Okay... I truly loved the Getaway, even though I loved Epic a bit more... but that may be because we stayed in a 2 bedroom family suite in the Haven for a 12 day trip on a transatlantic to Barcelona, vs staying in a balcony for a week on Getaway. And it's much bigger than Getaway... only RCCL's Oasis and Allure are currently bigger than Epic.

The Entertainment... it's amazing on the Epic and just 'okay' on the Getaway. We were not impressed with "Legally Blonde" at all (could have lived my whole life without seeing that one), but "Burn the Floor" was a high energy dance performance which was overall good (which you get a taste of in the sample/ variety show early on in the cruise). On the Epic, they had two of our all time favorite cruise ship performances... the "Blue Man Group" and "Legends in Concert", which both were high energy and over the top! On Getaway we checked out Howl at the Moon (two piano players/ singers that take turns singing the songs you write on pieces of paper and will more likely sing them if they get a cash tip or shots), but they were fun. The comedians are pretty good too (not for kids). Epic also had "Cirqué of Dreams" that we thought was pretty good & my DH was pulled into the show, which was hilarious, but the food was just 'okay'. Where as Getaway had the "Illusionarium", and it was fantastic... the food was the best we had on the ship the whole time we were aboard (even better than Moderno's endless meat extravaganza and Tapanyakki's entertaining hibachi table). We attended the Latin Dance party briefly, which was pretty deserted, so we only danced a couple of songs and left. They also have just one modern adults night club, which is by the Casino and is tiny, but don't worry about size, not many people were there either. There was a neon/ hot white party that we did not attend as well... our scheduled showtime conflicted with the party time.

Outdoor Activities... The plank/ rope course with the short zip-line was a thrill! Don't forget to pull the rope at the end of the 'walk the plank', so it will take your pic... and pose/ smile for the other pic when you go across the zip-line. *Remember to bring sneakers and socks... also need to have on either pants or shorts to do this and the rock climbing wall. The tiny pools were over crowded and all the irresponsible parents let their children over-run even the hot tubs by themselves... I can imagine it was nothing more than a big warm toilet... gross! But on the bright side there were slides, and plenty of them! They were all great but the death drop as I nicknamed it, was awesome! You can not wear ANY jewelry and you have to be more than 99 lbs., but less than 250? or 300? something like that (and they do have a scale). But what's so cool about it, is you step into what looks like a coffin standing up and the employee closes the clear coffin door and the computer starts to count down... 3...2...1, then the bottom disappears from under your feet and you have somehow made it through a couple hundred feet of slide and your almost instantly at the bottom gurgling the water at the bottom as it flies in your face. Definitely a thrilling slide! Read more