This was our 4th RCI cruise, each of them have been 2 week long european cruises. Our children think they are the best possible holidays. We mainly chose this one because the dates fitted our vacation dates & we didn't want to repeat a previous itinerary. This was the biggest ship we'd been on, so our 1st experience with a promenade, ice rink , & flow rider.

My 17yo & 14yo daughters said the cruise was the best 2 weeks of their lives, so as other parents would understand, that made it a very successful holiday for my husband & me.

My husband & I had a port forward balcony on deck 6, & our daughters a promenade view on deck 6 BUT I hadn't realised I had booked their cabin right above the Dog & Badger pub. There is nightly live music in that pub until the early hours, & every word & note transmits straight to the cabins above. There were many justified complaints from my daughters. I went to customer service after the 1st night asking to change, & was told the ship was fully booked & that it would be impossible to change cabins. By the 3rd night, my 14 yo came to our cabin in the middle of the night with her quilt & pillow to sleep on our couch. I went back to customer service the next day & pleaded with them for a cabin change. We were told they could change to a promenade view cabin on deck 8. Thank goodness! They changed cabins, but the next morning, my daughter woke reeking of stale urine, & realised that the mattress & bedding stank. We contacted cabin staff who said there had been young children in the cabin on the previous cruise, & changed the bedding. So not a great start to the holiday as far as cabins go. However, the stinky bedding & pub noise problems were rectified by the 4th night. Yay! My husband & I were really happy with our balcony cabin & stateroom attendant, Noelia, who brought us an ice bucket each day at 5, & kept the cabin clean. Read more