I posted this review on the main RCI message board, but I'm putting it up here too, as I know I searched through these reviews as well, when planning my trip.

Let me first put my review in context by giving you a bit of information about myself. I think that's important because we all view a cruise through our own lens. This was my 11th cruise, but only my 2nd with Royal Caribbean. I'm a middle-aged (ouch; that hurt to write) woman who was traveling with a friend. (also a woman, a bit older than me) So I really can't speak to the quality of programs for kids or how lively the DJ was at 2:45 AM or what the casino was like or any of the other things we didn't do or weren't interested in. We went on excursions, but not through the ship. But I’ll try to relay whatever I can from my own experience, and talk about the things I wanted to know when planning this trip, and I hope it helps someone else.

Bottom line?? We both loved the cruise, and loved the ship. But there were some problems that I will address as I go on. Read more