It has taken me a few months to find some time to write this review, but I will try to remember as much as possible.
The cruisers were me, Mom, aged 40 something, ds13, dd11, ds4. I had found great deals on Alaskan cruises for summer 2009. It was difficult to choose a line, but in the end our familiarity with RCCL, the availability of a Family Oceanview cabin and the lowest price won out.
We had just moved to Toronto, but flew out of Buffalo. We stayed overnight in Buffalo and arrived in Vancouver 3 days early. We used frequent flier miles, hence the arrival so early. Halfway through our 2 hour drive to Buffalo, I received a phone call from my realtor in the U.S., where I still owned a house. An offer had been received. Great! But I'm going on vacation. So, I spent much of my vacation on the internet emailing back and forth with the realtor about the various conditions on the purchase. The buyers wanted to wrap up all the conditions by the end of my cruise because they were sailing the day my cruise ended. Oh well.
Great layout. Two sleeping areas, about 100 sq ft each. One with two twin beds and one with a lower and a pullman. Both were separated by curtains from the living area which had a sofabed plus two armchairs. There was a ton of storage.