Riviera Review
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It was a wonderful cruise on an absolutely beautiful ship. This ship is like a floating art museum. There are over 1000 pieces of art on the ship and there is art everywhere you turn. Paintings, sculptures, glass art, etc. If you get the chance, go on an art walk around the ship. I did it at around 3:00 on a port day when nobody was out on the ship. I mean there were no people in any of my photos and I walked from the top of the ship at one end to the bottom at the other. It was after lunch and before dinner and just before everyone had to be back on the ship from their port excursions. The stairway is a spectacular work of art created by Lalique and there is a plaque telling how many artists and how long it took to create. It's spectacular.
Keep in mind that this ship is not meant for children. There are absolutely no activities for kids and only one small pool. It's quiet and elegant and expensive. The food is quite refined. As a parent, I highly recommend you choose another cruise line for a trip with kids. They will be quite bored on this ship!
That being said, something we really liked is that there no "formal" evenings. They recommend "country club casual" but for dinner dress up a bit. Flip flops are not permitted in the restaurants for dinner, except for the casual Waves which is an outdoor (but covered) grill by the pool.
Cabin Review
The bathroom in the stateroom was wonderful. Two showers and a full bathtub. Two fairly spacious medicine cabinets. The stateroom was large enough for three of us to share and the balcony was a great little extra space to sit and enjoy your own private view. We found enough space with the closet, shelves and a desk to unpack all of our bags and stow the suitcases under the bed. We were on the eighth floor and the concierge level starts on the ninth floor so I cannot comment on the concierge level service and extra amenities. The stateroom looked exactly as it appeared in the pictures on the website. Really lovely.