For our first cruise, I do not have anything to compare it to; however our experience overall was excellent. We were with a group of 16. The ship is clean and well cared for, especially our room. The service we received was outstanding!! Qin and Tony took care of our meals all week with lots of laughter and companionship. We were sorry to leave them, as we felt they were too! The entertainment was very enjoyable. The first acrobatic type show was top notch, the comedian was so funny, and the rock tribute band had 80's music that we were all singing along, oh and how how fun was the ice show!!! The final show, although the acting and singing was good, Saturday Night Fever wasn't my favorite. The Cruise director looked like a younger David Hasselhoff...... I'll just leave it at that! Finally, would we cruise Royal Caribbean again, yes! Looking forward to doing so in the future!