My husband and I chose this itinerary for our seventh cruise with Royal Carribean. We enjoy our time on the ship but usually look for interesting port stops. We flew into Southampton airport from Dublin. It is a only a one hour flight. The transfer to the ship by RCI was quick and efficient.
We boarded Adventure of the Seas early around 11.30am. The boarding was easy and quick. Despite the fact Adventure is due a make over next year it still looks great. Much of the ship felt very familiar as we have sailed on Indy a number of times and there are not too many difference. There is no Flowrider, Sorrentos or Chops Grill.
Our cabin - 6316 -was on the hump on deck 6. As comfortable and clean as always. Unfortunately it took three days to get the air conditioning working. The stateroom attendant told us he had got maintenance to look at it but it was not fixed until we went to Guest Services and they made sure it was checked.
This cabin is on the hump. It is right beside the lifts and stairs on deck 6. We found it quiet and an excellent location for getting to the Royal Promenade which is on deck 5 with little effort and not having to wait for the lift.It is a standard balcony cabin, we found it clean and comfortable. At the time we sailed May 2013 it still had an old style TV (not flat screen). The air conditioning was not working when we got on board but once it was seen by the maintenance staff it was fixed and we had no further problems.