My wife and I took the Serenade of the Seas' southern Caribbean cruise for our honeymoon. I did a few short (Catalina/Ensenada) cruises many years ago, this was my wife's first cruise. Overall, it was a great experience and we would recommend this ship and cruise.

POSITIVES: -The balcony stateroom was fine. The layout of the stateroom and bathroom is "cozy" but well designed and there is plenty of storage, even though we had a lot of luggage. The balcony is a good size but annoyingly there were only 2 regular chairs and no lounge chairs. My wife loved to sit out here and that was a negative. Also, the beds weren't the most comfortable and were "short sheeted" on the first night. -The dining room experience was fantastic. Great service, great food and food selection. My wife is Celiac and needs a gluten free (no wheat, rye, or barley) diet. We had noted this when booking, and the dining staff were well informed and accommodated her wonderfully. She got gluten free bread each night, and was able to review the following night's menu to make her selection early. The cooks would modify certain dishes and desserts (within reason) to be gluten free. Beyond that, the overall quality of the food and service was excellent as noted. We did the "My Time" dining and sat by ourselves, since we're not especially social and just enjoyed the time to ourselves at the end of a long day. -The overall appearance and facilities of the ship were definitely up to expectations. We especially liked the pools and jacuzzis. Annoyingly, though, they closed several of them for cleaning the last few nights, which is when we used them. Also, the indoor pool in the Solarium is not heated, which was OK with me but not with my wife. Also note that both "adult" pools are deep even at the "shallow" end (5'5") and are not suitable for non-swimmers. -The ports were great and varied, which is the main thing that attracted us to this particular cruise in the first place.

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