I'll start with the bad: Due to an engine malfunction we were forced to spend the first night at the port in Baltimore; finally setting sail midday on Sunday. Two ports were cancelled due to diminished engine speeds caused by the malfunction: Key West (which I was most looking forward to) and Coco Bay. An overnight stay was added for Nassau. Horribly rough seas Sunday night. Not a great way to kick off a cruise and needless to say, everyone was rightly pissed.

Then came word that, due to our inconveniences, Royal Caribbean was giving all of us a Full Refund! Talk about a mood changer and my hat's off to R.C. for that.

The ship was very nice and our suite (8156) was perfect. I had read a few postings stating the the ships interior was "run down" and not as clean as one would hope for. Not true. Beautiful and spotless. Read more