I don't normally write reviews after returning from a cruise but I think the information in the few reviews available for the Royal Suite needs to be updated. We just returned from a thoroughly enjoyable week in the RS on the Jewel.

We flew out on embarkation day (don't normally take that chance but had no choice this time) and arrived in San Juan at 1:30 P.M. . We picked up our bags, took a cab to the airport and were at the pier by 2:15. The suite line was fast and we were walking up the ramp by 2:30. RC used to have an officer escort you to your room if you were in the RS but they apparently discontinued that little perk. We were in the RS on the Serenade in 2010 and were escorted. Last year on the Brilliance we were not. Frankly, unless you need the guided tour and ego trip, it is a waste of time. I remember waiting for the officer to arrive so we could get on the ship. It was better to just go on our own.

The RS was exactly like the one on the Serenade. Right down to the furniture. The nice thing about this is that the bedroom is extended out to the end of the balcony with a large picture window for the entire wall. The cabin steward stopped by almost immediately to introduce himself. His name was Simplicio and he was extremely efficient and polite. He explained how the lights work (no minor thing) , the piano (which I will talk about later), and his schedule. He was the perfect attendant, He was never obtrusive yet every time we came back to the room he had been there to freshen things up. He always made sure ice was plentiful without me ever asking. Read more