I was not pleased with this cruise at all. Even the Carnival passenger terminal is a horror. Unlike the other terminals where you are let off near the entrance, you have to be let out in a parking lot and then carry your luggage through a tunnel and cross a road before you even enter the building. Then the fun begins as you need to do a lot, and I mean A LOT of walking until you are checked in and then board the ship. In comparison, the Royal Caribbean terminal is like rolling out of your vehicle onto the ship!

I had a category 4G inside cabin on Vista Deck (9). My 1A inside on Splendor was a lot more spacious and had a better layout. It only had 1 twin bed instead of 2 but the extra room I gained by not having it was a bonus. Plus that cabin had a better design for the closets. I had hardly any room in my 4G. Not even room for a chair (just a stool underneath the vanity/desk). My last few Royal Caribbean cruises offered up a better layout for an inside.

The dining service and food were awful. More often than not the food arrived cold. Service in the dining room was poor too (it took 45 minutes to get my brunch order right one morning) but I suspect that has to do with overworking the staff. They don't even bother to introduce themselves and there doesn't seem to be time for a friendly word here and there. When the food arrived cold I'd wait 5-10 minutes before the waiter would re-appear and then another 5-10 minutes to get the replacement. The line for My Time dining was ridiculously long. I immediately requested a change to traditional so I knew that I wouldn't be waiting 40 minutes when I arrive to the dining room to be seated. Good thing too as the following evening a line already formed at 5:10 pm when the MyTime dining room doesn't open until 5:45 pm. It seemed more like Boot Camp with the line-ups for grub than a relaxing cruise. Read more