We are a European couple (not Italian, not Spanish) and this was our 5th cruise, our 2nd with RCCL and the other times with Norwegian, always in the Med and always in summer.

A lot has already been said in other reviews, so I'd like to focus on the couple of things which I feel could be improved.

- Dining: we always breakfasted and sometimes lunched in the Windjammer, and I would not call the variety of food available inspirational. It's not bad, but neither is it particularly noteworthy. In this sense, Norwegian is a much better option. Chops was simply excellent if you like meat, and I would thoroughly recommend their Forest Mushroom soup as a starter. Portofino was a disappointment.We were led to expect Italian food, but there is little of true Italian food. I can only call it "Italian creative cooking". By way of example, the Tiramisu is certainly not an Italian tiramisu (so why call it so?), the French creme brulee is not finished in the French style, and the carpaccios were not particularly noteworthy. Johnny Rockets, for burgers, is excellent. Read more