First: The staff, food and service aboard the Royal could not be better. EXTREMELY satisfied in those regards.
Our issues deal with the overall ship design.
They eliminated some of the most popular venues, (e.g., Explorer's) and the dance floor in the Wheelhouse.
The balconies on the Royal are practically non-existent. Except for the suites at the rear of the ship and then folks on Deck 16 can look right down on your plush balcony.Our "balcony" had two chairs and a very small plastic table. The chairs had to face each other at all times: the balcony is now deep enough for a chair to face the ocean!