I have been on many, many, many cruises, but never Royal Caribbean, or a 9 day cruise, so it was just a bucket list to do list... I bascially live in the tri-state area so exploring Jersey was not necessary. The embarkation and disembarkation surprised me, cause with the other ships I was used to being herded like cattle in and out... this was so smooth and fast, I was impressed. Anthem of the Seas is beautiful but I feel they had a lot of things squeezed into a medium sized ship...the only complaint I really had was my cabin...OMG...it was a storage closet, not a cabin... once my bags were in the room, there was no place to walk or turn, I started to act like a crab(walking sideways...). If you are tall or with girth, the studio cabin is not for you...I am 5ft. 4" and my feet hung of the bed. Moving on, Dining, every restaurant even the buffet was delicious, Entertainment, clubs broadway shows loved em, activities, service, I had to tip my steward extra, Antoine was so helpful, and Shore excursions, went jet skiing in Bermuda, Parasailing & ziplining in Labadee... I had soooooooo much fun. I will definitely be cruising with RC again...