This was my ninth cruise, third on RCCL. It was a celebration of my son's graduation (Masters) -- he is 25 and this was his first cruise. I booked it through the RCCL website and chose a "guaranteed inside" category. Was surprised to find a roomy inside cabin on deck 9. Not fancy, but adequate for our needs.
POSITIVES -- The service was superb in all aspects. Our waiter was the best of any cruise I have been on. Rarely saw the cabin steward, but the cabin was always clean. Service in the lounges and cafeteria were good, too. The food was good, nothing outstanding, but consistently good. Celebrity is better. HAL is worse. NCL is not worth eating. Variety was okay, but I would have liked more choices most evenings. The ship was very clean and well maintained. The crew members were, almost universally, both polite and friendly. Embarkation was a breeze, and the mechanics of most port calls worked smoothly. Getting off the ship was a hassle, but not RCCL's fault. We stood in line well over an hour to get through immigration in Miami.
Although I was generally disappointed in the quality of the singers and dancers (especially the singers), the highlight of the week was a show from Las Vegas by SPECTRUM. A whole evening of top notch R&B and Motown hits by very talented singers. Close your eyes and you would think you were listening to original recordings. First on-board concert I have been to where they got four standing ovations during the show!