Included in our travel group was myself, my children ages 7 & 5, and with my mother. We had connecting balcony rooms on the 6th floor.

Ship: The ship was the largest we had been on and was beautiful. This was our 4th cruise with Royal Caribbean, and some of the differences on this ship compared to the smaller ships that we have been on were; -Free regular Seattle's Best coffee -Free sushi -Omelette station that made fresh omelette's for breakfast

Ship Amenities: Although there were a multitude of things to do on the ship, most were not available to use for most of the trip. The waterslide was listed in the compass as being open, we got the kids dressed in their bathing suits, went to the waterslide, and it was closed. We then attempted to go in the kiddie pools next to the waterslide, but they were not heated and were much to cold. We then went to the waterslide another day and again it was not open, we were told that they closed early since no one was there. We finally got to go to the waterslide on the 3rd try and the kids had a great time. The 4th time we attempted to go on the waterslide was the day before we were leaving, which was an at sea day, and were dismayed to find out that the waterslide was closed for the day due to being painted. The ice show was FABULOUS, but the ship had only 2 shows on 2 days, and not everyone was able to get tickets (suggestion:get tickets early!). We waited outside the ice skating rink for it to open at the scheduled time (which it did not) and an almost riot ensued! It was reminiscent of the days when I used to go to concerts! Everyone started pushing, the people in the front opened the glass doors and started banging on the closed metal doors, and people started clapping and shouting. My mom had to take the kids out until the doors opened! Read more