We choose Royal Caribbean because we have sailed on it before for a 3 day cruise and LOVED IT so we wanted to give it a shot for a 7 day cruise. The ship was VERY clean, our stateroom was cleaned twice a day, and we constantly saw people cleaning various areas of the ship. The ship is very personal from dining to the people you meet on the cruise. By the second night in our waiter knew exactly what we wanted to drink, unless otherwise specified. There is also so much to do on the ship; SO much that we didn't even get a tan on vacation because we were too busy doing various things like bingo, going to shows, and hitting the casino. The stops on the ship were very fun! We did our own thing for Cozumel, but found that the people were all very nice and gave us good direction on where to go to the beach. In the Cayman islands we did a turtle excursion which was awesome, we toured St. Pedro, and then went to the turtles. Would not recommend the tour of St. Pedro for the kids because it is more of a history lesson,although is very beautiful. The turtle farm is great as well. Jamaica was a different story... The little shopping center Royal caribbean built was awesome they had your typical shopping and food, we did our own thing in Jamaica as well. Falmouth has a lot of poverty, which isn't for everyone, its sad to see the way these people live, but the art work they produce is phenomenal, and is worth the small venture outside the gates. Would definitely recommend a shore excursion to the other side of Jamaica called Ocho Rios. Other then that our stay was wonderful and we will be back again to see Alaska!