The Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas is the largest cruise ship in the world. We signed up for the shows in advance on line www.rccl.com web site. Our first show featured Ocean Aria, which is a diving show with dynamic tumbling, acrobats, and choreography. Other shows included Chicago, Headliner Show-a comedian from Las Vegas, Comedy Show, the Blue Planet Show-excellent acrobats and music, and an Ice Show.

The food is superb. Most of the time we ate in the dining hall. We dined one night at 150 Central Park, a superb restaurant featuring a 7-8 course meal. We ate lunch one day at Giovanni's, an excellent Italian restaurant. You need reservations in advance.

We were on deck 12 with a water view balcony. Two mornings we had complimentary breakfast in our room. The balcony and location of our room was great. Read more