My son lives Hong Kong, my wife and I decided to visit him on the way to Australia. We have many times since 1969, our 2nd time with RCCL, 1st was on the Rapsody of the Seas 10 years ago in the Carribean. The food and service were good, ship was clean, ports were different, Manila arrived on a Sunday, so quite quiet, able to visit the old city and surprisingly viewed some weddings at a number of churches. Puorto Princess on the island of Palawan was next port, said to be the cleanest city in the Philippines and lived up to that. The highlight was the subterranean river National park a Unesco listing, some 80kms away as the port time was too short the ship did not offer an excursion to it,a private tour was too risky to undertake a disappointment to many. Next stop Kota Kimabulu-excellent, Bali-excellent, then Darwin, Cairns, Airlie Beach in Australia, to experience the Great Barrier Reef, rainforests and wildlife.

My disappointment with the ship was the over crowding for casual meals, the dining room for breakfast/lunch was very slow. The full buffet Windjammer Cafe always crowded, due to this staff made announcements (in a nice way) asking people to leave. 2nd choice the small Park Cafe offering breakfast/lunch sandwiches which disappointed many. Many ships have a smaller buffet poolside. Disappointed The iconic Skylounge is no longer, now a extra charge restaurant. internet prices also disappointing, no per minute rates, only daily, also very disappointing.