I was so anxious to be on Royal's newest and biggest ship. Unfortunately, the Captain and the Cruise Director were the same that I had on the Allure in 2015. Captain Johnny couldn't praise himself enough with constant announcements that nobody could understand, and Bobby and Hugo were boring.

Embarkation was a delight; I zoomed up the gangplank seemingly by myself. My cabin was a virtual balcony and that was a "virtual" joke. It appeared to be a loop of various scenes, always looked like a foggy day, and constant clicking noises when scenes were changed. Otherwise, the cabin was okay and my steward, Michael, was fabulous.

Meet & Mingle took place but the Cabin Crawl did not. The upper-lever cruiser get-together, to which I received an invitation in my room, was canceled. I was told it had taken place earlier but I was never notified. Read more