Having previously sailed twice on Rhapsody of the Seas we thought we would give a larger ship a go. Certainly things get busy at popular times, but generally we didn't have any trouble doing any of the activities on board or getting around.

We managed to book one of the new Panoramic Oceanview rooms on Deck 12 which gave us a perfect view out over the hellipad. Our room attendant couldn't do enough for us and was always happy to stop and have a chat. The room meant we also had pretty much direct access to the spa and the adults solarium pool was only one deck down.

We found the food throughout the ship to be fantastic and of a very high quality. Can certainly recommend any of the specialty restaurants, particularly loved Izumi. We enjoyed all of the bars particularly the Schooner Bar (with Joey playing the piano) and the R Bar for the odd Espresso Martini or two. We had the Premium Drink Package which we thought was great value given the number of sea days. Read more