Wont do this route again but had a great time. Service was great and the ship was very clean. Not a fan of the "extra" daily charges. Its noted in small print and adds up quickly. Will try a different cruise line to compare services and products.
Embarkation
4 out of 5
Was great until they sat us down upstairs and had to wait to board the ship. Got extremely warm and very tight quarters.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
3 out of 5
This is where its a bit hard to rate. Main dining room, buffet, and smaller shops were fantastic. The specialty restaurants were not worth the spend. Got food poisoning from Chops Lobster Bisk which made my excursion in Jamaica very uncomfortable. Wife didnt eat her soup, said it tasted funny. I thought is was briny tasting but OK. Should have listened to the wife. Giovanni's Italian restaurant is average and thought the main dining room had better food.
Onboard Activities
5 out of 5
Fitness center is huge so makes working out with many people not so bad.
Entertainment
5 out of 5
Got tired of caribbean music but they were good. Moved to the adult only pool area where more of my style music was being played.
Children's Programs
No kids
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Sachin and Ivan in main dining deck 3 were amazing! Requested them every night and was never disappointed in their service. Pagi our Steward / Room Attendant was on top of EVERYTHING! Room was always fresh / clean and he went above and beyond daily.
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
Very clean and everything worked as it should.
Cabin / Stateroom
4 out of 5
Loved the balcony and the room was decent sized for being on a ship. TV channel options could be better even though you wont use it too much. Royal Caribbean propaganda channels always worked well but regular TV channels were hit and miss.
Ship tip
Use the My Time feature for dining and remember to reserve through the Royal App on your 1st day. Dinner books up quick and you may be eating after 9pm. Friday nights are lobster night in the main dining rooms, not bad and plenty to go around. If you dont have kids might want to do an adult only cruise.
The dune buggy excursion was a bit of a drive. Over an hour and a half to get to the ranch, drove the buggy for maybe 45 minutes, had a good lunch, and then another long drive back to port. Why we rate this so high, Daniel our tour guide was awesome! He made sure we were taken care of.
Line up fast, they give all passengers a time and place but its not followed by most passengers. We had a group 1, 7:30am time slot and there were passengers with later times in line. Its easy to make arrangements with the Service Desk but people just did their own thing and the cruise line didnt check so it was a bit of a wait to get off.
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