This was my 1st cruise ever and the experience exceeded my expectations. I won't be able to go on any other cruises unless they are Royal Caribbean in the Oasis class/big ship. I really enjoyed the Christmas decorations, the nightly entertainment, food, activities and especially the staff. They were all extremely kind and accommodating.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
it was very smooth and easy considering how many people were at the port but the employees moved everyone along fairly quickly making the embarkation easy
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
4 out of 5
The food in the dining room was fairly good but after day 5 quality for breakfast started to slip. The Danishes, donuts and croissants were hard, the grits were runny and the bacon was burnt. After notifying staff this was handled immediately and I didn't have any further issues.
Onboard Activities
5 out of 5
Karaoke, Crazy Conquest game show, Battel of the Sexes game show, complimentary massages
Entertainment
5 out of 5
I was able to attend the comedy show but it wasn't very entertaining. We attended the music parties on Deck 5 of the promenade, went to Dazzles for Motown tribute night, attended Hiro which was the BEST show on the ship.
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Our stateroom attendant, Jeff, and head waiter, Arista, were amazingly kind, attentive, and accommodating.
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
I was rather impressed with the decor, accessibility, cleanliness and attention to detail seen on the ship.
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
Our room was much larger than I anticipated and the balcony was exceptionally large. The deck lounge chairs weren't too comfortable but they weren't horrible.
We opted to do our own excursion with one of the locals and we were swindled out of $140 between 4 people for 2hrs of driving around a portion of the island so we didn't see much and wasted money
This island and the people were so beautiful! It was my favorite stop of all the stops. Our excursion was on a bus with fellow cruisers from our ship and was led by knowledgeable staff. We saw quite a bit and got the opportunity to get off at the beach with a return pickup included for only $25
The locales harassing us to purchase their wares made this experience unenjoyable. We were only on the port for an hour before heading back. Their harassment made us NOT want to go to the beach which is a shame because it was so beautiful
We were with you on this cruise and stayed on for the next cruise also. So we visited Labadee twice and were never bothered by the locals at all. We just didn't go near their stands. Beach experience was the best I've had anywhere.
Thanks for sharing your cruise experience. Looks like it was an enjoyable first cruise. Welcome to the addicted to cruising club. I suggest that you try the other classes of ships. They all have great features! We’ve been on one of the smallest ships in Royal’s fleet and different ships from all the classes up to Symphony and will be trying Wonder next year. We’ve loved all the ships and cruises we’ve sailed on.
Thanks for the review Symphony OTS is my 2nd royal ship but my 1st Oasis class, it is a difference between Voyager class and Oasis, you should try Quantum class ships also, or Celebrity Cruises is a brand from Royal Caribbean but more resort style which comes the edge class ship
Thanks for sharing.. Given this is your first cruise, you may want to experience other cruiselines before saying you'll stick with them... Not that they're not great, but there is alot of great ships out there..and some not as good obviously. This being said, we all look for specific things in a cruise and one you find it, its difficult to move away from that. Whats important here is that you've enjoyed your first cruise, meaning you'll likely cruise again. Cheers
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