This will be my 6th cruise, my second with , and I have to say it was a bit underwhelming, especially when compared with my last cruise with Celebrity.
Here are the positives:
* Royal Caribbean's onboarding and offboarding process are the best. We were told when our deck was boarding the ship and that greatly expedited our time to board. It took approximately 30 minutes to go through onboarding and we were on the ship by about noon and able to start relaxing and enjoying ourselves. Similarly, the exit from the ship was very smooth and well organized. Royal Caribbean handles this aspect of the cruise experience better than any other line.
The cabins are much smaller based on a similar class on Celebrity and the bathrooms are significantly smaller with it being difficult for me, being 6'4", to squeeze into a shower built for a midget. It was difficult to maneuver around the room, and there were minimal outlets, so I would highly recommend bringing an extension cord with multiple outlets to plus into the wall. No issues with noise from the engines, which was a concern since we were on the 2nd deck