We had planned this cruise for almost a year since we were taking my husband's sister and her husband on their FIRST cruise! We had balcony rooms right next to each other and the whole cruise was such a blast!! I told them they would feel what it was like to have a real vacation? I think we were all exhausted by the end because there were so many activities planned that we were on the go constantly! Weather was great except for one day--no big deal at this time of year. A couple that they knew joined us on the cruise and there was no problem getting our dining table changed to accommodate the 6 of us. The HEAD WAITER-you usually don't see until the last night cause he wants a tip- was attentive EVERY single night and made us laugh and made sure we had excellent service which we did!! FOOD was just great and the servers were so wonderful to all of us. We usually don't eat in formal dining except for 2 or 3 nights but they made it so much fun that we dined there every night of the cruise! We were laughing and having so much fun with the staff that we were all in tears on our last night and knew we would miss all of them!

All in all it was one of the BEST cruises we have taken and always prefer Royal Caribbean. Made a BIG mistake and took Carnival one year and it was so bad that I didn't even take the time to make a scrap book of it. We could NOT wait to get off of that new ship! Royal Caribbean Line for us FOREVER!!! Shopping was great on board and off.

Since there were 6 of us we took it upon ourselves to find our own excursions and saved a lot of money! Got a couple of great cab rides and tours for a 1/3 of what they would have cost from the ship! Sorry, but it's true! We had planned on ATV excursions but found out after we were on the ship that they were not available on this cruise? We did book our snorkel excursion from the ship as we had always been happy with it before in St. Thomas and this was no exception. WONDERFUL and worth the price!! Our beautiful lady Captain and her handsome mate were attentive and did NOT rush us like other tours!! Unbelievable!!! Read more