My last cruise on RCCL was in 2007. Since I was very curious about the large ships, I booked a suite on Oasis of the Seas. I should have known with a Royal Suite opened 2 weeks before cruise, something wasn't right. Well, I should have listened to my "inner voice"! RCCL did an expansion on the 17th Floor to accommodate 2 Royal Suites 1701 & 1758. With this expansion, they also added a new kitchen for Suite Guests (great idea??). Well the problem with being in Suite 1758 is you share a wall with the new kitchen. It was horrible, loud noised coming from the kitchen the entire night and in early morning!!

Also, in general my impression of RCCL is pack as many on a ship as you can and some will be satisfied and some will not. The service is terrible, the overall atmosphere is not good. The shining light was an individual named "Cherry" who took care of my cabin, she was great!! However, even in the specialty restaurants the service was mediocre and food was "okay".

The past years I have mostly cruised on Celebrity and NCL. Celebrity has been good, I think I will stick to that for now. No more RCCL for me!!