We choose this cruise for the Southern Carribean itinerary and time of year. Nice to get an upgrade to a balcony yet except for our wait staff and cabin stewart I must say this was the worst cruise we have ever been on even going back to Carnival when our kids were young.

I think RCCL is slipping and cutting corners in every way possible. For example you cannot get orange juice thru room service after 11am without a service charge. Food was average yet I must say our dinner waiters were great. Some of the talent for entertainment was very good but their production shows were on the scale of a high school musical.

The dining room for lunch was a continued diseaster. The woman seating people was slow and disorganized. She seemed more interested in chatting with people meanwhile the line accumulated.They didn't have enough staff to seat you, This was everyday! Just to get seated took 15 minutes and then if you didn't utilize the salad bar it could take 20 minutes to get served. We enjoyed the salad bar but regular lunch was slow slow. As was breakfast which after two bad days of service we stopped going. Once again not enough staff. Read more