This was our first cruise. We had read reviews on this site before going and found them to be helpful. We have 2 children 11 and 14. They did not participate in the kid's activities. The 14 year old went down a couple of times but never really met anyone. We had great service in our stateroom. We had two cabins which had a door connecting between. We had dinner in the Moonlight dining room, main seating and it was very nice. We had selected to be at a table with other people but when we went to the first dinner we had our own table which was fine and a nice window view. The service in the dining room was great as well. We enjoyed the food. The only thing we didn't like was the lobster bisque and our waiter switched it out for his recommendation (which was escargot) and it was very good.

Soda passes - we purchased them for the kids as soon as we got on board. We usually don't drink soda at home but thought this would be better than buying sodas each time they were thirsty. They got a very nice insulated cup to keep but really didn't use the soda pass much. They have water, iced tea and fruit punch available (at no charge) at windjammer.

Pool - there were quite a few kids at both pools. We only went in once. It would be nice if they had separate pools for adults and kids. Read more