I recently came back from cruising Allure of the Seas. To say it is not what it use to be, is an understatement. I will start with the food, cold or lukewarm and very poor quality. The only good food is the paid restaurants. So if you are a foodie, you will be disappointed. If you are use to extras like chocolate on your pillow, ice carvings, nice activities... well you won't get that either. If you want lumpy beds, a bathroom that is designed not to use to wash your face, then you will get that. Ok... so what was good?? The shows were very good, the Starbucks was great and the paid restaurants. No one told me to make reservations in advance for the shows, so we ended up in 'stand-by' line for every show. Some shows we could only get in very late. If you like lines and crowds, this is the place. It does seem to me that RC is catering to the mass crowd and the 'wow' factor is gone along with nice personal touches.