Without intending to be contrary, I find that most of the comments I want to make concern negatives I read before I left. I guess its natural that thats what I was paying closest attention to.

Big ship/crowds: I only felt the crowds twice. Immediately after muster and after Rock of Ages (the theater lets out very close to the elevators). Otherwise, I kept wondering where they were. I think the elevator banks are great, especially the aft elevators (I was in an aft cabin). Unlike on the Jewel class ships they are not in a hallway needed by people just passing through. So, it never felt as crazy as the elevator lobbies on those smaller ships. Other than after muster, we never waited more than a minute for an elevator, usually much less. The Garden Cafe was the biggest surprise. No matter the time of day, we were always able to find a table easily, again unlike on Jewel class ships. If one area had a bit of a line, I was always able to walk to the next area and get the same thing without a line. So, waiting for omelets, custom pasta, etc. was never a problem.

Service: The grumpy crew must have been sent home because we couldnt find them. Our room steward was like our den mother and the wait staff was great. Contrary to what we had read, there are indeed WASHY WASHY HAPPY HAPPY and WAKEY WAKEY, EGGS AND BAKEY crew at the entrance to the buffet. They were a joy. We had a bit of a nasty experience checking in on the dock, but that's not crew. Read more