Big ship with new things but no much that is of interest to us. We miss things that the Freedom and Voyager class have to offer that this one doesn't. We don't particularly want to pay more to dine, so all the added upscale restaurants were lost on us. We are not young folks who want risk the flow riders so two flowriders rather than just one adds nothing for us. The Zip line was a 45 minute wait, a five minute rigging and a 5 second ride. Kind of silly. The carousel was a 3 minute ride, fun but once was enough. The photo booth was broken the whole trip. The food available on the Boardwalk with the exception of the donuts and some corn dogs at the bar was all pay as you eat. There is nothing but pay restaurants and a bar on Central Park. Bring your sea pass if you go there. The aqua theatre was a very special facility. The shows were well planned and entertaining. But after you saw it once you would not really be interested in seeing it again for a few years.

Interesting to us that RCCL has gone to free style dining so folks are not "forced into a schedule" but then force you to make reservations for every type entertainment offered. You have to book ahead and show up 15 minutes before show time or they give your seat away. On other ships you could choose to go the show after dinner or not. Here you either had to book a reservation ahead, sometimes pre book before you board, or find something else to entertain yourself. The theatre is about the same size as other ships and so I suppose they went this route because they didn't have a space large enough for all of us.

We did find that the Wipe Out Cafe, Park Cafe and Solarium Bistro were nice additions. I think they take the pressure of the WindJammer since they are also "free" eating venues. Read more