We chose this cruise as we love Pacific Coastals and Seattle wasn't too far to fly. We have cruised over 50 times across several different lines but this was our second cruise on Royal Caribbean, the first being close to 10 years ago. But, because of our status on Celebrity, we were given reciprocal benefits as Diamond members on RCCL.

The embarkation went very smoothly after we arrived at the port around noon.

Upon entering the ship, we noticed it was probably the prettiest ship on which we've sailed. Everything was maintained well and the ship was absolutely immaculate. Our room was ready when we boarded. We were able unpack our carry on luggage that we brought onboard (we had no luggage to check) and were off to explore the other areas of the ship before meeting up with our roll call at 3 PM by the pool. Read more