Background info: This was our first time cruising on Royal Caribbean. We have cruised previously on carnival. I was traveling with my husband and another couple. Our friends had cruised on royal caribbean,carnival and norwegian cruise line before. We are 29 and 30 years old with no children.

Embarkation: One of the reasons we choose this cruise was because it left out New Jersey, where we live. It was nice not to have to fly. My in-laws drove us to the port so we didn't have to worry about parking, however there was alot of traffic. It took us an hour to get from the light at Rt 440 down to the terminal. Once we got into the terminal, there were no lines and we were abroad the ship within 15 minutes.

Ship Info: I had read a few reviews saying that the ship was starting to show her age, but I didn't notice anything negative....everything was clean and up to date. I thought the ship was beautiful! We loved the adults-only pool, which was a nice, calm place to relax. The promenade was also really nice with shops and Cafe Promenade. We also played mini-golf during one of the at sea days. There is also inline skating, iceskating and a rock climbing wall. We didn't get to try everything but thought that there was a nice variety of activities. We used the gym twice, during the at sea days, it was always busy, but not hard to find a treadmill or elliptical to use. Read more