This is the second time I have cruised with Royal Caribbean. I have been happy with both cruises so far but the food on this ship was far better. We were delighted by the service and the bar even made great drinks not the usual watered down gross tasting cheap liquor kind...lol.

Our first port was Toulon (it was supposed to be Marsaille but we couldn't dock there due to "civil unrest".) The French government was very kind to allow our ship to dock in their military base and our huge white ship looked amazingly beautiful against all the smaller grey battleships. We took the full day excursion here...it was fantastic except for the lame sales pitch at the perfume factory. Other than that I had no complaints.

Second port was Villefrance. As far as beauty goes, I would have to say the French Riviera and Capri and Sorrento were the most beautiful places I had ever seen. The tall green mountains decorated with fuscia bougainvillea and speckled with white and coral houses with terra cotta roofs against the deep turquoise Mediterranean Sea was a jaw dropping visual. You actually felt like you were in a James Bond film! Read more