This was an 8 day cruise leaving from Ft. Lauderdale and stopping at Nassau, Puerto Rico, Antigua and St. Kitts. We've been on many different lines - Princess, Carnival, Norwegian, Disney, but this was our first RC cruise. The boat was very nice and well maintained, the shops and main promenade were top notch, and the entertainment crew was great, but it was clear that most of RC’s crew didn't want to be there and hated their jobs. Their attitude and lack of effort and enthusiasm put a damper on an otherwise great vacation.

First some good - the pools, workout facilities, restaurants, cigar room, lounges and bars were all beautiful and well done. The food in the dining room was great, but the buffet was average at best. There's a Starbucks, Ben & Jerry's, a cupcake store and Johnny Rockets all on board, but all cost extra.

At dinner, our assistant to our waiter was about the worst I could imagine. She was horribly slow to bring drinks, refill drinks, clear plates, bring sauces/dressings to go over meals, etc. The first night we got our coffee well after dessert came. I could tell the head waiter and our waiter were very frustrated with her, and she later claimed this was her first cruise. We had a table of 12 and RC only assigned two people to work it AND another table of 12 behind us (and who knows how many other tables as well). It was too much for two good people, much less one good and one bad. Clearly, the dining room was understaffed. The food was generally very good, so that was a plus. Read more