We cruised "December 23-30 aboard Adventure of the Seas. Boarding was a breeze with the SetSail Pass. It took several hours to get our luggage so you may want to carry on sandals, shorts, etc. if you are coming from the frozen north. Our party consisted of 3 staterooms, 6206, 6208, and 7206. These cabins are at the front of the ship, at the end of a long hallway and were chosen to avoid the problem of people walking or running by the cabins at all hours. It worked almost perfectly. The cabins do not have balconies but were very spacious. 7206 has two large port holes while the 6th floor cabins had one each. Most families with younger children seem to book in the lengthy hall sections where the inside cabin for the kids is across from the outside parental cabin. Our cabins were very convenient to the spa/gym, Seattle's Best Coffee, and Promenade shops.
Adventure of the Seas is a beautiful ship. It was tastefully decorated for the holidays though we all thought they could have ditched the Christmas music after the 25th but that is a minor point. The evening entertainment was better than expected, especially MICKEY DOLENZ (formerly of the Monkees and, for those of you over 50, Corky of tv's Circus Boy). He gave an amazing show, really went all out. Book him again!! The Ice Shows were also excellent.
Our group ranged in age from 20-55. There were many multi generational groups aboard as you'd expect during the holidays. We had no problems with children or rude people even though the ship was at capacity. The only time it even felt crowded was the two days at sea when people would "reserve" deck chairs even though there were announcements asking that one not leave the chair empty for more than 30m minutes. The second at sea day, we discovered practically empty decks on 3 and 4 with chairs and shuffleboard. They were in the shade which was more than o.k. with us but if you insist on sun be advised that there are chair hogs on board.