This cruise was the 2nd of our back to back cruises and apart from a minor issue with our new key cards, the change of staterooms from 9290 to 9254 was a most painless affair. We packed the small personal items in our suitcases and left as much as we could on the hangers within the wardrobe. By the time we eventually arrived back on board, we were “moved” into our new stateroom. (Well done to the two stateroom attendants involved Singh and Paul, both fantastic guys)

Transatlantic cruises are by far our most favourite cruises, this was our 6th and in the moist part it lived up to our expectations.

The itinerary for the cruise was altered late on, with Nassau in the Bahamas being dropped and rather brief late afternoon stop in San Juan substituted. This change we eventually found out was made to avoid the immigration issues involved with departing the US and arriving in the US St Thomas directly from Nassau. (On a previous transatlantic cruise in 2013 it took us well in excess of 4 hours to clear immigration in St Thomas so well done RCL for making this wise change of schedule) Read more