This was our third cruise. Last year we cruised with Royal Caribbean in late January and enjoyed it so much we booked a cruise this year. Both years we ended up leaving snowy weather and that made the cruises all the more enjoyable.
Since this cruise left from Puerto Rico we rented a car and spent several nights in PR before the cruise itself. One major objective of that time was to get to the bioluminescent bay on Vieques Island. We stayed in Fajardo and took a high speed catamaran to Vieques as part of a biobay package through Eastwindcats. It was a great experience and I would suggest to anyone that they stay on Vieques or at Fajardo to do the biobay experience rather than trying to do it on planned excursion from San Juan or through a cruise line. We also visited El Yunque rain forest and spent time at Condado Beach in San Juan.
I had hurt my foot before leaving on the trip and was having a good deal of trouble getting around. When we got ready to board the Adventure, my wife asked if RC would let us use a wheelchair to get me up the ramps to the fourth deck. They promptly got one and one of the staff wheeled me up. This made embarkation a lot easier on me. Even if I hadn't needed the assistance, the whole embarkation process looked like it was fast and efficient.