I wanted to write a review as a thank you to all the others who have written one, especially regarding this ship, as I read a lot of them to prepare for this trip. This was our first RC cruise, as we had done two others on the Disney Wonder. I think this will probably be our last cruise. Although I love the beauty of the ocean and all the food, I decided during this cruise this is not the kind of vacation for us anymore. My husband and I have been married for 19 years and have two daughters, 17 and 12. We do not drink at all or gamble.
We do not have passports so I brought the birth certificates. Ran into a little trouble because my name (maiden) name is different than the rest of the family. A supervisor was brought over and noticed my maiden name is on my daughters' birth certificates. So we were good to go. Boarding went pretty fast even with this issue. Got on around 1:00.
We had a oceanview stateroom with a 3rd and 4rd pullman. Man, was it tight!!! Definitely use the space under the beds for the suitcases. On the Disney cruise we had much more room even when we had an inside room. I think the new RC commercial says something to the effect of "bring your family together". It certainly does in these rooms, it also creates a lot of bickering. Sorry to our neighbors. Once we were out of that room, we were OK. Had a good time at dinner.