We sailed with a group of cruise passengers (109 in total)out of venice Italy on May 17, 2008. having sailed on the "Splendour" twice before, once out of Tampa, Fl. and once out of Barcelona, Spain we had high expectations as to what we should expect on board our cruise ship.
Let me go over various aspects that I found both enjoyable as well as frustrating.
First - Embarkation, it was a breeze. My wife and I are "Diamond" members and as such have cruised with RCCL on 21 previous occasions. The check-in process was a quick as could be. We arrived at the ship around 1:00 p.m. and after checking in went straight for the "Wind Jammer" to eat lunch. The food served there was just what I have always come to expect from RCCL. No disappointments.