We have just returned from a back to back cruise on Legend of the Seas doing both 7 day itineraries in the Southern Caribbean. As you can tell from the title, both weeks were extremely different.
We had flights on the special charter with RCI direct to Santa Domingo from Gatwick. The flight was excellent for the legroom and service,which was complimentary all the way, and they did not ration the drinks either. We got off the plane into waiting coaches and were taken direct to the pier, so did not have to enter the airport terminal at all. Cases arrived directly to the stateroom later on.
Check-in was less straight forward as not all speak english that well, so it was difficult to have a conversation. Having completed all documentation online and presenting it printed and signed, I was then made to fill out the same thing again from the RCI booklet. ???