My wife and I have had 11 cruises on Princess, Holland America, Celebrity and RCCL. This is our second cruise on Splendour. The first was Panama Canal and western Caribbean. I remember that cruise as being pleasant experience. The only bad thing I remember about that cruise was that the beef was so tough that you had to send it back and accept the fish or pasta. That was a common complaint.
Embarkation: We booked a Barcelona hotel through RCCL, so they picked us up early had us at the dock before most of the other passengers showed up. This process was about as good as it gets.
Accommodations: Small, but we knew that. I guess no worse than any other ship. However, we had the worst cabin attendant we have ever had. He seemed very unhappy and didn't make up the room until almost noon. I will have to say that if I had his job, I wouldn't be too happy either.