This was our second cruise with Royal Caribbean, a previous one in 2005 to the Caribbean for our honeymoon on Explorer of the Seas. On this cruise, two of our best friends (who are husband and wife and one their second cruise...first on explorer without us) joined my wife and I. Some points for the whole cruise:
*I will say that for all the excursions talked about here, they were booked through RCCL. They seemed reasonably priced and we really enjoy the comfort of knowing the ship will wait for you if any delays should occur. We have done this in the past and will continue in the future.
*We had second seating for dinner. I really like this because we never feel rushing in port to get back to the ship and it gives us time to relax before going to dinner. We usually got snacks in the late afternoon to tide us over.