. The excursion was worth the wait.
We went on the bus ride and lunch at Bamboo Beach. It takes so long to get there that we didn't even have time to swim by the time we got lunch. It was beautiful though and enjoyable. It was a long day though and we were glad to get back to the SHIP.
For as many people that had to disembark I thought it went really well. We were able to find a porter very quickly and although our transport van seemed to take a long time to pick us up, everyone was trying to do a good job. You have to pack patience for any vacation!
Yay! Isn’t cruising THE BEST?!?!? Looks like you caught the cruise bug! There are no other cruise lines like Royal Caribbean. There is a reason why they win all the awards!!!! Enjoy your countdown to the next one. That is one of my favorite parts of cruising. The anticipation!!!!!
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