First, let me say that my observations are somewhat affected by our previous sailings on RCCL. I could not help but compare. We had a wonderful family week's vacation; got lots of R & R and good family time. I enjoyed not being responsible for cooking, cleaning, etc. So, here it goes.....

First, the port was the Port of Tampa. Reasonably organized, lines moved efficiently, was on board in less than ~30 minutes. Thumbs up~

Second, Checked out ship, went to Brasserie for lunch. Thumbs mostly up. Pros ~ pretty nice layout ~ you have the ability to avoid the always long line and get a salad, fruit or desert or you could wait for the sandwich guy or pizza guy ~ booths conveniently located. Also, there is grill just outside, convenient to the pool area. Decent choices, food looked good, reasonable portions. Excellent service ~ always cleaning! Fresh foods put out all the time. Vegetarian choices at most all meals. Nice selection of ethnic choices. Cons ~ I could not for the life of me find a decent selection of healthy snacks. There were always fried foods, burgers, hot dogs, pizza, cookies, some fruit, and ice cream or frozen yogurt. I would have liked pretzels, nuts and other health food munchies. No organic food choices at all. Bread never seemed fresh even tho it was baked on board. Sugar free fare wasn't all that great. Oh, and no creme brulee! (yes, I know, neither healthy or sugar free ;) ) Read more