Background information; 3 of us, husband and wife in their 40's and 10 year old daughter. 4th cruise for the adults and 3rd for the daughter.
I will only mention comparisons of my cruises for things such as service, as I believe those should have a standard regardless of the cruise line, location or length of cruise. That is my opinion of course.
We flew to Vancouver, BC 2 days prior to our scheduled departure, as we had been told this is a beautiful city. We were not guided wrongly. We stayed in the downtown Hyatt and it was centrally located and a lovely hotel. I think in all my travels, I would say the friendliest people are in Vancouver.
Room 720, A deck. It was easy and convenient to get to. It was about 4 doors down after getting off the stairs or elevators. We never heard noises, except some talking in the hallways, but never late or early, just regular day times.
Had an Ocean View and it was really nice to see the whales right out the window. But due to seeing whales almost everynight at dinner and inside room would be fine also.
Lots of closet space with adjustable shelving. This was a nice touch, you could secure the shelf up and have a long hanging area or keep the shelf down for more shelf space. Very nice to have the choices.
Bathroom was fine, but limited on counter space. Small shelf in front of mirror, but I am used to having shelves under the sink - this had none under the sink. The shower curtain and mat were stained with mildew stains, you could tell they had been cleaned and bleached as best as possible, but will be nice to have that replaced during dry dock.
Typical cruise ship cabin. Small, but this one had more closet space, less shelving in bathroom and as is typical only one outlet. An old hairdryer in the bathroom, but I never used it and don't know how well it works.