Our eambarkation went smoothly, and we went into the ship to have lunch . After lunch, we went to our cabin. We chose cabin 8313 which had a window overlooking the promenade. ( Since we had the same type of room on our last RCCL trip, we did not anticipate any problems. However, one night during the voyage, they had some type of disco night which started at 11:15 pm. We had gone to bed before that because we had an excursion at 7:15 the next morning. Unfortunately for us, the noise continued until almost 12:30.) We found that they no longer provide some common amenities in the rooms such as: a pen, lotion, or an extra bar of soap in case the tiny one provided gets used up. You have to ask for ice also. The configuration of this room was also awkward. The closet door is right in front of the bathroom door, and if it is open you can't get in/out of the bathroom or the room itself.

The first evening, we went to the dining room (we had anytime dining) andour table was ready. I mentioned to the hostess that I had made reservations on line for the same time eachnight of the cruise. She told me that they only had one reservation in their system and I would have to come back later in the evening to clear things up. I did return, and they fixed the error. The food on this ship was not as good as it was in the past. Everything was DRY or lacking flavor.

When we went to our cabin, we found that the towels we used to freshen up earlier were still on the floor. We had to ask for clean ones for the next morning. Read more