Bigger is not better. I have been on over 13 cruises and this was by far the worst. There is not live bands by the pool only one night. All the other bands are in smaller rooms and unless you are the first one in you can get in later to see them. The shows are just ok. Also, I traveled with my 9 yr twins who used the kids club a lot. They told me all the time they didnt do anything but play google ball which it dodge ball and kids got hurt a lot playing this. 3 kids got bloody noses from this ruff game too. All the food closes by 9 and if you want anything to eat they had pizza that was not cooked all the way or the cafe that has hard bread for there sandwiches. You could get room service but it took over an hour and you get charged$7.95 each time you use it. Also pool chairs had big rips in them and the bathrooms where dirty and smelled bad. If you are not a big drinker and dont like to go to the club there is not a lot to do on this boat. I asked a lot of people on the boat what they thought of the ship and many said the same thing. Also the food in the buffet was awful. It was so grease and it was always the same food and same bad quality. The only good meal we got was in the dinning room. The one good thing is the staff was so nice that worked on the boat. But as i talked to people that have been on the allure boat they said it is so much better the this one. So save your money and go on a smaller boat. We still had a good time but the lines are very long and people that are on vacation are rude because they are tired of the lines and bad food too.