I've sailed on Hal, carnival, celebrity and royal in the past. I had high expectations for the quantum, due to the hype that was put out there. Some things were great: 270, wifi, ifly, skating rink, virtual interior rooms. But as for the dining: dynamic dining is definitely not for those that like the same waiters each night that get to know their personal likes/dislikes... , constantly making reservations, low staff, no change in menus, windjammer was also "the same day in/day out" ... I was told that our ship had 1500 crew, versus the allure I've been on had over 2000, with the same amount of passengers. There wasn't a lot to do, the ships were high end, not very much choice for the person that didn't want to spend $500 in a purse. The ship store was even more so, only "qos" stuff. We are looking to book on the allure one more time before it gets changed over to this new dining style and then will try the smaller ships or switch to celebrity. I hope rccl reconsiders this dramatic change to their dining and staff arrangements.