It is an easy trip for us to sail from Baltimore. This is the second time from this port and first time on RCI. We were meeting 2 other couples on board. It went smoothly enough. My only wish is that there was some place to sit and wait for the other parties so we could give them a hand with the boarding process. At age 67 and 77 we were the youngest of our group! We applied for a refund of $15 from the port authority due to our returning a day early and it was approved.

Due to an outbreak of norovirus onboard, which started about the third day at sea, many activities were curtailed, cancelled or disrupted. We wound up skipping our last port of call, Labadee Haiti, and headed directly home from Jamaica, arriving back in Baltimore a day early. I think there were several serious medical cases on board. Luckily, none of our party got sick on the ship, thanks to the due diligence of the sanitation crew.

Food was very good (not excellent) and our stateroom attendant was impeccable. Disappointing that we could not serve ourselves from the buffet at the Windjammer, but we understand, given the situation. Crowds there were heavy and the older folks struggled. We tried to eat all meals at the Gatsby but it was closed at times, probably disinfecting. Movies were OK, most of them we had already seen. One show in particular, we really enjoyed: Kelly McDonald's standup comic routine left us in stitches! Piano bar with Anthony Michael was also entertaining but apparently not to most people, as it remained less attended than other events. Read more