I have been on many cruises. I traveled on RCCL many years ago(almost 20 years), and this experience was much different than then. I usually travel on Carnival and enjoy it. My daughter turned 21, so we decided to try RCCL based on the new concepts and many activities advertised. I was expecting the mood to be stuffy and somewhat boring. To my surprise, it was not. While the clientele is a bit different than Carnival's, it was not boring at all. There were 6400 passengers sailing with us, but you really did not know it. Service was excellent, staff members were friendly, food was good, ship was clean, and fellow passengers were friendly. We are planning to cruise again next year and take more friends and family along with us for even more enjoyment. We had a balcony room overlooking Central Park, it was a good choice. To sum it all up, it was a great vacation with no complaints from me.