First of all, everything was well organized from the time you walk into the terminal to the end of your cruise. We moved through everything pretty quickly considering how many people are getting onto the ship at the same time, and yes you should get there as early as possible. Also, you should bring a small bag with an extra set of clothes just in case, because one of our bags came to the room by 5:00 pm but the one that had all of our clothes didn't come until 8;30 pm, which was after our dinner time scheduled. Even though it states that you should bring dress clothes, we found out that it is NOT required, just SUGGESTED, (which made my husband happy since he does not like to wear suits/ties. Dockers and a golf shirt. But you will see people dressed in sequinned gowns and tuxedo too. So it's up to you. The food was very good for the most part and if you can't find something to eat well ,,,,! We always ate in the dinning room for dinner but would eat in the Windjammer (buffet) for breakfast and lunch, (it was quicker for us).

Getting on and off the ship when we docked was very easy, We went on a couple of excursions and the rest of the time just walked around and shopped.

The shows they had were excellent but if you want good seats you definitely have to get there early, One thing I do have to say is the Staff we dealt with were all so friendly and helpful, I would give them an EXCELLENT rating.Overall we had a great time and would definitely do another cruise with Royal Caribbean.