Hotel & Embarkation: Both excellent! Flew in night before and stayed at Hyatt Place on 17th street. Arrived too late for the free airport shuttle. Hotel was fine; walked to Total Wine and Publix in the morning to get our 2 bottles of wine and toiletries. Front desk of hotel called us a cab at 10:30 am for quick ride to port. Despite an e-mail warning from RCCL to arrive late, we arrived at 10:45 am to virtually no lines and a short wait. We had upgraded to a junior suite - 9644 after the price drops. I am not sure if it was the junior suite or our new platinum status but we bypassed those waiting downstairs and were led upstairs to where there were maybe 30 people waiting ahead of us. We were allowed on the ship at 11:30 am.

Cabin: 9644 Junior Suite. Had originally booked a balcony but prices dropped right before our sailing so upgraded to the JS. Loved the JS. It was very roomy for 2 people. Came with a coffeemaker which we used daily. Big closet and big balcony with 2 loungers, 2 upright chairs and a table. This cabin was right next to the elevator/stairs area yet we never heard anything at night, unlike other locations on other ships. There were lots of kids on this spring break sailing but we never heard anyone running up and down the halls or late night hallway loud talkers. Only room for improvement is that a bigger bathroom vanity would have been nice!

Food: We are not foodies but do enjoy food above the level of Applebees. I didn't care for the Windjammer but my husband found plenty he enjoyed. Main dining room food was B+. Read more