on Voyager of the Seas but sadly it did not meet our expectations. The staff were very helpful when we boarded, assisting us with a friendly smile. However there was a very long wait, 4 hours until we could get into our room. After an early start and travelling 1 hour to the airport then a 2 hour flight to Sydney to board the ship we were tired so it seemed forever!

We seemed to spend a large amount of our time queuing, either for food ! My husband is in a wheelchair so I had to queue for his food, 1 item at a time, then repeat the process for myself. The dining room service was excellent at night on our regular table with our waiters and wine steward very friendly and helpful. The same could not be said for lunch and dinner where we had delays of up to an hour to get served. The food in the Windjammer was poor, more like a cafeteria than what we expected and often barely warm. Not a patch on food we enjoyed on previous cruises. On the last day I tried 3 different dishes and was unable to eat any of them. They were absolutely tasteless! None of the food resembled dishes shown on the Royal Carribean video! Most days I had salad for lunch and dinner, the salads were very good. The coffee - well could it be called that? It ranged from average to so bad I couldn't tell if it was coffee or tea! Dining room food was better although the selection could be improved. Desserts were very disappointing on the whole. Room service was extremely slow, we waited 1hr and 20 mins for breakfast one day, then it was cold and inedible when we finally got it! They also ran out of things, no marmalade after the first few days although it appeared again for the last 2 days. Also, no crackers for the cheese platters and no substitute offered either. The platters would have been great apart from that, with 4 nice cheeses and grapes and nuts, but who wants to eat cheese on its own? Even some bread would have helped.

We had a balcony cabin on deck 7. It was handy to the lifts which was a help to us. Our cabin steward was excellent, always greeting us by name and very helpful. He kept our room spotless. It was comfortable with everything we needed including a kettle to make tea . The bar staff were also very good. They were happy to adapt cocktails for me as I am allergic to pineapple and coconut. Read more