We have travelled over Thanksgiving for the past 4 years. We wanted a different experience, so we booked out of San Juan, Puerto Rico travelling to the Eastern Caribbean. Our ports were St. Thomas, St. Croix, Antigua, Martinique, and St. Lucia with the last day at sea. The service was wonderful. The captain was present at several functions and seemed interested in the full experience of his passengers. This was our fifth Royal Caribbean cruise and we are looking forward to our next one.

Getting on the ship was smooth. We arrived at the port around 1:15 and we were in our cabin by 2:00 PM.

Our cabin was a deluxe balcony with all of the usual cruise ship fixtures. We were given second seating for dinner, but 8:30 was too late, so one of the head waiters switched us to the first seating. Our waiter and assistant waiter were wonderful and tried to learn our preferences; they always had lemon on the table for my water. Read more